Blazing 3D: 3ds Max 7 In-Depth Advanced Animator's Learning Guide

Author: Li Yuning
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Publish Date: 2005-10-01
Features: The Advanced Animator Learning Manual is part of the "Blazing 3D" Animator Training Series curriculum. It is a companion to the Intermediate and Beginner Animator Learning Manuals. The examples in the book are written by frontline production staff, leveraging their strengths. This textbook is essentially a compilation of teaching materials from the professional animator training process, published for distribution. In the Advanced Animator Learning Manual, we provide a detailed explanation and introduction to the production process and techniques used in an animated short, following the order of modeling, materials, scenes, lighting, and hair in the animation production process. In practical training courses, we follow this approach as well, enabling students to understand and master the production experience of animated shorts, preparing them to independently complete a full animation in the future. Based on the inquiries from readers' letters and calls, creating an animated short remains quite mysterious to most beginners. This is precisely why we decided to share this tutorial with everyone, allowing more people to use 3D software for creation and realize their dreams of making animations. In reality, the content of a single book is limited and cannot encompass all the knowledge points everyone needs. This is also the reason why the author and the entire team of animators continue to strive to create more and better practical teaching materials to meet everyone's higher standards and expectations. The Advanced Animator Learning Manual in the "Blazing 3D" Animator Training Series will serve as an introduction, with subsequent content and stories becoming even more exciting. The accompanying CD-ROM includes some of the scene model files, textures, and video teaching files required for the book's examples.