1st Edition

Rigging for Games A Primer for Technical Artists Using Maya and Python

By Eyal Assaf Copyright 2016
392 Pages 275 Color Illustrations
by Routledge

392 Pages 275 Color Illustrations
by Routledge

392 Pages 275 Color Illustrations
by Routledge

Rigging for Games: A Primer for Technical Artists Using Maya and Python is not just another step-by-step manual of loosely related tutorials. Using characters from the video game Tin , it takes you through the real-world creative and technical process of rigging characters for video games and cinematics, allowing readers a complete inside look at a single project. You’ll explore new ways to... Read more

Acknowledgements

Introduction

Chapter 1 – The Creative Cycle

Chapter 2 – Concept Art and Modeling

Chapter 3 – Rigging Concepts

Chapter 4 – Scripting Mechanics

Chapter 5 - Rigging Mechanoids

Chapter 6 – Rigging Humanoids

Chapter 7 – The Control Rig

Chapter 8 – Game On! Exporting to Unity

Appendix

Index

Biography

Eyal Assaf is a Technical Artist currently living and working in Toronto, Canada. A graduate from the Ontario College of Art and Design, Eyal has been involved in the animation, gaming and broadcast industries since the mid-90’s when digital dinosaurs began to roam the big screens.

His wide range of experience led him to positions such as Visual Effects Supervisor on an award winning animated 3D television show, as well as other lead positions in a variety of commercials, broadcast, film and game projects.

He is also an internationally published illustrator in various trade publications and teaches 3D and Design at a college level.