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Introducing Maya 8: 3D for Beginners
Posted: February 26th, 2007, 3:33pm CET by admin

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The Academy Award® winning Maya® 3D animation and effects software is the first choice of film and video artists, game developers, and 3D design professionals. Discover how to build, render, and animate your own digital models and scenes, and begin to develop professional-level Maya skills with the latest edition of this popular bestseller. Starting with [...]

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LightWave 3D 8 Cartoon Character Creation, Volume 2: Rigging & Animation
Posted: January 29th, 2008, 5:26pm CET by Crimson

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Quality rigging and animation preparation is vital for creating characters that can truly act and make an audience believe they are live, emotive beings. LightWave 3D [8] Cartoon Character Creation - Volume 2: Rigging & Animation includes both general theory and comprehensive tutorials for every aspect of rigging and animating 3D characters. Learn how, why, and when to use the most efficient techniques so you can have fun animating your own fantastic 3D characters.

• Learn all about rigging characters, including weight mapping, bone creation, IK, and deformations.
• Discover advanced rigging techniques, including expressions, FK/IK blending, quadruped rigging, and more.
• Find out how to use the animation controls and animate using inverse kinematics.
• Explore the intricacies of facial animation, including morphs, facial expressions, lip sync, and advanced morph controls.
• Learn how to use dynamics for secondary body motion and clothing.

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LightWave 3D 8 Character Animation
Posted: January 29th, 2008, 5:23pm CET by Crimson

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LightWave 3D is one of the most popular 3D packages on the market today, offering the most complete set of tools, the best-looking and fastest out-of-the-box renderer, and one of the most powerful IK engines available. Professional director and animator Timothy Albee updates the best-selling LightWave 3D 7 Character Animation with discussions of advanced animation tools, facial animation, and IK Booster. In addition, he details how to use LightWave to build strong, dependable character setups; provides proven, hands-on tools for mastering the complex mechanics of animation; and covers the importance of storytelling and acting through animation.

• Explore the complete crafting of powerful and reliable character setups.
• Master subtle acting techniques that imbue scenes with life, drama, and power, such as anticipation, gesture, overlapping action, and silhouette.
• Discover how IK Booster adds more power, ease, and functionality to LightWave’s existing Inverse Kinematics system.
• Use LightWave’s Dope Sheet, Dope Track, and Motion Mixer tools to improve your output in creating animation.
• Find out how to use morph targets to sculpt your characters’ facial performances.

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Introducing Maya 8: 3D for Beginners
Posted: May 20th, 2007, 5:09am CEST by Download Ebooks

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The Academy Award® winning Maya® 3D animation and effects software is the first choice of film and video artists, game developers, and 3D design professionals.

Discover how to build, render, and animate your own digital models and scenes,
and begin to develop professional-level Maya skills with the latest edition of this popular bestseller.
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