Skip to Content
Visual Effects Society Handbook
book

Visual Effects Society Handbook

by Susan Zwerman, Jeffrey A. Okun, Susan Zwerman, Jeffrey A. Okun, Susan Zwerman
August 2012
Beginner
700 pages
32h 30m
English
Focal Press
Content preview from Visual Effects Society Handbook

7   

DIGITAL ELEMENT CREATION

DIGITAL MODELING

Kevin Hudson

Overview: The Importance of Modeling

The pipeline for digital asset creation begins with digital modeling. It is the birthplace for a digital asset, and it is here that the basic aesthetic form and technology are laid. If they are not done well, this is the place where most problems for the future pipeline begin. Modeling is as important to the creation of an asset as the foundation is to the construction of a house. If the model is solid, all of the other crafts from rigging to painting to color and lighting can be done with far greater ease.

Types of Modeling

Digital modeling can be broken up into four types: character, prop, hard surface/mechanical, and environmental.

Character ...

Become an O’Reilly member and get unlimited access to this title plus top books and audiobooks from O’Reilly and nearly 200 top publishers, thousands of courses curated by job role, 150+ live events each month,
and much more.

Read now

Unlock full access

More than 5,000 organizations count on O’Reilly

AirBnbBlueOriginElectronic ArtsHomeDepotNasdaqRakutenTata Consultancy Services

QuotationMarkO’Reilly covers everything we've got, with content to help us build a world-class technology community, upgrade the capabilities and competencies of our teams, and improve overall team performance as well as their engagement.
Julian F.
Head of Cybersecurity
QuotationMarkI wanted to learn C and C++, but it didn't click for me until I picked up an O'Reilly book. When I went on the O’Reilly platform, I was astonished to find all the books there, plus live events and sandboxes so you could play around with the technology.
Addison B.
Field Engineer
QuotationMarkI’ve been on the O’Reilly platform for more than eight years. I use a couple of learning platforms, but I'm on O'Reilly more than anybody else. When you're there, you start learning. I'm never disappointed.
Amir M.
Data Platform Tech Lead
QuotationMarkI'm always learning. So when I got on to O'Reilly, I was like a kid in a candy store. There are playlists. There are answers. There's on-demand training. It's worth its weight in gold, in terms of what it allows me to do.
Mark W.
Embedded Software Engineer

You might also like

The Hidden Cost of AI-Assisted Creativity

The Hidden Cost of AI-Assisted Creativity

Léonard Boussioux, Anil Doshi, Oliver Hauser, Kartik Hosanagar

Publisher Resources

ISBN: 9780240812427