TrueSpace 3 is a 3D graphics program for animation, rendering, and modelling. Version 3 has several unique features including the PlastiForm and Live Skin tools. In this book, users familiar with the trueSpace basics will find a primer on the new feature and hands-on tutorials for modelling various types of creatures. The text provides a primer on features including Plastiform and Live Skin, and the basics on: tools, creature design elements and how to remove the "jointed" look from your models. It shows how to create, model, and animate your creatures, and explains surfacing techniques including colour, UV projection, texture maps, bump maps, and procedural textures.
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Creating a human figure with a 3D package is hard work but not nearly as much fun as creating a creature such as a horse, an alligator, or a monster. Dobbs and Fleming start out with a discussion of general creature design and then go into the specifics of creating a gila monster, a scorpion, and a dragon using trueSpace, one of the cheaper 3D packages on the market (somewhere around $450). Readers can find trueSpace demos at (www.caligari. com). A good follow-up to Callihan for medium and large collections.
Copyright 1999 Reed Business Information, Inc.
Copyright 1999 Reed Business Information, Inc.
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16 of 16 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
These guys know what they're doing!,
By Bruno Bucci (Canada) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Truespace 3&4 Creature Creations (Paperback)
Listen up skeptics! The authors of this book (Darris and Bill) know what they're doing when it comes to creature creating! Everything from sketching, to modelling, to surfacing, to animating...the whole nine yards. The tutorials in this book are as far from "Mickey Mouse" as you can get. Quite simply put, this is the BEST, most HELPFUL book/tutorial I've ever read in my life. There are lots of diagrams that show you what your object(s) should look like along the way which makes this book 100% better! BUY THIS BOOK NOW!! I created my first creature in about three days.
4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
AWESOME! A must have for anyone in computer graphics!,
By A Customer
This review is from: Truespace 3&4 Creature Creations (Paperback)
I loved it, it makes Truspace much more user friendly. I was playing with Truspace for hours after I got it. The format is really handy, its a step by step guide and it's also easy to flip through and find what you're looking for. It's well illustrated with examples and there are some beautiful full color pages of example creatures. It covers all the advanced functions and topics that are hard to pick up on your own, and the CD and illustrations help immensly when building your own objects. I think my favorite is the "tips and tricks" section that gives creative ideas and suggestions, like how to make a cat's tail slide back and forth realistically and how to design animatable mouths. It's a first class guide to building and animating people, pets and creatures. I whole heartedly recommend it for anyone interested in computer graphics or animation, and especially anyone who uses or is thinking of using Truspace.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Finally some serious tutorials.,
By A Customer
This review is from: Truespace 3&4 Creature Creations (Paperback)
When I saw the cover of this book I was stoked. I was beginning to think I was the only one who used Truespace for character modeling. This is one serious book on creature modeling and animating. It isn't full of the usual lame tutorials that show you how to make a stick man walk or building some stupid puppet head or anything else you already know how to do. These guys really push Truespace to the limit and do stuff with it I never thought of.Even if you dont use Truespace. If you want to create some seriously creepy creatures you need this book. It is definitely worth it's price.
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