3. Edition - May 2009
47.90 Euro
2009. 400 Pages, Softcover
- Practical Approach Book -
ISBN-10: 0-470-39667-9
ISBN-13: 978-0-470-39667-4 - John Wiley & Sons








Detailed description
Completely updated-the head-to-toe guide to creating animated human characters

Now featuring a new full-color format and a companion CD with tutorials for students and self-learners alike, 3-D Human Modeling and Animation, Third Edition demonstrates how readers can use their artistic skills to create convincing digital characters. More than 500 images illustrate every step in the process and the accompanying Quicktime tutorials demonstrate the process of modeling, texturing, lighting, and animating the human figure.

Peter Ratner (Harrisonburg, VA) is a professor of 3-D computer animation in the School of Art and Art History at James Madison University where he founded the computer animation program. Besides teaching and writing books, he has exhibited his oil paintings, animations, and computer graphics in numerous national and international juried exhibitions.

From the contents
Preface.

About the DVD.

CHAPTER 1: BEGINNING MODELING TECHNIQUES.

CHAPTER 2: INTERMEDIATE MODELING TECHNIQUES.


CHAPTER 3: ANATOMY OF THE HUMAN FIGURE.

CHAPTER 4: ADVANCED MODELING TECHNIQUES.


CHAPTER 5: ADVANCED MODELING TECHNIQUES.

PART 2: THE TORSO.

CHAPTER 6: ADVANCED MODELING TECHNIQUES.

PART 3: THE ARM AND HAND.

CHAPTER 7: ADVANCED MODELING TECHNIQUES.

PART 4: THE LEG AND FOOT.

CHAPTER 8: ADVANCED MODELING TECHNIQUES.

PART 5: FINAL PARTS.

CHAPTER 9: SURFACING AND LIGHTING DETAILS.


CHAPTER 10: SETTING UP THE HUMAN MODEL FOR ANIMATION.

CHAPTER 11: FUNDAMENTALS OF HUMAN ANIMATION.

CHAPTER 12: HUMAN ANIMATION PRINCIPLES.

Bibliography.

Index.