EK,
Pick up a copy of Maya Character Animation, 2nd edition. Great sections on nurbs and subdiv modeling, not to mention rigging and animating.
Check it out at amazon or your local bookstore:
https://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg...books&n=507846
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