Maya Studio Projects Texturing and Lighting
Your project guide to Maya's texturing and lighting toolsLIGHT UP THE SCREEN WITH THESE TECHNIQUESImprove your own projects with these professional how-to's from industry veteran Lee Lanier. This guide shows you how to texture and light for film and video using Maya's state-of-the-art shading and rendering tools.The techniques covered here offer real-world solutions for creating more realistic renders. Learn by doing as you move through a series of step-by-step, hands-on projects, mastering a wealth of studio-worthy techniques as you go.Learn efficient approaches for product, character, vehicle, and environment lighting with Autodesk® Maya® 2012Successfully texture with Maya materials and mental ray shadersPaint custom bitmap textures and set up custom shading networksApply advanced lighting tools, including Final Gathering, Global Illumination, portal lights, and mental ray contribution mapsSpice up product rendersAdd realism to environmentsAdd realism to charactersVALUABLE COMPANION DVDThe Companion DVD is an essential part of the book. It includes Maya 2012 .ma scene files and bitmap textures.