Modeling A Character in 3DS Max, 2/e

Description

In this update to his best-selling character modeling book, professional modeler and animator Paul Steed shares a number of tips, tricks, and techniques that have made him one of the industry’s most recognized 3D artists. Modeling a Character in 3ds max, Second Edition provides readers a professional-level skill set as it chronicles the creation of a single low-poly real-time character from concept to texture mapping, and gives insight into the process of creating a high-resolution character.

Learn how to:

• Model with primitives
• Use extrusions and Booleans
• Mirror and reuse models
• Optimize the mesh
• Create and apply textures
• Loft shapes

ON THE CD: The companion CD contains models and texture maps necessary to complete the chapter tutorials.