Customer Review: Nothing really new here. The only reason I gave this book an extra star is because it includes a DVD which contains Maya Animation (sold for $34.99) and it contains quicktime movie tutorials that come in handy. No color pages throughout the book.
Customer Review: I come from the engineering/computer field into 3D animation. This was the second book that I read. It is great. But it is not for the beginner - if you have never done 3D animation before, you will need a more basic book to start with, for instance "3D for beginners" by Dariush Derakshani. Maya... more info