Texturing: Concepts and Techniques (Graphics Series)
- ISBN 10: 1584503009
- ISBN 13: 9781584503002
- Author: Dennis Summers
- Edition: 1
- Release: 2004-03-26
- Format: Paperback (350 pages)
- List Price: $54.95
- Tags: Computers & Internet, General, Arts & Photography, Design & Decorative Arts, General AAS, Graphic Design
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Book Description: The Texturing Rosetta Stone! Texturing: Concepts and Techniques is a detailed guide to the aesthetics and design issues of creating interesting textures for digital art and 3D animation. This beautifully-illustrated, four color book teaches artists how to create stunning and convincing textures, and helps them understand the limitations that 3D animation places on creating quality imagery. It details the artistic techniques behind creating convincing textures, not just realistic or photorealistic ones, by explaining how to make viewers believe your images’ message. The book is written for digital 3D artists who want to hone their texturing skills, and learn the "why" behind the techniques and tools. By understanding how and why surface textures are created, you’ll be able to create better work, and you’ll be prepared to solve an array of potential challenges. Each chapter provides a theoretical look at an issue and includes in-depth tutorials as needed. The tutorials and techniques don’t just show you how to recreate a texture, they take you deep into the tools of the programs so you really understand how and why they work. Although each tutorial is done using 3ds max™, LightWave 3D®, and Maya®, the concepts apply generally to almost any application. These three programs were chosen because they cover three different approaches to interface design, and they are used by a majority of 3D users. Each product specific tutorial is highlighted with a different color, so you can quickly find your application. And the tutorials are written similarly, so that you can easily pick out the differences between the applications and get up to speed quickly on those new to you. Even if you always use your favorite program, it doesn’t hurt to see how the other programs do it. Most studios use multiple tools, so it can only help you to know how they all work! You will be far more powerful when you can assess a given project and determine which software will be the easiest, fastest, or give you the best results. By mastering the concepts and techniques presented here, you’ll learn to create convincing textures that will make your photorealistic and fantasy designs believable! KEY FEATURES * Provides practical coverage of lighting, post-production, and rendering, and shows how they work so intricately with texturing * Details the differences between 3ds max, Maya, and LightWave, and helps you get up to speed quickly when switching programs * Provides in-depth coverage of the concepts and software needed to create textures * Exposes you to broader issues of creating "convincing" visual environments * Includes a companion CD-ROM with all of the files necessary to complete the tutorials in the book ON THE CD! * Learn about the aesthetics and design issues of creating interesting 3D textures from an art history perspective * Explore and work with texturing techniques using the popular 3ds max™, Maya®, and LightWave 3D® programs * Discover the artistic techniques needed for creating convincing textures, not just photorealistic ones * Use the files from the companion CD-ROM to practice as you learn SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS You should have one of the 3 software tools covered in the book, 3ds max 6, Lightwave 7.5, or Maya. Please check your software for specific requirements. Some minimum requirements to run these tools include: PC: Intel® Pentium® II or higher, AMD Athlon® processor, 512MB RAM, CD-ROM Drive, Hardware- Accelerated OpenGL® graphics card, 3-button mouse with mouse driver software, 450MB of hard disk space, Windows 2000, Windows NT 4 (Service Pack 6a), Windows XP Home/Professional, TCP/IP Network Protocol installed, 128MB of available RAM, 32MB Available hard drive space, CDROM drive for installation, and a minimum screen resolution of 800 x 600 pixels. MACINTOSH: (LightWave and Maya only) Power Macintosh processor (G3 or higher recommended), Mac OS X recommended, 128 MB of available RAM for OS X, 32MB available hard drive space, CD-ROM drive for installation, and a minimum screen resolution of 800 x 600 pixels. Please note that there is limited support for Lightwave and Maya on the Macintosh, so we cannot guarantee 100% compatibility with the tutorial files if they are used on a Macintosh.
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