3ds Max 8 Photoshop Architectural Rendering Complete Self-Taught Tutorial

Author: Chen Zhimin et al.
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Publish Date: 2006-12-15
Features: This book is a specialized guide on how to use Chinese versions of 3ds Max 8 and Photoshop to create high-quality architectural and interior renderings. From a practical perspective, it systematically and comprehensively introduces methods for creating architectural renderings. The book is divided into 13 chapters, following the production process of architectural renderings and the learning patterns of beginners. It sequentially covers the basics of architectural renderings and 3ds Max operations, architectural modeling, material editing, adding lights and cameras, rendering, and Photoshop post-processing techniques. Finally, it provides two complete and comprehensive practical examples—living room and office building—to demonstrate the previously learned content. The book is rich in content, offers in-depth explanations, and is highly practical. When teaching each knowledge point, it adopts a teaching model of "function explanation + targeted small examples + comprehensive examples," progressing from simple to complex, gradually deepening until full mastery is achieved. To facilitate self-study, videos of the operation processes for each example have been specially recorded to enhance learning efficiency and achieve twice the result with half the effort. The accompanying CD-ROM also includes a special gift of a large number of materials, textures, and luminous domain networks. This book is particularly suitable for readers without 3ds Max foundation who wish to quickly master architectural rendering techniques. It can also serve as a teaching material for university students and teachers in related fields, as well as for social training classes.