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This book builds a bridge from traditional figure drawing, painting, and sculpture to the new field of creating and animating figures with electronic technology. The author provides a comprehensive, non-software and non-hardware specific guide to modeling figures, using illustrations to explain every step in a clear manner to make it possible to build and animate digital humans, no matter what the reader's previous skill level.
The first and only book to cover Animation:Master a widely used, powerful 3D animation program. All of the most frequently asked questions (FAQs) about this product are answered, along with explanations and tutorials that illustrate and teach the more advanced techniques. This is the one source users will need to harness the power of Animation: Master.
-In-depth guide to using MH3D and Animation:Master 5
-Covers everything from basic modeling, to advanced modeling, mechanical modeling, materials and decals, constraints, animation, lyp sync, compositing, rendering, and directing
-CD runs on both PC and Mac and includes a first-ever demo of Animation:Master 5. -Also includes many of the models shown in the tutorials
Creating photorealistic, interesting 3D creatures is a major skill required of all computer animators. Through step-by-step instructions, users will master all the modeling and surfacing techniques needed to create professional quality creatures. With the tools and techniques provided in this book, Animators can learn to cut their creature development time by as much as 75%.
Readers will learn how to:
* Three leading products will be emphasized including LightWave 5, 3D Studio Max, and AnimationMaster * Model 3D creatures including developing teeth, claws, and accents
* Seamlessly surface a model with detailed image maps * Paint bump maps in Photoshop to create muscles, skin texture, and bones
* Model muscle and bone structure for all body parts * Give your character personality
* Companion CD provides a detailed visual key to understanding the development including tutorials for modeling and surfacing a variety of 3D creatures.
