Maya 5 Fundamentals

Garry Lewis is a 3D artist specializing in large-scale environments. He started as a 3D artist for Heilein Schrock Architects in Kansas City, building sports stadiums and large-venue commercial projects, and he later worked as a freelance artist and consultant. He joined forces with Digital Firepower to create fantasy environments for the film Dungeons and Dragons, and then became the 3D project manager for Fearless Eye Animation Studio. He's worked with Sprint, KC Speedway, Missouri University, and other local and national companies. He is currently working near Atlanta, Georgia, on a 3D animated feature film Jim Lammers is an animator, instructor, and reseller of Maya, based in Kansas City. A graduate of the University of Missouri's Electrical Engineering program, he switched to freelance animation and formed his company, Trinity Animation, in 1992. He combines animation production with training and 3D software sales. Jim coordinates an active animation user's group in Kansas City and has created 3D effects for the Sony/TriStar film Starship Troopers.Jim Lammers is the author of 'Maya 5 Fundamentals', published 2004 under ISBN 9780735713727 and ISBN 0735713723.