Good Maya 4 book on animation?

[sdch1000]

I've read "Maya Fundamentals" to get a good grip on the program, but it does not cover character animation. Which is a good book for this? Something that goes deep into the details about animation.

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If you want to learn about animation you'll have to go to books that are not software specific. Better yet go to traditional animation books. I recomend The Animator's Workbook by Tony White, The Animator's Survival Kit by Richard Williams, The Illusion of Life by Frank Thomas and Ollie Johnson, and I can't remember the title of the book I like by Preston Blair.
Check out the Bookstore section here on Highend3d.

Hope this helps.

-James

[dxawvf]

Re: ??

[goggle]

you have a question? could you be more specific?

-James

[luther]

I will give my vote for exactly the titles mentioned by arcsecond. "The Animator's Workbook" has some good practical tips and techniques and "The Illusion of Life", with it's detailed history of animation is a permenant presence on my desk.

[goggle]

I just heard of an old book for animation timing that's been out of print for some time now called, appropriately enough, Timing for Animation. I got the chance to flip through an old copy and it's really interesting.

Here it is at Amazon: Timing For Animation

-James