Availability: The Art of Rigging

[heardfamily]

I have been looking at The Art of Rigging secies by CGToolkit for some time. So I have two questions:

Firstly, has anyone used these books, and if so, what did you think of them, who would they be suitable for etc.

Secondly, I live in Australia. Does anyone know of somewhere I could get hold of them a little closer to home than the US (aka. does anyone know of any Australian companies stocking these products)?

Any feedback is really appreciated.
Thanks for your time.

[macka]

The Art of rigging is the most comprehensive set of books on the subject i've read - and contains tons of tips and techniques. I've currently got all three on loan from the AFTRS library in Sydney - and will purchase them when they don't let me borrow them any more. they really are a must have.

the attached DVD tutorials are also fantastic, and all the maya files are there for you to practice. really only suitable if you already know maya as this is not a rank beginners book - but if you read and worked through maya 7 foundation (which is, again, way better than the previous"foundation" books) - you'd be able to pick this up with a little extra effort. if you figure out a good local stockist let me know - because none of us students have been able to find a copy locally - and amazon seems perenially out of stock.

autodesk is planning to have more masterclasses in the coming year - again probably held at aftrs. if you are signed up to the DLF i'm pretty sure bulletins will come around.