3-D Human Modeling and Animation [Anglais] [Broché]

"...the slim stature of the tome deceptively hides a packed guide full of tips and hints that will interest anyone..."

A new edition of the cutting-edge guide to digital human animation

Newly revised and updated, 3-D Human Modeling and Animation, Second Edition is a powerful tool all digital artists need at their fingertips. Using the latest computer technology, this nuts-and-bolts reference provides expert methods and techniques for applying the skills used in traditional figure drawing, painting, and sculpture to create and animate human figures in the digital realm. Comprehensive–with groundwork material as well as the latest advances to help experienced artists take their work to the next level–this highly visual book uses more than 400 images to describe the modeling and animation process for both male and female figures. An accompanying CD-ROM allows users to start modeling immediately and includes framework files and textures for application to human figures. Complete with a new problem-solving chapter, this is the perfect volume for the dedicated animator.

Peter Ratner (Penn Laird, VA) is the founder of the James Madison University’s Computer Graphics Department. His multimedia work has been exhibited in more than eighty shows, including Siggraph and MacWorld.

Guide to using artistic skills in figure drawing, painting, and sculpture to create animated human figures. Uses the latest computer technology, guiding you through the necessary steps to create and animate digital humans. For students and professional 3-D artists. Illustrated, with full-color insert. Previous edition: c1998. Softcover.

All the tools and know-how to create digital characters that can move, express emotions, and talk

3-D Human Modeling and Animation demonstrates how you can use your artistic skills in figure drawing, painting, and sculpture to create animated human figures using the latest computer technology. This easy-to-follow book guides you through all the necessary steps to create and animate digital humans. Students and professional 3-D artists will find this book to be an invaluable resource.

This Second Edition combines detailed, practical information about creating and animating 3-D human models. More than 400 images, interactive files, and exciting animations included on the CD-ROM detail the modeling and animation processes for both male and female figures. Chapter objectives and exercises are tied to the CD-ROM, which also provides color example images, sample models, modeling templates, textures, lesson plans, and relevant animation movies that allow you to start modeling and animating right away!

PETER RATNER is a professor of 3-D computer animation in the School of Art and Art History at James Madison University. He is the founder of the computer animation program at the university and started the first animation concentration in the state of Virginia. Besides teaching and writing books, he has exhibited his oil paintings, animations, and computer graphics in numerous national and international juried exhibitions.