Résumé
LightWave 3D is one of the most popular 3D tools on the market today, offering the most complete set of tools, the best-looking and fastest out-of-the-box renderer, and one of the most powerful IK engines available. Professional director/animator Timothy Albee discusses how to use LightWave to build strong, dependable character setups, and provides proven, hands-on tools for mastering the complex mechanics of animation. Additionally, he covers the importance of storytelling and acting through animation—the subtle mastery that brings characters to life.
This book:- Shows the complete crafting of powerful and reliable character setups.
- Explains Inverse Kinematics as it pertains to character animation.
- Uses LightWave's tools to create character rigs that allow you to migrate animation from one character to another.
- Describes how to apply point weighting to create believable character skinning.
- Illuminates basic and advanced animation techniques that are the cornerstones for skilled animation such as anticipation, overlapping action, gesture, and silhouette.
- Outlines key steps for taking a scene from start to finish.
- Teaches time-honored acting techniques for helping you “become” your character.
Contents
- About this book
- Inverse Kinematics : its strengths and weaknesses
- Prepping your character for setup
- Boning your character
- Converting, organizing, and aligning
- Putting IK to work
- Point Weighting
- Using the controls
- Life drawing - the next logical step
- Reviewing animation basics
- Advanced animation mechanics
- Taking a scene from start to finish
- Important points for every scene
- Additional practice scenes
- Digitigrade characters
- The next logical step...
- Finding the character
L'auteur - Timothy Albee
Timothy Albee has been using LightWave 3D since 1991 as a studio animator. Founder of Exile Films and co-founder of Studio Mythos, his credits include Walt Disney feature animation, Babylon5, and numerous theatrical-release and television commercials. He has also worked for Activision.
Caractéristiques techniques
| PAPIER | |
| Éditeur(s) | Wordware Publishing, Inc |
| Auteur(s) | Timothy Albee |
| Parution | 16/05/2002 |
| Nb. de pages | 346 |
| Format | 19 x 23,5 |
| Couverture | Broché |
| Poids | 907g |
| Intérieur | Noir et Blanc |
| EAN13 | 9781556229015 |
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