E-Books →Absolute Beginner Maya® 2023 3D Modeling Beginner (Book 2)

The tutorials cover the interface, navigation, how to begin modeling shapes. You will learn to model from a simple reference image of a chess king and then will learn another way of modeling a simple chess queen, ending with a lesson on how to animate a camera. This book for Absolute Beginners will give you a good, quick start in Maya 2023.
You will learn:Step-by-step how to import an image planeStep-by-step how to model a chess kingStep-by-step how to model a chess queen using curves rotationHow to create shapes from a cubeWorkflow. You will follow my exact workflow when modeling.How to identify manipulators, when and how to use them.The Move Tool, Scale Tool, Rotate ToolBasic navigationFaces, vertices and edgesHow to change component modes and back to object modeHow to combine objects to make one objectBox modeling using polygonsAdding Edge Loops and how to use them.How to find and use the Attribute EditorHow to use Orthographic ViewsAnimating the CameraAttaching Camera to a CurveFoundation 3D vocabulary