3ds Max Modeling for Games - Andrew Gahan

• The 2nd edition of Andy Gahan's 3ds Max Modeling for Games is now available, covering the latest version of 3ds Max.
• This book features a realistic style of art with six completely new chapters for the new version of the software, including an Intro to 3ds Max, a new normal maps tutorial, expanded portfolio section, LOD's, a brand new environment, and more.
• The gallery consists of inspirational concept art and orthographics for the reader to build various models from.
• The book is directly from successful game artists within commercial game development circles and consists of tutorials that start with simpler models and gradually move up to more complex builds.
• It teaches all important game modeling elements: character and environment modeling, mapping, texturing, basic animating of credible game characters and levels using the latest version of 3ds Max.
• Readers build their own portfolio of high-quality work as they move from tutorial to tutorial.
• The website (www.3d-for-games.com) is unique, offering an online forum where readers can post and answer questions about their work.
• It includes step-by-step project files for each chapter, relevant texture files and source photos, panoramic skies, small scene objects, bonus texture maps, and models to help artists create whole scenes quickly.
• There is unrivaled support in over 10,000 current posts, backing up the book with a lively forum and community of readers from all over the world, ready to help your work.
• New, expanded tutorials lead readers through a character and environment from beginning to end and become more complex as the book progresses.
• The companion website features a robust and supportive forum where readers can get commentary on new work, develop their skills, and network with games professionals, currently with over 10,000 posts.
• The companion website also offers all project files for tutorials and source images and photos to keep the budding artist busy for months.

Author: Gahan, Andrew

Publisher: Routledge

Illustration: N

Language: ENG

Title: 3ds Max Modeling for Games

Pages: 00480 (Encrypted) / 00480 (Encrypted)

On Sale: 2011-06-15

SKU-13/ISBN: 9780240815824

Category: Computers : Programming - Games