This book is designed to help artists learn to use clay to create natural and organic characters for computer animation. It guides them step-by-step through up-to-the-minute techniques and materials for clay maquette and digital model creation—covering everything from custom wire armatures and synthetic clays through the creation process of a clay maquette. Sculpting Clays. Armature Basics. Interviews with the Masters. Sculpting the Head. Sculpting the Body. Digitizing Clay Models. For artists who want a hands-on, step-by-step introduction to creating clay sculpture for digital media.

Clay Sculpting for Digital Media

Reese, Stephanie

Computers & Technology

PRENTICE/HALL

Whether you are an advanced animator or just starting out, understanding the principles behind anatomy and motion will help make your work jump to life. Animators in diverse fields, from video game production, to working in cinematic special effects, to advertising, education, and forensic animation, will find this book extremely useful in perfecting their craft. Character animation with 3D Studio Max features 16 pages of full-color illustrations demonstrating anatomy and motion; describes how cartooning techniques may be used to achieve special effects in animation; allows readers to master tricky facial expressions by clearly explaining the physiology at work behind them; helps animators use 3D Studio MAX to its full potential; and includes step-by-step tutorials for both Character Studio and Bones Pro MAX.

Character Animation with 3D Studio MAX: Everything You Need to Know to Create Stunning Animation with 3D Studio MAX

Programming

Coriolis Group

Features 32 pages of glossy, full-color images generated with MAX plug-ins. Gives tips and tricks for using some of the best and most popular plug-ins. Teaches graphics effects including mesh painting, metaballs, particle techniques, dynamic animation, and much more. Provides step-by-step techniques for creating plug-ins from Tom Hudson, one of the principal authors of 3D Studio MAX. Includes information on creating your own plug-ins in C++, available nowhere else.

3D Studio MAX Plug-Ins Guide: Create Killer Graphics Images and Animations with 3D Studio MAX Plug-Ins

Reese, Andrew

From the most fantastic to the mundane, this book offers a valuable perspective on achieving perfectly realistic movement. Provides readers with a basic understanding of human and animal anatomy and by explaining how and why these characters move the way they do, this book opens the door to an entirely new plateau of lifelike creations. Allows readers to master tricky facial expressions by clearly explaining the physiology at work behind them.

3D Studio MAX 2 Character Animation Guide: Everything You Need to Know to Create Stunning Animation with 3D Studio MAX 2

Reese, S.

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Clay Sculpting for Digital Media

Character Animation with 3D Studio MAX: Everything You Need to Know to Create Stunning Animation with 3D Studio MAX

3D Studio MAX Plug-Ins Guide: Create Killer Graphics Images and Animations with 3D Studio MAX Plug-Ins

3D Studio MAX 2 Character Animation Guide: Everything You Need to Know to Create Stunning Animation with 3D Studio MAX 2