ZBrush 4 Sculpting for Games

Taking into account that many of today's digital artists -- particularly 3D character animators -- lack foundational artistic instruction, this book teaches anatomy in a coherent and succinct style. A clear writing style explains how to sculpt an accurate human figure, starting with the skeleton and working out to muscle, fat, and skin. Insightful explanations enable you to quickly and easily create and design characters that can be used in film, game, or print, and allows you to gain a strong understanding of the foundational artistic concepts.Note: CD-ROM/DVD and other supplementary materials are not included as part of eBook file....

Design remarkably realistic creatures, people, and objects using ZBrush and the new edition of this top-selling book. Professional Hollywood animator and ZBrush artist Eric Keller combines his firsthand experience with detailed, step-by-step explanations to make you feel right at home with the interface and tools. The book reinforces the core concepts of ZBrush through fun, hands-on tutorials that will help you achieve amazing results. Understand ZBrush's unique sculpting and painting technologyTake a tour of ZBrush 4's innovative interface and powerful toolkitWork with digital clay and effectively use the full array of sculpting brushesMaster ZSpheres for armature and ZSketching for creating meshesExplore exciting new tools for creating hard surface...

Learning 3ds Max 2010 Foundation for Gamesis the key to unlocking the power of Autodesk 3ds Max, directly from the creators of one of the world's most powerful 3D animation and effects software products. Get hands on experience with the innovative tools and powerful techniques available in the new version of 3ds Max, through all new project-based lessons. Projects will include valuable game assets and examples. Topics will include modeling, animation, materials mapping, rendering. Autodesk will be contributing assets (models and images) from high-profile studios. The DVD will include: bonus short films, demos, hotkey reference, free models from turbosquid, a $160 value....