Character Animation in 3D: Use traditional drawing techniques to produce stunning CGI animation (Paperback)

Description:

Based on 10 years of animation teaching experience, this comprehensive guide to key techniques will ensure your skills best fit the computer animation workplace. A complete understanding of the vital animation drawing skills will be achieved by learning the pitfalls in a 2D exercise then applying these skills when using 3D animation packages.

Providing a broad coverage this book will be relevant whatever 3D package you use, Softimage XSI, Maya, 3ds max or LightWave. Just knowing and being able to use a specific 3D software package does not make you an animator, but reading this book will!

The Free CD-ROM includes; how to animate exercises in each specific 3d animation program; short movies showing best practice; computer models so you can experiment and learn; a free demo copy and discount code for the best 2D animation software you can buy, DigiCel FlipBook.

www.characteranimationin3d.com, provides further resources about the world of animation, extensive list of links, how to get a job, build a lightbox, make an animated movie and much more!

 

Introduction to 2D working practice; The animation of matter; Construction of a simple character and its articulation and balance; Timing, anticipation, overshoot, follow-through and overlapping action with an animated character; Human walks and runs; Animal walks and runs; Animation of fish and snakes; Animation of birds; Animation of acting - body language; Animation of action - facial expressions; Animation of acting - two characters; Lip Synch; and Index. On the CD ROM there are 20 fully built and rigged models to animate with; over 50 tutorials on how to build and animate these models; 140 2D and 3D animated movies as examples; 22 live action movies as guidance and a free demo copy of DigiCel FlipBook line test software.