Synopses & Reviews
Make the creative leap to 3D. Realize your artistic vision with this treasure chest of instructional projects. Get the essential concepts and techniques without drowning in the technical complexities.
This new edition is an artist's sourcebook for the visionary in you that wants to master 3D-- and have fun doing it. It serves as a complete guide for the creative use of Cinema 4D R12 and all of its modules.
Short, playful projects show you how to put this powerful toolset to work. You will master R12's improved workflow, scene management, enhanced animation timeline and searchable object manager, as well as its:
- Integrated color management
- White balance
- Camera deformer
- Several new Deformers
- Several new Mirror tools functions
- Numerous additions to AfterEffects export
- Multiple Picture Viewer windows, including full screen mode
You also get inventive quick starts for other modules including Hair, Sketch and Toon, Advanced Render, Dynamics and Thinking Particles.
The companion DVD is bursting with project source files, tutorial movies, and over 150 pages of both beginner and advanced in-depth tutorials.
*Lavishly illustrated in 4 colors, this book is your key to making the creative leap to 3D, providing essential concepts and techniques that will help you realize your artistic vision
*Engaging and whimsical style of presentation provides both entertainment as you read as well as creative inspiration for your own projects
*Companion DVD with project files, tutorial media, and over 150 pages of both beginner and advanced bonus tutorials
Synopsis
Make the creative leap to 3D. Realize your artistic vision with this treasure chest of instructional, practical projects. Get the essential concepts and techniques without drowning in the technical complexities.
All DVD files are available at http: //www.taylorandfrancis.com/cw/mcquilkin-9780240814506/
Synopsis
Make the creative leap to 3D! Get the essential concepts and techniques without drowning in the technical complexities. In this latest edition, not only will you learn the basics of 3D modeling, texturing, lighting, layout, and rendering, but you’ll find out real industry secrets and workflows for all of the major disciplines 3D is found in today. You’ll also discover how to take CINEMA 4D to the next level by taking advantage of its tight integration with industry standard software such as: Photoshop, AfterEffects, Illustrator, Premiere, Final Cut Pro, Motion, ZBrush, e-on’s Vue and more. Whether you are a motion graphics artist, character designer, or an architectural visualizing expert, this is the one stop book for starting you on the path to creating the highest level of imagery using one of the most prolific software applications available.
Synopsis
Cinema 4D is a fully integrated 3D modeling, animation, and rendering package used extensively in the film, television, science, architecture, engineering and other industries. Generally ranked as the 3rd most widely-used 3Dapplication Cinema 4D is widely praised for its stability, speed and ease of use. Recent film and broadcast productions that have used Cinema 4D include Open Season, Monster House, Superman Returns, Polar Express, Monday Night Football. This third edition of Cinema 4D is updated to address the latest release of the application as well as its critically acclaimed MoGraph module. Packed with 4 color illustrations of wacky and wonderful models that engage and inspire novice and seasoned users alike, this artist s project sourcebook teaches how to use the application with a tutorial approach that gets the reader creating 3D objects in the very first pages, and builds skills progressively as they proceed to learn the complete toolset.
*Lavishly illustrated in 4 colors, this book is your key to making the creative leap to 3D, providing essential concepts and techniques that will help you realize your artistic vision
*Engaging and whimsical style of presentation provides both entertainment as you read as well as creative inspiration for your own projects
*Companion DVD with project files, tutorial media, and over 150 pages of both beginner and advanced bonus tutorials. The DVD is not included with the E-book. Please visit http: //booksite.focalpress.com/companion/9780240814506/ to access the DVD content.
Table of Contents
Chapter 1: The Power of Primitives Chapter 2: Under the Hood Chapter 3: NURBS Modeling Tools Chapter 4: Deformers and Other Modeling Helpers Chapter 5: Materials in Depth Chapter 6: Better Under Lights Chapter 7: Animation Basics Chapter 8: Head Shots Chapter 9: Rigging a Character Chapter 10: Cameras in Control Chapter 11: The Art of Rendering Chapter 12: A Jolt of Xpresso Chapter 13: BodyPaint: the Artist's Connection Chapter 14: Tips on Type Chapter 15: More Out of MoGraph Chapter 16: After Effects Integration Chapter17: Dynamics and Special Effects Chapter 18: StereoScopic Content Creation in C4D Chapter19: CINEMA 4D and Friends