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CINEMA 4D : The Artist's Project Sourcebook (Digital Media Academy Series) [ILLUSTRATED] (Paperback)

by Anne Powers (Author) "Step right up! You'll be amazed at the creative impact a humble primitive has to offer!..." (more)
Key Phrases: material thumbnail, green move handle, els folder, Object Properties, Material Editor, Atom Array (more...)

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"... full of creative detail without being stodgy, brimming with playful fun ... I could not imagine a better teacher or a better way to learn this application." -Tom Wolsky, South Coast Productions, author, Final Cut Pro 4 Editing Essentials --Tom Wolsky, South Coast Productions, author, Final Cut Pro 4 Editing Essentials

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Paperback: 368 pages
Publisher: CMP Books; Pap/Dvdr edition (January 7, 2004)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1578202426
ISBN-13: 978-1578202423
Product Dimensions: 9.6 x 8.7 x 1 inches
Shipping Weight: 1.9 pounds

Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars See all reviews (27 customer reviews)

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material thumbnail, green move handle, els folder, extrude inner, been made editable, current time slider, drag the small black arrows, texture tag, airplane hat, mouth polys, text spline, shading engines, bump channel, texture panel, upper left view, path spline, render settings, spline object, object editable, spline path, outer distance, symmetry object, selection tag, lower arm bone, animation principles

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Object Properties, Material Editor, Atom Array, After Effects, Color Drops, Xpresso Editor, Galaxy Ball, Add Keyframe, Claude Bonet, Edit Surface, Global Position, Peephole Box, Star Track, Antique Bulb, Glowing Star, Root Goal, Coordinates Manager, Left Shin Bone, Left Upper Arm Bone, Bat Wing, Fix Bones, Frame Scene, Smells Like Almonds, Soft Interpolation, Tip Goal

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5.0 out of 5 stars A thoughtful and FUN intro to Cinema4D, July 31, 2004

By	E. Yasi (Waltham, MA USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

Cinema 4D is a great 3d modelling and animation tool that is (for this type of software) not too expensive, and very powerful. However, for newbies like me the number of options is very, very intimidating.

I recently purchased a copy of Cinema4D, and while I enjoyed working through all the tutorials in the manual, I found they too quickly got into some of the finer points of the product, and I felt rushed. Anne Powers' marvelous new book gets it just right. You very quickly are doing modest little scenes that *look great*. She also has you leap right into animation in the first chapter, so while it's far from slowgoing, she still keeps the steps reasonable, and it felt like I was actually absorbing some of the lesson rather than just following it along. I also appreciate that she often doesn't have you import something 95% done, and you just click a few times to add one feature. Many examples have you building from scratch, which is especially helpful for those of us learning from the ground up.

There's not alot of verbosity following each step explaining *why* you're doing it, and some may find that a flaw. But, I've found that as long as I take a little time to see what I'm doing, and what the results are, that this is not a problem, since Anne does keep each project very manageable.

Finally, the DVD that comes with the book is *truly* useful. There's far more than source files for the examples. There are links to further study on each chapter's topics, extra artists work, detailed discussions on the most recent version (v8.5 as I write this), and more.

Perhaps an industry veteran would find this all a bit simplistic, but I appreciated the pace and level of detail. She also leaves you with lots of great ideas and templates to use as a basis for your own work.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Refreshing Writing Style, November 30, 2004

By	John Matlock "Gunny" (Winnemucca, NV) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

I like Anne Powers style. The first chapter is about building a dozen primative designs. But in the first paragraph of the first chapter she says go look at the finished designs on the DVD. I've never seen a better approach to tell you just what you are trying to do before you get started on the actual doing. It seems like so many computer forget to tell you just what you're trying to do. After you know what you're trying to do, then step by step, each illustrated. you build the model.

Chapter 2 gets a bit technical, you may be tempted to skip it --so she starts it by saying that if you are planning to become proficient don't even think about skipping it. And so it continues, you're building a car, adjusting surfaces, designing birthday cakes - with legs that dance.

Besides C4D, there is also a chapter on BodyPaint 3D, the companion software from Maxon. There is also a chapter on using C4D in conjunction with other packages such as Photoshop, Illustrator, Zbrush and more.

This is a sourcebook, a tutorial on how to use the software. It just happens to be one of the better writting of these I've ever seen.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Cinema 4d: The Artist's Project Sourcebook, July 19, 2004

By	CHRISTOPHER COLE (REDONDO BEACH, CA United States) - See all my reviews

I have been working with Cinema 4d for about 9 months and have had to feel my way around the program due to the lack of books in English. I have to say, this book has taught me so much. The projects are easy to follow and well written and there are clear pictures to help you. She covers so much information, from modeling to rendering, that will help any 3D artist with whatever they are trying to achieve. This book is a must-have for any 3D enthusiast. Kudos to Mrs. Powers for writing this terrific book!

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4.0 out of 5 stars Not for beginners
Very nicely written and some real interesting examples in the book. But it's not for beginners. You need some basic knowledge of working in C4D before you tackle this book... Read more

Published 2 months ago by David Navarro Jr.

3.0 out of 5 stars Madness for a beginner
Cinema 4D can be an extremely complex software with an even more complex user interface. The exercises in this book can be maddening. Read more

Published 3 months ago by R Round

4.0 out of 5 stars Great book for beginners
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Published 8 months ago by G. Hahn

5.0 out of 5 stars excellent support for Cinema 4D
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Published 9 months ago by Connie

5.0 out of 5 stars I need to Know Now
This book is clearly for anyone who is in need of a quick read with brilliant illustrations that will motivate you to great motion ghaphics.

Published 11 months ago by A. Moody

1.0 out of 5 stars Waste of Time and Money
Everything about this book is amateurish. You can tell from the models that she uses as examples that she doesn't really know how to use the program, really what is a "Starlight... Read more

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3.0 out of 5 stars Not what i was expecting
I'm really disapointed by this book. Was expecting a lot more after reading all those good reviews... This is only a step by step tutorials book. Read more

Published 18 months ago by C. Cauchon

5.0 out of 5 stars this book is gorgeous
This is the book I wish I had when starting out in 3D. It doesnt barage you with technical descriptions of 3D app features but teaches by going in and making stuff. Read more

Published 18 months ago by Brad

4.0 out of 5 stars A very practical book about C4D
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Published 20 months ago by Juan Canales Molina

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