David Franson eBooks

A game is only as intriguing as the characters that inhabit its world. Game Character Design Complete demonstrates each step of modeling, texturing, animating, and exporting compelling characters for your games. You?ll learn how to model in 3ds Max from sketch references, texture in Adobe Photoshop, rig bones, and animate a character back in 3ds Max. Game Character Design Complete covers all aspects of character creation-from the technical to the artistic. Don?t worry if your artistic ability isn?t awe-inspiring. You?ll cover every aspect of the design process in easy-to-follow steps, including texturing and animating your character. If you have a working knowledge of 2D and 3D graphics, then you have all of the skills you need to begin creating cool...

Game Character Design Complete Using 3ds max & Photoshop CS2 teaches everything involved in creating a video game character for popular game engines. The practical techniques explain how to sketch, create, texture, animate, and export a game character.Written for those interested in becoming a game character artist and those who want to expand their existing digital art skills, the book uses a step-by-step tutorial approach. It covers the powerful mesh creation technique of Box Modeling and UV mapping, and it provides a brief introduction to using Right Hemisphere's Deep UV', texturing with Photoshop CS, and creating bones and biped installation. There is also important coverage of animation, lip syncing, motion capture, and game engine preparati...