Maya 4.5 Fundamentals

Chapter 14, "Paint Effects," teaches you to easily paint, adjust, and animate 3D objects.

Use the Paint Effects tool to give your renders a more life-like feel.

Experiment with the Diffuse, Reflectivity, and Reflected Color attributes, among others, in Chapter 9, "Materials."

Learn all about light and shadow in Chapter 10, "Lighting."

Render a Ferocious Tentaclops in Chapter 13, "Cameras and Rendering."

Create particle smoke effects in Chapter 15, "Particle Systems and Dynamics,"