Title: quick and thorough
Product review: I can only comment on the edition for Maya 5, but after struggling furiously with another so-so book on the app, it came as a huge relief. It's not tutorial-based so much, more goes into specific functions, but it does so efficiently and clearly, with the middle two columns of each spread devoted to illustrations. I went through the book very quickly, and was amazed at the level of competence i attained in this huge beast of a program in very short order. It complements the Maya Foundation book very well; read this one first and then the tutorials in Foundation will just blow by. Tip: sit in a comfortable chair with a highlighter and read through it and mark up anything you want, then go to the computer and review the marked up areas.
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