Maya Visual Effects: The Innovator's Guide
Create Dazzling Maya Visual Effects Out of Thin AirIf you need to create stunning effects on a tight deadline for finicky clients and demanding art directors, this book is for you. Go from Post-it Notes to positively dazzling with the unique insights and practical advice in this innovative guide from a working professional Maya artist. Need to create plasmatic energy by lunch? Animate a field of sprouting daisies before tomorrow’s meeting? Fashion a force field by Friday? With Maya’s flexible toolset and the unique tutorials in this book, you’ll learn how to solve real-world problems, improvise, and finish your professional assignments on time and with flair.Animate a zombie hand transformation, UFO glow, and streaking energy with texturesMake a tentacle shake and slither using expressions and jointsUse Paint Effects to create twitching nerves and bacterial hairSplit crystals with Rigid Body DynamicsAnimate a collapsing rope bridge using Maya HairMaster particle instancing and collision effectsGet a handle on scripting with MEL