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Develop out of this world modeling and animation skills wit h Learning Autodesk Maya 2008 / The Modeling & Animation Han dbook. Follow clear, step-by-step tutorials to understand th e modeling and animation stages of production using artwork from the LAIKA short film Moongirl. Learn to build models wi th a variety of surface types an then make them move with a wide range of animation techniques directly from the makers of Autodesk software. You'll learn to make sound decision fr om the beginning, to save yourself unnecessary challenges fu rther down the pipeline.
With this book, you will: * Model with polygons, NURBS and Subdivision Surfaces * Understand skeletons and joint orientation * Work with inverse kinematics * Setup a leg, arm and spine * Work with blendShapes * Skin your characters * Create constraints * Create a walk cycle * Animate a complete scene including props, constraints and characters | 
