Contents
An Idea, a Sketch, Lots of Research, and New Inspiration
Tutorial 2.1 Tool Box Exploration
Power of Maya’s Selection System
Show Manipulator Tool and Last Tool Used
Tutorial 2.2 Setting Projects for “Escaping the Madness”
Chapter 3: Architectural Modeling
Tutorial 3.1 Architectural Polygonal Game Modeling: Escaping the Madness
Scaling and Positioning the Walls with Snapping
Tutorial 3.2 Prop Polygonal Game Modeling: Escaping the Madness
Tutorial 3.3 NURBS Modeling in Architecture
Tutorial 4.1 Game Character Modeling
Image Planes and Setting Up to Work
Creating Dynamic Mirrored Geometry
UV Maps, Snapshots, and the Purpose for It All
Tutorial 5.1 UV Layout for Architecture and Level Design
Sewing and Moving and Sewing UV Edges
Tutorial 5.2 Organic Form UV Layouts
Half the Work, Twice the Results
The Belt and More Cylindrical Mapping
Chests, Backs, and Planar Mapping
Chapter 6: Material Creation and Texture Painting
Creating and Applying Materials
Tutorial 6.1 Game Level and Architectural Texturing
Ambient Occlusion for Texturing
Tutorial 6.2 Textures for Organic Forms
Chapter 7: Lighting and Rendering
Tutorial 7.1 Lighting Instrument Exploration
Tutorial 7.3 Character Lighting
Chapter 8: Character Rigging and Skinning
Deformation Objects and Joints
Joints as a Deformation Object
Tutorial 8.1 Joint Chain for the Alien
Tutorials to Learn Maya’s Animation Tools
Tutorial 9.1: Animating a Bouncing Ball
Bezier Curves, Anchors, and Handles
Appendix A: Preparing Character Style Sheets