Maya 5 Killer Tips

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Summary: A must for any Maya artist.
Review: This book is great for unleashing new ideas on how to use Maya. Great at showing easier ways to accomplish common task. Best all around book ever on Maya with a catch. These are tips only, without detailed explanations. But that's okay, because once you can look online or in reference manuals for more details on the tools. This book is must for any Maya artist. One other negative is there is no CD. It was frustrating when you wanted to see for yourself how the steps were all put together.

Rating:
Summary: This book rocks
Review: This is a book that every Maya artist should have in "the little room off their master bedroom". The compact format that Hanson used in writing these tips makes it perfect for flipping through when you are sitting down for a couple of minutes in the morning... Seriously, when I saw the title I thought 'big deal, I've been using Maya for more than seven years now, why would I care about a book like this?', but it's an incredible treasure trove of quick little goodies for newbie and seasoned pro alike. Perhaps as importantly, the layout and design of the book are by far the best of any CG reference text I've ever encountered. I've probably spent many hundreds of dollars over the years on reference books that I never used because the layouts were so reader-unfriendly, and having been burned that way too many times I now put a lot of value on good design work. Hanson's Maya 5 Killer Tips just raised the book design bar to a new height. It looks good. The tips are good. It will help you make your art. Buy it.

Rating:
Summary: This book rocks
Review: This is a book that every Maya artist should have in "the little room off their master bedroom". The compact format that Hanson used in writing these tips makes it perfect for flipping through when you are sitting down for a couple of minutes in the morning... Seriously, when I saw the title I thought 'big deal, I've been using Maya for more than seven years now, why would I care about a book like this?', but it's an incredible treasure trove of quick little goodies for newbie and seasoned pro alike. Perhaps as importantly, the layout and design of the book are by far the best of any CG reference text I've ever encountered. I've probably spent many hundreds of dollars over the years on reference books that I never used because the layouts were so reader-unfriendly, and having been burned that way too many times I now put a lot of value on good design work. Hanson's Maya 5 Killer Tips just raised the book design bar to a new height. It looks good. The tips are good. It will help you make your art. Buy it.

Rating:
Summary: A Maya book worth owning!!
Review: This little book is a worth while addition to any Maya users desktop library. It contains a collection of tips that might take hours upon hours of probing the tool set to discover. Some of the tips included in the book could save a great deal of time as well as ease the headaches associated with the everyday use of a tool as complex as Maya. I have no problems recommending this book to both beginner and experienced Maya users alike.

Rating:
Summary: A Maya book worth owning!!
Review: This little book is a worth while addition to any Maya users desktop library. It contains a collection of tips that might take hours upon hours of probing the tool set to discover. Some of the tips included in the book could save a great deal of time as well as ease the headaches associated with the everyday use of a tool as complex as Maya. I have no problems recommending this book to both beginner and experienced Maya users alike.