Digital Photography for 3D Imaging and Animation
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| Rating | : | 4.15 (502 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0470095830 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 314 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-09-11 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
. He is also founder of 3D Garage, a Web site dedicated to 3D training. Dan Ablan is president of AGA Digital Studios, Inc., a 3D animation and visual effects company. Dan has been involved in the visual arts since 1982 and is the author of ten books on computer graphics and animation
An oddball collection of topics I'm somewhat of a noob in 3d modelling and animation, and so this book really interested me. I was hoping to learn how to better use photography to do things like create effective reference images, textures, normal maps, bump maps, displacement maps, and such.After reading through most of the book, I'm pretty disappointed. While the book does cover such topics, I feel that it gives those topics a pretty superficial treatment, and the focus of the
From the mechanics of megapixels to the tricks of lighting to the art of finding the best images to shoot, you’ll learn valuable techniques that will transform your designs. The featured tips and ideas will quickly have you creating quality photographs for use throughout the 3D workflow. This practical and easy-to-follow book showa you how to transform your 3D projects with your own digital photographs and enhance your 3D animation by adding photographs that you’ve composed, lit, and shot. Note: CD-ROM/DVD and other supplementary materials are not included as part of eBook file.
The instructions in this book apply to most popular 3D applications.Recognize useful real-world scenes and photographs with 3D in mindUse stills more effectively for texture, background, and referenceShoot and assemble complete 3D environmentsCompanion DVD with Video Training!See how to incorporate photographs into your 3D projects with more than two hours of video training provided on DVD. You'll also find valuable tools, including:Over a hundred digital images for your use, royalty-free, from the authorValuable software including LightWave 3D® demo version, Maya® 7 Personal Learning Edition, 3ds Max® 9 evaluation version, Adobe® Photoshop® CS2 tryout version, and photo-to-3D plug-ins. Even if you have limited experience, the tips and ideas you'll find will soon have you creating quality photographs for use throughout the 3D workflow. From the mechanics of megapixels to the tricks of light