Character Animation: 2D Skills for Better 3D, Second Edition

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Character Animation: 2D Skills for Better 3D, Second Edition ISBN  0240520548 Release Date  20 April 2007 Category  Design & Graphics Tags  animation,   2d,   character,   3d,   character animation,   autocad 3d,   2d animation,flash,   0240520548,   3d max,   3d modeling,   thinking animation,   This book @Amazon  View Tools Google Search Web flazx.com

Description Improve your character animation with a mastery of traditional principles and processes including weight and balance, timing, walks, birds, fish, snakes, four legged animals, acting and lip-synch. Traditional animation skills and techniques are presented in both 2D and 3D space. The companion CD features demonstration animations and exercises conducted in each of the major animation packages including 3ds Max, LightWave, Maya, and XSI Softimage. * Readers will achieve improved 3D animation with a practical understanding of foundational animation skills * Theory is balanced with practical exercises in drawn and 3D animation. * Companion CD-ROM includes short demonstration movies, 3D exercises, and 20 rigged models for practice. Other books on Design & Graphics Blender 3D Architecture, Buildings, and Scenery Mobile Image Communication Using JPEG2000 Compositing Visual Effects: Essentials for the Aspiring Artist Mobile 3D Graphics: with OpenGL ES and M3G (The Morgan Kaufmann Series in Computer Graphics) Data-Driven 3D Facial Animation 3D Imaging for Safety and Security (Computational Imaging and Vision) Painter X for Photographers: Creating Painterly Images Step by Step Essential RenderMan® Century of Graphic Design, A: Graphic Design Pioneers of the 20th Century View-Dependent Character Animation Character Animation: 2D Skills for Better 3D, Second Edition X3D: Extensible 3D Graphics for Web Authors (The Morgan Kaufmann Series in Interactive 3D Technology) Introducing Character Animation with Blender mental ray for Maya, 3ds Max, and XSI: A 3D Artist's Guide to Rendering Digital Photography for 3D Imaging and Animation