3D Art Essentials
This is a neat little overview of the fundamental techniques required for all sorts of 3D artistic endeavors. The book is written in an accessible and down-to-earth language, which makes it immensely easy for even the complete novices to follow. It contains many examples and standard 3D techniques used by the 3D artists in the course of their everyday work. The topics covered include “Getting Started and Getting Finished,” “NURBS: The Spliny Truth,” “Rigging,” “Lighting the Way,” “Rendering,” “Making a Career out of 3D,” and many others. Unfortunately, the book doesn’t go into any depth when discussing any of these topics, and the examples lack detailed step-by-step instructions. Furthermore, the black-and-white screenshots and illustrations are not the most conducive ways of presenting artistically advanced material. They get the job done, but better illustrations would have definitely improved the quality of this book. Because of all of these shortfalls, this is not the best book to learn 3D techniques from. It would still make a decent supplementary material though.
About the Author
Bojan Tunguz
Bojan Tunguz was born in Bosnia and Herzegovina, which he and his family fled during the civil war for the neighboring Croatia. Over the past two decades he has studied, lived and worked in the United States. He is a theoretical physicist with degrees from Stanford and University of Illinois. Tunguz has taught physics at several prominent liberal arts colleges and has been writing about physics, science and technology for more than a decade. He also has a wide spectrum of interests, and reads and writes about current events, society, culture, religion and politics. Over the years he has reviewed many of the books that he has read, and posted his reviews on various online outlets. In 2011 he had become a top 10 reviewer on Amazon.com, where he continues to be very active. Aside from reading and writing, Tunguz enjoys traveling, digital photography, hiking, and fitness. He resides with his wife in Indiana. You can follow my review updates on the following pages as well: Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/tunguzreview Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/tunguzreviews Google+: https://plus.google.com/u/0/104312842297641697463/posts
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