Digital Modeling
William Vaughan, an award-winning artist, writer, and filmmaker, is the creative director and co-owner of Applehead Factory Design Studio. He has worked as a LightWave Evangelist for NewTek, instructing CGI artists all around the world and creating over 300 tutorials and instructional films. William was the Director of Industry Relations and Head of Curriculum at Universal Studios in Florida's Digital Animation and Visual Effects School. He has been published in every major CGI journal, written and produced multiple award-winning films, and built digital models for several top studios, including Pixar Animation Studios.
Professional modeling serves as the foundation for all aspects of the 3D production pipeline and is critical to the success of any 3D computer graphics project. Among the best books on 3D modeling, Digital Modeling is unlike any other modeling book you've seen—it gets to the heart of what it takes to generate efficient production-ready models while also demystifying the process of creating realistic and jaw-dropping graphics. Using a software-agnostic approach, it teaches you the fundamental skills and concepts for modeling in any industrial 3D software, including 3ds Max, LightWave 3D, Maya, Modo, Silo, XSI, ZBrush, and others. Modelers, animators, texture artists, and technical directors will all benefit from the rich information given in this comprehensive reference packed with years of industry knowledge. Simply said, if you work in 3D, this book is a must-have.
In Digital Modeling, William Vaughan, an industry expert, teaches you how to:
- Learn modeling skills that will allow you to achieve professional results in any 3D application.
- Make use of a professional digital modeler's tools.
- Control the polygon count and flow of your models.
- Make organic and hard surface models.
- Recognize the job of a modeler in a production context.
- Learn the skills needed to land a career as a digital modeler in the business.
- In almost 6 hours of video training on the accompanying DVD, model utilizing particular tools such as LightWave and 3ds Max.
- And a lot more!
Author: William Vaughan
Link to buy: https://www.amazon.com/Digital-Modeling-William-Vaughan/dp/0321700899/
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