Book description
Start animating right away with this tutorial-based guide to Autodesk 3ds Max 2016
Autodesk 3ds Max 2016 Essentials is your perfect hands-on guide to start animating quickly. Using approachable, real-world exercises, you'll master the fundamentals of this leading animation software by following full-color screen shots step by step. Each chapter opens with a quick discussion of concepts and learning objectives, and then launches into hands-on tutorials that give you firsthand experience and a good start on preparing for the 3ds Max certification exam. You'll learn the basics of modeling, texturing, animating, and visual effects as you create a retro-style alarm clock, animate a thrown knife, model a chair, and more. Whether you're a complete beginner or migrating from another 3D application, this task-based book provides the solid grounding you need in Autodesk 3ds Max 2016.
Model your character with polygons, meshes, and more
Add motion with simple and complex animations
Add color and textures to visualize materials and surfaces
Render interior scenes with great lighting and camera placement
If you want to learn 3ds Max quickly and painlessly, Autodesk 3ds Max 2016 Essentials helps you start animating today.
Table of contents
- Title Page
- Copyright
- Acknowledgments
- Writing on the HP Elitebook
- About the Authors
- Introduction
- Chapter 1: The 3ds Max Interface
- Chapter 2: Your First 3ds Max Project
- Chapter 3: Modeling in 3ds Max: Architectural Model Part I
- Chapter 4: Modeling in 3ds Max: Architectural Model Part II
- Chapter 5: Introduction to Animation
- Chapter 6: Animation Principles
- Chapter 7: Character Modeling Part I
- Chapter 8: Character Modeling Part II
- Chapter 9: Introduction to Materials
- Chapter 10: Textures and UV Workflow: The Alien
- Chapter 11: Character Studio: Rigging
- Chapter 12: Character Studio: Animation
- Chapter 13: Introduction to Lighting: Interior Lighting
- Chapter 14: 3ds Max Rendering
- Chapter 15: mental ray
- Appendix: Autodesk 3ds Max Certification
- End User License Agreement
Product information
- Title: Autodesk 3ds Max 2016 Essentials
- Author(s):
- Release date: August 2015
- Publisher(s): Sybex
- ISBN: 9781119059769
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