Maya 6 Killer Tips

By Kenneth Ibrahim, Alex Nijmeh, Eric Hanson

Containing tips for customizing the Maya interface, polygonal modeling, rendering, and more, this work also provides insider techniques for working with Maya 6's features including tips for working... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0321278534
• ISBN13: 9780321278531
• Release Date: January 2004
• Publisher: New Riders Pub
• Length: 294 Pages
• Weight: 1.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.0" x 0.8" x 7.3"

Customer Reviews

Learn with Confidence

As a complete newbie to anything Maya, I was hoping that Maya 6: Killer Tips would be different from the other Maya how-to books I've ventured to look at in the local bookstore (and promptly placed back on the shelf once my eyes finished glazing over.)I was not disappointed; in fact I was bordering on elation. Here finally is a well-laid out, very easy to understand Maya 6 manual. While the authors state in the introduction that this book is designed for the advancing intermediate Maya artist, I had no problems whatsoever understanding what they were trying to show. This book is well illustrated, with clear screenshots showing exactly what the tip is saying.The tips themselves are not highly technical, long-drawn out explanations that only a Maya programmer would understand. They are concise and are sometimes interspersed with humour. Humour can go along way when one is ready to send Maya to the land of "click the red x" never to be seen again.Reading through Maya 6: Killer Tips actually made me feel some enthusiasm for attempting once again to conquer the Maya beast. I would highly recommend this book to anyone who uses Maya 6, from the newbie like myself to the advanced artist who thinks there is nothing more to learn about using Maya. This book is definitely a five star edition.-Adaera-

Murderous, rampaging, maiming, Killer Tips.

I just recieved this book and I've already learned 10 new things, and I've only read 10 pages. If the bible was this concise I know I'd be a better person. I would however not recommend this book to begginners - who should be looking for instruction manuals, not 'Tips'.

worth its weight in gold

This book is a must have for anyone from students to industry professionals. Concise, to the point info that can cut your worktime in half and totally boost your performance!

Can't live without

If you are tired of buying 300 page books where you might find 2 or 3 new tips you didn't know about Maya before, than this book is a must have. Almost twice as thick as its predecessor (Maya 5 Killer Tips), this book is chalk full of cool stuff you probably don't know about. Written with a sense of humor (yes, I have actually chuckled out loud while reading), and by some of the industries leading professionals, this book is easy to read, and every tip in here makes you go "ahhh...thats cool!" Page after page of short, but very sweet tips on how to get the most out of Maya, this book covers everything from customizing your Maya startup screen to character rigging, lighting and rendering, to modeling and professional camera work, to dynamics and MEL scripting, this book delivers and plethora (yes I used plethora) of Killer Tips. I can't recommend this book enough! David Conlon Graduate Student at USC School of Cinema Television Division of Animation and Digital Arts

A must have!

Needless to say they have done it again. This book contains a plethora of information, old and new. And for those who demand substance they have added a little over a hundred additional pages of information. A must have for the Maya artist.