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3D Game Textures, 4th Edition

by Luke Ahearn

September 2016

Intermediate to advanced

412 pages

11h 47m

English

A K Peters/CRC Press

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The Photoshop Focus of This BookWhat This Book Is NotWhom This Book Is ForOverviewThe Concept Artists
IntroductionShape (2D) and Form (3D)Light and ShadowTextureColorPerspectiveQuick Studies of the World Around YouConclusionChapter Exercises
IntroductionChapter OverviewCommon Features of Graphic File FormatsThe Power of Two and the GridUV MappingGame OptimizationsConclusionChapter Exercises

IntroductionShader BasicsCommon Shader EffectsNode-Based Shader SystemsBasic Node OperationsConclusionChapter Exercises
IntroductionGathering TexturesCleaning Your TexturesWarningStoring Your TexturesConclusionChapter Exercises
IntroductionThe Concept SketchDetermining Texture NeedsThe Complete SceneBuilding It Up Using OverlaysTearing It Down for ShadersConclusionChapter Exercises
IntroductionThe Concept SketchBreaking Out the Materials in the SceneCreating BricksWindowsWoodConcreteDetails Using an Alpha ChannelMetalBreaking Out the DetailsBuilding It Up Using OverlaysTearing It Down for ShadersConclusionChapter Exercises
IntroductionThe Concept SketchBreaking Out the Materials in the SceneBreaking Out the DetailsBase MaterialsDetail TexturesTearing It Down for ShadersThe Complete Scene/VariationChapter Exercises
IntroductionThe Concept SketchBreaking Out the Materials in the SceneAdditional Information: The SkyAdditional Information: TerrainTutorial: CloudsWater
IntroductionStatic EffectsAnimated EffectsParticle Effects
IntroductionVertex vs. Per-Pixel LightingCreating Normal Maps in PhotoshopAssets for a Futuristic Interior

Overview

Revised to take new technology into account, this new edition is an ideal hands-on resource for creating textures, shaders, and materials. It contains expanded coverage of shader nodes, and its companion website has been updated to include video tutorials as well as updated samples.