The Key to Fully Understanding the Basics of a 3D World Prominently used in games‎,‎ movies‎,‎ and on television‎,‎ 3D graphics are tools of creation used to enhance how material and light come together to manipulate objects in 3D space‎.‎ A game‎-changer written for the non‎-technical mind‎,‎ Essential Skills for 3D Modeling‎,‎ Rendering‎,‎ and Animation examines the complexities of 3D computer‎-generated art‎,‎ and outlines the basics of how things work and are used in 3D‎.‎ This text describes the three cornerstones of 3D‎-modeling‎,‎ rendering‎,‎ and animation‎;‎ focuses on common elements‎;‎ and provides a full understanding of the foundational concepts involved‎.‎ Detailing the skills and knowledge needed to become an accomplished 3D artist‎,‎ it includes step‎-by‎-step instruction with ample examples‎,‎ and allows absolute beginners to move at their own pace‎.‎ Master Anything You Are Tasked to Model The author incorporates historical information‎-presenting a contextual understanding of the various techniques and methodologies in their historical place‎.‎Each chapter builds on the fundamentals of 3D computer graphics and augments skills based on the concepts‎,‎ enabling the student to learn both theory and application simultaneously‎.‎ The book highlights two basic geometry types‎,‎ polygons and NURBS surfaces‎,‎ showing the student basic modeling techniques with both‎.‎ While more techniques are available‎,‎ an artist can cover any model by grasping these basic techniques‎.‎ * Supplies examples that are specifically taken from Autodesk Maya * Contains exercises that are meant to be used in conjunction with the training videos on the website * Includes a documented history of computer graphics Essential Skills for 3D Modeling‎,‎ Rendering‎,‎ and Animation offers a fundamental understanding of the mechanics of 3D graphics to modelers‎,‎ animators‎,‎ texture artists‎,‎ render artists‎,‎ game developers‎,‎ and production artists‎,‎ as well as educators teaching an undergrad or tech course in 3D animation‎.‎

• Author‎:‎ Nicholas Bernhardt Zeman
• Publisher‎:‎ CRC Press
• ISBN‎:‎ 9781482224122