Introduction                                       xvii
    Chapter 1 Introduction to Computer Graphics    1   (26)
    and 3D
      Art?                                         2   (1)
      Computer Graphics                            2   (2)
      The Stages of Production                     4   (4)
      The CG Production Workflow                   8   (2)
      Core Concepts                                10  (11)
      Basic Film Concepts                          21  (5)
      Summary                                      26  (1)
    Chapter 2 Jumping in Headfirst, with Both      27  (36)
    Feet
      You Put the U in UI                          28  (5)
      Project Overview: The Solar System           33  (1)
      The Preproduction Process: Planning          33  (1)
      Creating a Project                           34  (2)
      The Production Process: Creating and         36  (13)
      Animating the Objects
      Hierarchy and Maya Object Structure          49  (3)
      The Solar System Resumed                     52  (8)
      Outputting Your Work: Playblasting           60  (2)
      Summary                                      62  (1)
    Chapter 3 The Autodesk Maya 2013 Interface     63  (48)
      Navigating in Maya                           64  (1)
      Exploring the Maya Layout                    64  (14)
      Building a Decorative Box                    78  (4)
      Mapping the Box's Reference Planes with      82  (4)
      Hypershade
      Organizing Workflow with Layer Editor        86  (2)
      Modeling the Decorative Box                  88  (6)
      Editing the Decorative Box Model Using       94  (5)
      the Shelf
      Continuing the Decorative Box Model          99  (3)
      Finishing the Decorative Box Model           102 (7)
      Summary                                      109 (2)
    Chapter 4 Beginning Polygonal Modeling         111 (46)
      Planning Your Model                          112 (2)
      Polygon Basics                               114 (2)
      Poly Editing Tools                           116 (4)
      Putting the Tools to Use: Making a Simple    120 (7)
      Hand
      Creating Areas of Detail on a Poly Mesh      127 (7)
      Modeling a Catapult                          134 (22)
      Suggestions for Modeling Polygons            156 (1)
      Summary                                      156 (1)
    Chapter 5 Modeling with NURBS,                 157 (58)
    Subdivisions, and Deformers
      NURBS! NURBS!                                158 (12)
      Using NURBS Surfacing to Create Polygons     170 (2)
      Converting a NURBS Model to Polygons         172 (1)
      Editing NURBS Surfaces                       173 (2)
      Patch Modeling: A Locomotive Detail          175 (12)
      Using Artisan to Sculpt NURBS                187 (2)
      Modeling with Simple Deformers               189 (4)
      The Lattice Deformer                         193 (4)
      Animating Through a Lattice                  197 (3)
      Subdivision Surfaces                         200 (1)
      Creating a Starfish                          200 (5)
      Building a Teakettle                         205 (8)
      Summary                                      213 (2)
    Chapter 6 Practical Experience                 215 (56)
      Evaluating the Table Lamp                    216 (1)
      Modeling the Base                            217 (2)
      Creating the Lamp Stem                       219 (12)
      Modeling the Lampshade                       231 (5)
      Making the Toy Airplane                      236 (27)
      Using References                             263 (2)
      Finishing the Toy Airplane                   265 (3)
      Updating the Reference                       268 (1)
      Summary                                      269 (2)
    Chapter 7 Autodesk Maya Shading and            271 (76)
    Texturing
      Maya Shading                                 272 (1)
      Shader Types                                 272 (4)
      Shader Attributes                            276 (4)
      Texturing the Table Lamp                     280 (6)
      Textures and Surfaces                        286 (7)
      Textures and UVs for the Red Wagon           293 (34)
      Photo-real Mapping: The Decorative Box       327 (17)
      For Further Study                            344 (1)
      Summary                                      344 (3)
    Chapter 8 Introduction to Animation            347 (46)
      Keyframe Animation---Bouncing a Ball         348 (11)
      Throwing an Axe                              359 (17)
      Replacing an Object                          376 (1)
      Animating Flying Text                        377 (5)
      Rigging the Locomotive, Part 1               382 (3)
      Animating the Catapult                       385 (5)
      Summary                                      390 (3)
    Chapter 9 More Animation!                      393 (50)
      Skeletons and Kinematics                     394 (13)
      Skeletons: The Hand                          407 (15)
      Inverse Kinematics                           422 (5)
      Basic Relationships: Constraints             427 (5)
      Basic Relationships: Set-Driven Keys         432 (3)
      Application: Rigging the Locomotive          435 (7)
      Summary                                      442 (1)
    Chapter 10 Autodesk Maya Lighting              443 (38)
      Basic Lighting Concepts                      444 (4)
      Maya Lights                                  448 (6)
      Light Linking                                454 (1)
      Adding Shadows                               455 (4)
      Raytracing Soft Shadows                      459 (1)
      mental ray Lighting                          460 (2)
      mental ray Physical Sun and Sky              462 (5)
      Lighting Effects                             467 (4)
      Lighting the Table Lamp and Decorative Box   471 (6)
      Further Lighting Practice                    477 (1)
      Tips for Using and Animating Lights          478 (2)
      Summary                                      480 (1)
    Chapter 11 Autodesk Maya Rendering             481 (70)
      Rendering Setup                              482 (9)
      Previewing Your Render: The Render View      491 (2)
      Window
      Reflections and Refractions                  493 (2)
      Using Cameras                                495 (6)
      Motion Blur                                  501 (1)
      Batch Rendering                              501 (1)
      Rendering the Wine Bottle                    502 (4)
      mental ray for Maya                          506 (5)
      Render Layers                                511 (9)
      Final Gather                                 520 (3)
      Ambient Occlusion                            523 (7)
      HDRI                                         530 (2)
      Displacement Mapping the Decorative Box      532 (8)
      Rendering the Lamp and Decorative Box        540 (10)
      Summary                                      550 (1)
    Chapter 12 Autodesk Maya Dynamics and          551 (42)
    Effects
      An Overview of Dynamics and Maya Nucleus     552 (1)
      Rigid and Soft Dynamic Bodies                552 (4)
      Animating with Dynamics: The Pool Table      556 (9)
      Fun Dynamics: Shoot the Catapult!            565 (3)
      nParticle Dynamics                           568 (1)
      Emitting nParticles                          568 (6)
      Animating a Particle Effect: Locomotive      574 (6)
      Steam
      Introduction to Paint Effects                580 (4)
      Toon Shading                                 584 (3)
      Customizing Maya                             587 (4)
      Summary                                      591 (1)
      Where Do You Go from Here?                   591 (2)
Index                                              593