Allen, Eric M. creator Murdock, Kelly text nju Hoboken, NJ Wiley Technology Pub. c2008 2008 monographic eng

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xviii, 395 p. : ill. col. ; 26 cm. The vehicle to get you there : applications and approaches -- Getting to know you : Maya?s interface and basics -- Rigging, that's right : correct rigging concepts you need to know -- Starting in the core : building a strong torso -- Creating contrapposto : perfecting pelvis rigging -- Arms of mass deformation : real and unreal arm creation -- Getting a leg (or two) up on the competition : understanding legs and feet -- Hands that grab your attention : workable hand rigging techniques -- A head above the rest : controlling the head and neck -- What are you looking at? : realistic eyes -- Grit those teeth : desirable mouth and jaw -- Can't you see what i'm saying : logical viseme creation -- Control that face of yours : working with expressions and facial user interfaces -- Deforming, organizing and bombproofing your rig -- Mel scripting, an introduction -- UV mapping and UVlayout -- The cMuscleSystem by Comet Digital -- The skinny on skinning : effective surface attachment -- Optimizing your character pipeline using Character Pipeline tools specialized Eric Allen and Kelly Murdock ; with contributing authors Jared Fong and Adam G. Sidwell Includes index Rigging (Computer animation) Characters and characteristics Computer simulation Three-dimensional imaging 9780470173879 (paper/cd-rom) 0470173874 (paper/cd-rom) http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0811/2008008484-t.html http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0811/2008008484-t.html UMP 090615 20251117145414.0 vtls000037734