Deconstructing the Elements with 3ds max 6 : Create natural fire, earth, air and water without plug-ins (Paperback)

Description:

Master professional techniques in 3ds max with expert guidance from this unique book and DVD-ROM package!

A must have guide for those with 3ds max experience who want to get more out of the base kit this versatile package provides. Save money by finding out how to get the most realistic effects from 3ds max without having to spend more on plugins. This book includes all you need to know to create realistic earth, air, fire and water effects with Discreet's powerful 3ds max animation kit.

Inspirational color images cover every page as Pete shares his professional insight, detailing the breakdown of the extensive catalog of visual reference material supplied on the DVD-ROM to ensure your effects are more realistic when working in 3ds max. This information is then used within the body of the tutorials which teach not only how to create each effect, but why we have performed that specific step so that you have a complete understanding of all the processes involved.

The free DVD-ROM also contains 5 hours and 45 minutes of free video tutorials in which Pete walks you through additional effects while still maintaining the same quality and format as the tutorials in the book.

'I congratulate Pete on this amazing accomplishment. I am certain that those of you who read this will find it incredibly useful, both as an educational tool and as a volume of reference. I encourage you all to read and absorb the information found within, and use it to help strengthen both your own skills, and to help strengthen and maintain our ever spreading 3D community.' Jason 'Buzz' Busby (www.3dbuzz.com)

 

Foreword by Jason Busby www.3dbuzz.com

Dedication

Acknowledgments

Equipment

About the Author

Introduction:
Why 3ds max?
3ds max 6
Your Level of Experience
You are only as good as your reference material!
Format
Tutorial Structure
The DVD-ROM
The Video Tutorials

The Elements:
FIRE
01 Candle
02 Match
03 Gas Hob
04 Oil fire
05 Flamethrower
06 Tunnel Explosion
07 Fireworks
08 Coals

WATER
09 Glass of Lemonade
10 Calm Seas
11 Stormy Seas
12 Underwater
13 Moving Surface Water
14 Rain
15 Hailstones
16 Snowflakes
17 Lava Lamp

EARTH
18 Volcanic Terrain
19 Lava
20 grass and dirt
21 Grasses
22 Frozen Wastelands
23 Mountain
24 Asteroid

AIR
25 Cigarette Smoke
26 Tornado
27 Volcanic Eruption
28 Pyroclastic Flow

Appendices:
The Next Step and Further Reading
Plug-In Solutions
Tutorial Support

Index

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