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# 1 12-08-2004 , 01:58 AM
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Good training books?

Hi, I'm pretty new to the whole maya scene and i was just wondering what are some good books/movie tutorials that i could pick up?

I've been looking at some training videos, the learning maya books , and Maya 6 foundations. I just want some recomendations for some good begginner books. I've completed the tutorials that came with maya and pretty much know the basics (extruding faces,revovle tool,lofttool,sculptsurfacestool etc...).


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# 2 12-08-2004 , 02:22 AM
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I'd say, don't waste your time on books, buy some points from here and download some of the tutorials, it's a much better way to learn. There's some amazing tutorials at Simply Maya.
 
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# 3 14-08-2004 , 08:32 AM
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yeah i like the tutorials here better than any books I've looked at. I started modeling again and tutorials here rules. Books make you ZzzzZZzz, and dont really show you how to model, just how to use the tools. But I just bought The Complete Reference Maya 6 book for class. The author of this book was a teacher of mine about a year and a half ago and I thought he was really good. Its the recommended book for my next semester class. user added image
 
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# 4 17-08-2004 , 10:42 PM
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If your going to get a book for characters, get maya character animation second edition. it covers every thing from polys to sub-d's to rigging and to uving.
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