Maya 4.5 Savvy (Paperback, CD-ROM)

Foreword
Introduction
PART I: MAYA FUNDAMENTALS
Chapter 1: The Maya Interface
Chapter 2: Your First Maya Animation
Chapter 3: Techniques for Speeding Up Workflow

PART II: MODELING
Chapter 4: Modeling Basics
Chapter 5: NURBS Modeling
Chapter 6: Polygons and Subdivision Surfaces
Chapter 7: Painting with Artisan
Chapter 8: Organic Modeling

PART III: ANIMATION
Chapter 9: Animating in Maya
Chapter 10: Paths and Bones
Chapter 11: Deformers
Chapter 12: Binding
Chapter 13: Character Animation Exercises
Chapter 14: Animation Using the Trax Editor
Chapter 15: Working with Rigid Body Dynamics

PART IV: RENDERING
Chapter 16: Rendering Basics
Chapter 17: Shading and Texturing Surfaces
Chapter 18: Lighting

PART V: ADVANCED TOOLS AND TECHNIQUES
Chapter 19: Paint Effects
Chapter 20: MEL
Chapter 21: Particle Basics
Chapter 22: Particle Rendering
Chapter 23: Using Particle Expressions, Ramps, and Volumes
Chapter 24: Dynamics of Soft Bodies
Chapter 25: Fluid Effects
Appendix: Interviews

Index