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Title: Maya 8 for Windows and Macintosh (Visual QuickStart Guide)
ISBN: 0321476751
Author:
Morgan Robinson
Nathaniel Stein
Publicate Date: 2007-03-23
Publish: 2007-03-23
List Price: $34.99
Average Customer Rating: 4.5
Format: Paperback
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1: pretty good reference for us noobs
I'm currently taking an introductory Maya class, and this book was the recommended text for the class by our instructor. I'm definitely glad that I have this book. I use it quite often as a reference. For times when you forget how to say move a pivot, or are having trouble getting snapping to do what you want, this book is easy to pick up and find such answers. On the flipside though, if you are new to Maya, and trying to learn it on your own, I don't think that this book is a very good "cover-to-cover" type of read. For that, and more of a "course substitute" I recommend the "learning maya" books. I also recommend video tutorials by digital-tutors (you can "google" them, they have a website). Those tutorials take you step-by-step how to do various full projects in maya, which is extremely helpful and supplements these books really well.
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2: This book saved my life!!
Yes, this book saved my life in my beginning Maya class. My teacher recomended it, and I'm very disapointed that he doesn't require it. It gives simple, step by step instructions for individual tasks that can be used for modeling, rigging, parenting, animating etc. My one complaint is that it does not mention anything about using locators, but as a basic "How To" Maya book, I highly recomend it.
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