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

Reese, Stephanie

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1576100545 ISBN 13: 9781576100547

Publisher: Coriolis Group,U.S., 1996

Synopsis

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.

About this title

Synopsis

This text aims to reveal the secrets of animation success. Written with an artist's perspective, this book gives a basic understanding of human and animal anatomy, then describes how creatures move, and what must considered when creating new characters. Using tutorials, the text teaches the steps for creating, "skinning," and animating a biped. It shows how to create any human, alien, animal, or other creature and move it realistically, or synthetically, as desired. The text is also intended for animators using SoftImage, Alias, Wavefront, and Lightwave.

About the Author

Stephanie Reese is an accomplished animator with experience in both 2D clip-art creation and forensic animation. She has also created, displayed, and sold one-of-a-kind character sculptures throughout the country and taught sculpture and anatomy.

Edition details

• Publisher: Coriolis Group,U.S.
• Publication date: 1996
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1576100545
• ISBN 13: 9781576100547
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 350