Maya Studio Projects Texturing and Lighting -- Introduction -- Chapter 1: Texturing and Lighting a Product, Part 1 -- Project: Reviewing the Scene File -- Material Types and Critical Attributes -- Hypershade Functionality -- Project: Assigning Materials -- Lighting Techniques and Maya Light Types -- Project: Creating Lights and Shadows -- 2D and 3D Procedural Textures -- Project: Applying Textures -- Scanline and Raytraced Rendering -- Project: Raytracing Reflections -- Chapter 2: Texturing and Lighting a Product, Part 2 -- Project: Accentuating the Logos -- Batch Rendering -- Project: Adding Strategic Fill Light -- Project: Splitting Material Assignments -- Project: Fine-Tuning the Shadow -- Light Width -- Project: Switching to mental ray -- Anti-Aliasing Theory -- Project: Blurring Reflections -- The Final Gathering System -- Project: Activating Final Gathering -- Optimizing the Scene -- Project: Creating the Final Render -- Chaptger 3: Texturing and Lighting a Character, Part 1 -- Project: Preparing the Scene -- Project: Assigning Materials -- 1-, 2-, and 3-Point Lighting -- Project: Roughing in the Lighting -- Examining the UVs of NURBS Surfaces -- Translucence -- Project: Roughing in the Textures -- Project: Creating a Custom Skin Bitmap -- Project: Switching to mental ray -- Chapter 4: Texturing and Lighting a Character, Part 2 -- Custom Connections in the Hypershade -- Project: Adjusting the Skin-Shading Network -- Project: Activating Image-Based Lighting -- Project: Deactivating Shadows -- Project: Addressing Texture Warp -- Project: Fine-Tuning -- Color Space and Monitor Calibration -- Maya Color Profiles -- Chapter 5: Texturing and Lighting a Vehicle, Part 1 -- Project: Preparing the Scene -- UV Maps -- Project: Assigning Materials -- Project: Roughing in the Lighting -- Project: Creating a Sky in Maya.

Project: Roughing in the Textures -- Displacement Maps -- Project: Displacing the Hill -- Paint Effects -- Project: Painting Grass -- Chapter 6: Texturing and Lighting a Vehicle, Part 2 -- Project: Completing the Texture Maps -- Project: Refining the Materials -- Motion Blur -- Project: Adding Motion Blur -- The Render Layer Editor -- Project: Breaking the Scene into Render Layers -- Project: Adding Reflectivity -- Project: Creating the Final Render -- Chapter 7: Texturing and Lighting an Environment, Part 1 -- Project: Preparing the Scene -- mental ray Shaders -- Project: Assigning Materials -- Physical Sun and Sky and Portal Lights -- Project: Setting Up the Skylights -- Project: Adding Textures -- Global Illumination -- Project: Activating Global Illumination -- Chapter 8: Texturing and Lighting an Environment, Part 2 -- Project: Preparing the Scene -- Ambient Occlusion -- Project: Adding Occlusion -- Multirender Passes -- Project: Creating Multirender Passes -- Project: Fine-Tuning the Render -- Stereoscopic 3D -- Project: Setting Up a Stereoscopic Camera -- Appendix: About the Companion DVD -- What You'll Find on the DVD -- System Requirements -- Using the DVD -- Troubleshooting -- Customer Care -- Index -- End-User License Agreement -- Maya Color Gallery.