Beginner's Guide to Character Creation in Maya Paperback – May 12, 2015

While it is very clear on the structure and progression of character creation, this book fall to to the "add some edge loops wherever" and "go ahead and retopologize" problems that I was hoping would be answered through following the instructions. It is hard to get very far into the book without needing to stop and find instruction elsewhere. I understand that you hand should not be held throughout all steps, but being dropped in before a foundation is set will scare away those this book was made for.I found a great number of the instructions helpful, and will continue to use this book as a reference, but be prepared to take breaks from it for more detailed help near the beginning.

I have always wanted to learn how to create characters in 3D for all the various art work that I want to do. This seems like a good way to get to know the software and have fun learning the various steps to do all that.

I like this book, but I must confess I have not read it completely. I have only examined it because I do want to explore Maya character making. The book has everything you need to know about successfully creating animated figures of all types.

Excellent book, definitely more of the upper mid level range though not for beginners. Really a thorough walkthrough of the entire pipeline from modeling through texturing, rigging, and a little animation

Hi, I am from Mexico and the book is great I have started to read immediately... But the video 2 in chapter 01 has troubles please reload it or load a different version of it if I find more bad things I will write

Not a "Beginners" book at all... don't buy this if you are are not experienced with Maya! A very technical book with hard to follow instructions.I was looking for a book to help me model human forms better.. and well this book takes it too far imo. Like I said.. it's very technical and has a lot of reading.. I regret buying this book.. got it used.. but still not what I was after. It did get me into MUDBOX.. but that's about it.

It was better than I thought. It helped me so much in my college class. So much information and it lays it out in the best way.

Very useful and a very nice approach

So easy to follow and very high quality throughout. If you need to learn to create characters in Maya then you can't go wrong with this book. Theres not only the how to use Maya sections but a great anatomy section as well.

pretty good good book that goes through the character creation pipeline from base mesh to a rigged animated character.

Great to finally get a guide to Maya that I can actually follow. The steps are clearly written ( and followable), and the pictures and all the videos make a huge difference. The fundamentals part for each chapter has really helped clear up why you actually do what you do in Maya. The anatomy bit was really helpful for modelling. Really recommend it

I’ve been an animator for over 25 years and been teaching it for 15. This is one of the best books I’ve read. Its instruction is clear and simple and unlike other instruction books on the market. I have never felt lost or frustrated following its examples and tutorials. Its been a long time coming. Thank you Jahirul.

Informative book