- Copyright
- Dear Reader,
- Acknowledgments
- About the Author
- Introduction
- 1. Understanding Lighting, Color, and Composition
- 2. Applying the Correct Maya Light Type
- 3. Creating High-Quality Shadows
- 4. Applying the Correct Material and 2D Texture
- 5. Applying 3D Textures and Projections
- 6. Creating Custom Connections and Applying Color Utilities
- 6.1. Mastering the Hypershade Window
- 6.2. Shifting Colors
- 6.2.1. Converting RGB to HSV
- 6.2.2. Converting RGB to Luminance
- 6.2.3. Blending Colors
- 6.2.4. Remapping Color
- 6.2.5. Remapping HSV
- 6.2.6. Remapping Value
- 6.2.7. Smearing Colors
- 6.2.8. Correcting Gamma
- 6.2.9. Adjusting Contrast
- 6.2.10. A Note on Sliders and Super-White
- 6.2.11. Clamping Values
- 6.2.12. Reading Surface Luminance
- 6.3. Chapter Tutorial: Creating a Custom Paint Material
- 7. Automating a Scene with Sampler Nodes
- 7.1. Employing Samplers
- 7.2. Tying into Nonmaterial Nodes
- 7.3. Connecting Multiple Materials in One Network
- 7.4. Using the Studio Clear Coat Utility
- 7.5. Chapter Tutorial: Building a Custom Cartoon Shading Network
- 8. Harnessing the Power of Math Utilities
- 8.1. Math Utilities
- 8.2. Using Esoteric Utilities and Scene Nodes
- 8.3. Chapter Tutorial: Creating Eye Glow with Advanced Math Utilities
- 9. Improving Textures through Custom UVs, Maps, and Sliders
- 10. Prepping for Successful Renders
- 10.1. Determining Critical Project Settings
- 10.2. Mastering the Render Settings Window
- 10.3. Rendering with the Command Line
- 10.4. Organizing the Render
- 10.5. Selecting Image Formats and Render Resolutions
- 10.6. Creating Depth of Field
- 10.7. Applying Motion Blur
- 10.8. Step-by-Step: Splitting Up a Render
- 11. Raytracing with Maya Software and mental ray
- 12. Working with Global Illumination, Final Gather, and mental ray Shaders
- 13. Texturing and Lighting with Advanced Techniques
- 13.1. Adding Realism with HDRI
- 13.2. An Introduction to RenderMan For Maya
- 13.3. Creating Textures with the Transfer Maps Tool
- 13.4. Managing Renders with the Render Layer Editor
- 13.5. Step-by-Step: Creating the Cover Illustration
- A. About the Companion CD
- Additional Techniques
- A.5. 4.1: Creating a Custom Wireframe Render with a Ramp Texture
- A.6. 4.2: Creating a Custom Window Reflection with Ramp Textures
- A.7. 6.1: Controlling a Bicep with a Clamp Utility
- A.8. 6.2: Creating Stylized Chrome with the Surface Luminance Utility
- A.9. 7.1: Replicating Iridescence with the Surface Sampler Utility
- A.10. 7.2: Re-creating Skin Translucence
- A.11. 8.1: Rotating a Tire with Multiply Divide Utilities
- A.12. 8.2: Solving the Length of a Triangle's Edge with a Plus Minus Average Utility
- A.13. 9.1: Rebuilding Closed and Periodic Surfaces
- A.14. 10.1: Adjusting NURBS Surface Tessellation
- A.15. 12.1: Applying mental ray Diagnostic Tools
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