The Ultimate Guide to Maya by Paul Conner
This 2 disc set is more than a workflow - tutorial based training series. These videos show you techniques, then reinforce the techniques with project based training. Paul Conner is an Authorized Autodesk Maya Trainer and has been training Maya students for years. He brings this experience and class room feedback to you in this 2 disc set from KURV studios.
The Ultimate Guide to Maya is a two disk set containing more than 21 hours of professional training, covering all of the basic concepts of 3D animation, from Interface, to Nurbs and Polygon Modeling to Lighting, Shading animation and Rendering.
The easy to navigate interface of the DVD makes learning easy as you can skip directly to a project and get your hands dirty playing in Maya. Need a little more instruction on Maya, watch Paul work through a workflow tutorial to build your foundation before tackling a project. the choice is yours, learn at your pace!
Throughout the course of this 2 DVD set, you will learn:
- Organization of the Maya interface
- Essentials and workflow's within Maya
- Workflow for modeling NURBS surfaces
- Workflow for modeling polygonal surfaces
- Workflow for modeling subdivision surfaces
- Shading and texturing techniques
- Lighting tools and methods
- Rendering settings and techniques
- Basic workflow's and tools for animation.
Whether you are new to Maya, or transferring from another animation package, this DVD set will get you up to speed quickly, so that you can start creating as soon as possible.

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About Paul Conner
Paul Conner has been creating content in graphics and computer animation for over sixteen years. He is currently a Certified Maya Instructor, and founder of the Digital Animation Center at the University of Colorado.
Some of Paul's clients include: The Museum of Nature and Science, Warner Brothers, The WB Network, The Discovery Channel, PAX-TV, Starz/Encore, 3D Magazine, Anheiser Busch, NBC, IMAX, Sire Records and Reader's Digest.
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