Mastering Autodesk Maya 2011

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Some Authors have the capacity to explain somewhat complicated things in such a way that any person interested in the subject will understand it.Katrin Eisman featering Photoshop is such a talented Author.As for Maya 3D Erik Keller is a great example of being a gifted Author too.To get the grips on and mastering Maya 3D in depth takes years and years.Erik Keller has the ability to teach you the foundations and the more complexadvanced features of Maya 3D in a understandable manner.Nearly every aspect of the program is being discussed like: NURBS Modeling,Polygon Modeling, Mental Ray Lighting and Shading Techniques,Texture and Displacement Mapping, Maya Fluids, nParticles, Mel Scripting and so on.Some items are discussed more in depth than others.Anyhow this is the only book covering Maya 3D on the market to give youa detailed and profound understanding of the program.Both Intermediate Level and Advanced Skilled Users will be able to take advantageof this Great Book.

If you are leaching yourself 3D modelling then you cannot go wrong with Maya and this book is a good companion to go with it, teaches you all the tricks of the trade and then some.

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I am a college student currently studying animation at school. I decided to look for a book that would not only serve as an easy reference for any questions but also one that would teach me new techniques and ways of exploring maya. This book does an excellent job!!! The explanations are real clear and most of them have tutorials or exercises to do simultaneously with the reading that really help to put all the terms and new ideas in practice. The book also starts from the most basic steps such as using the hyper graph to more complicated stuff like simple animations. In general A total buy!! However, if You've never used maya before I would recommend first buying the Introduction to Maya book also by Eric Keller.

Informative, detailed, and very readable, this book is a must have for the intermediate Maya artist who is looking to push his knowledge to the next level with a comprehensive, in-depth guide to this powerful piece of software. Each chapter begins with an overview of the subject covered and then launches into a series of detailed tutorials that illustrate the many uses for that particular tool or feature of Maya. In addition, the author has liberally spread throughout the book useful tips and fixes for common situations and problems.In short, buy this book!

This book is very well worth the money. Luckily Autodesk hasn't made any drastic UI changes in the past few releases, so you can rest assure that if you learn everything in here, the information will stay valid for quite some time. At a third of the price for the 2012 book, this is a must buy for any Maya fan.

I have only used Maya 2011 for about 5 Months at time of writing this review, and bought this book about 1.5 Months after starting.I first followed 'Learning Autodesk Maya 2010' which was a horrible book, but nevertheless I still completed it.I don't know why, being a beginner I bought this book - I was satisfied. This review is not from a perspective of a veteran however I still learnt a lot from this massive textbook. I have not went through everything in the book yet however I can safely say, any Maya users definitely should buy this book whether you're starting off, veteran, etc. The Table of Contents is highly detailed so if you do not want to go page by page the detailed ToC will lead you to where you want.To conclude, ANY Maya users must buy this book! If this review does not facilitate your decision, then read the other reviews.A satisfied and happy customer.UPDATE 12th June 2011: After using the book for quite some time I found some sections of the book difficult. Why? Because some instructions are hard to understand."Why don't you look at the supplementary pictures?" Because the pictures are black and white they are also difficult to understand and at times I just get lost, you'll understand at some parts throughout the book. For this reason I will rate it 4 stars, an update from my previous 5 stars.What can you do about this? I do know the kindle edition of the book has coloured pictures (Go sample them at Google Books or somewhere...)! Well, it really depends if you want ebook or hardcopy, or even both.Ba-An