Deconstructing the Elements with 3ds max : create natural fire, earth, air and water without plug-ins / Pete Draper.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Draper, Pete, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

3ds max (Computer file).

Computer animation.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (340 p.)

Edition:

3rd ed.

Place of Publication:

Oxford : Focal, 2009.

Language Note:

English

System Details:

text file

Summary:

3ds Max is the leading 3D modeling, animation, and rendering solution for artists, schools, and production environments. The unique tutorial approach of this book permits readers to learn essential techniques that every 3D artist needs to create CG environments by recreating the earth's elements of earth, air, fire and water. No extra plug-ins are required to perform the exercises. Draper studies the real world and then simlates it with 3ds Max -a unique approach that reflects classical art training.""Deconstructing the Elements"" allows artists to re-create na

Contents:

Front Cover; Deconstructing the Elements with 3ds Max; Copyright Page; Contents; Foreword; Acknowledgments; Equipment; About the author; Introduction; Why 3ds Max?; 3ds Max Versions; Your level of experience; You are only as good as your reference material!; Format; Structure of each tutorial; The online digital assets; The video tutorials; Tutorial support; Fire; 1. Ball of fire; 2. Sun surface - extreme UV solar imagery; 3. Angle grinder; 4. Afterburner; Water; 5. Ice aggregation; 6. Icicles; 7. Condensation; 8. Soap bubbles; Earth; 9. Mountain weathering; 10. Atoll; 11. Snow drifts

12. MarsAir; 13. Bubble stream; 14. Large bubbles; 15. Galaxy; 16. Ray of dusty light; Appendices; The next step and further reading; Plugin solutions; Index

Notes:

Previous ed.: 2006.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9786612285714

9781136144691

1136144692

9781136144707

1136144706

9781282285712

1282285718

9780080927107

0080927106

OCLC:

437241622