Advanced 3ds Max 5 Modeling & Animating [With CDROM]

By Boris Kulagin

Book Overview

3ds max is the revolutionary new application that provides to computer graphics professionals with advanced tools for character animation, next generation game development, and visual effects... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1931769168
• ISBN13: 9781931769167
• Release Date: April 2003
• Publisher: A-List Publishing
• Length: 474 Pages
• Weight: 1.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 7.4" x 9.3"

Customer Reviews

Very Good tool

Detailed overview on strucuring in computer enviroment for the creation of images whether they be human form or objects and machinery as well as the use of light affects such as ray tracng and fogs for affects and a long list of apps that work with it to do a complete animated or special efects film,many products mentioned are not avilable any longer though,similes may be found elsewheres.A complete handbook for endusers of such needs as film special effects and fine tuning of imagery in film or video.

Pure Power

This book reads like a "Secrets of the master's revealed." Yes, it assumes you know whats what, but if you do know what is what, then there is really no other book available. It took me the better half of 60 days to work this journey, but you come out bigger and bolder than ever on the other side. If you are dedicated and put in the hard time, this book will take you to a pro status. My eyes were once closed, now after reading this book, they are wide open. I can only hope that the great Mr. Kuligan and his associates write another book that covers the few untouched features of 3DS MAX that he did not address in this book . A true must-own for any aspiring 3d artist lying in wait....

A great Book...

I have been working on 3d Max for sometime now,this book is good, tells you about the details of the software, has good tips, haven't followed the complete book, the project based approach is very good, it has a step by step approach. Even if you are a beginner or Intermideiate user this is a good book, the projects give you nice detail and if you have good brains you can pick the techniques and use it as your own :o) .I suggest you should have little basic knowledge like how to make basic primitives (which you can get from a beginners book or the tuts that come with max)

EXCELLENT! 3ds max book

I have been perusing all the 3ds max books that come through the local Barns & Nobles for years and have purchased several. I must say the majority of them have been a big disappointment. I picked up "Advanced 3ds max 5 Modeling & Animating" on a whim and what a pleasant surprise. I liked this book so much I ordered B. Kulagin's (the author) other max book "3ds max 4 from Objects to Animations". It is also an excellent book and it covers features that are not covered in his max 5 book (the max 5 book actually builds on the max 4 book). These books are with out comparison the best max books I have ever run across. The project base lessons reveal the hidden power of max and are easy to follow and understand. B. Kulagin is a master instructor of max.