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 Edgeloop Character Modeling For 3D Professionals Only

 

Published by: WILEY
Author: Murdock, Kelly L.; Allen, Eric
Number of pages: 320
Group: GRAPHICS - 3D
ISBN: 047003629X/9780470036297
User level: Intermediate/Advance
Objective: Reference
Date Published: September 2006
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Learn the secrets for breathing life into your characters with this guide to edgeloop modeling. As you progress through the pages of this book, you'll create a character with personality, realistic form, and natural motion. Guided by computer graphics expert Kelly Murdock and award-winning artist and animator Eric Allen, your character will grow and develop along with your expertise. You'll:

  • learn to use edgeloop selection and creation features in 3ds Max®, Maya®, Softimage, and Modo.
  • take a comparative look at point, box, loft, and other character modeling methods.
  • model a detailed body form that is anatomically correct and has detailed facial features.
  • enhance a character with hair and clothing
  • texture a character completely using high-resolution texture map.

A CD-ROM accompanies the book.