This book is your perfect hands-on guide to start animating quickly. Using approachable, real-world exercises, you'll master the fundamentals of this animation software by following full-color screenshots step by step. Each chapter opens with a quick discussion of concepts and learning objectives, and then launches into hands-on tutorials that give you firsthand experience and a good start. You'll learn the basics of modeling, texturing, animating, and visual effects. Whether you're a complete beginner or migrating from another 3D application, this task-based book provides the solid grounding you need in Autodesk Maya.

Key Features

• Model with polygons, meshes, and more
• Add motion with simple and complex animations
• Add color and textures to visualize materials and surfaces
• Render scenes with great lighting and camera placement