New Riders - a Character Creation.
First Edition.



a Character Creation: Modeling and Animation
Controls, First Edition
by Chris Maraffi
ISBN: 0-7357-1344-8, 368
Pages, September 2003


A unique, in-depth approach to creating
realistic characters in a
a Character Creation: Modeling and Animation
Controls' author, Chris
Maraffi, has expertise in the field and in the
classroom that translates to the knowledge and solid teaching
skills needed to make this book a "
must-have"!

The current trend
in computer graphics is greater organic realism. Many of the
top-grossing movies today, such as
Spiderman, Lord of the
Rings, Jurassic Park 3 , and
Star Wars Episode 2, all feature
realistic 3D characters. There is a
major need in the 3D community for
educational material that demonstrates detailed techniques for
achieving this organic reality. a is
one of the main packages used on such cutting-edge films, and
has an established toolset for creating believable
3D characters.


a Character Creation: Modeling and Animation
Controls is designed to take you through the process of
designing, modeling, and setting up animation controls for
complex 3D characters. The concepts,
techniques, and a tools used for each step in the process
are presented in each chapter, followed by many hands-on
exercises. NURBS, polygon, and
subdivision surface modeling techniques are shown for creating
the character's skin, and skeleton-based animation controls
are covered in detail. You will learn how a character's skin
should deform when the skeletal joints and muscles move.
Advanced MEL scripted animation
controls are also covered extensively.




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