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Provides information on lighting and rendering techniques to create realistic illumination, shadows, and textures.

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2006
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Jeremy Birn is a Lighting Technical Director at Pixar Animation Studios, where he worked on Cars and the Academy Award-winning The Incredibles. Prior to joining Pixar in 2002, Jeremy did lighting and rendering at such companies as Palomar Pictures, Wild Brain, CBS Television, and Tippett Studio, where he worked on effects for the feature film Evolution. Jeremy has taught courses at the California Institute of the Arts in Southern California and the Academy of Art University in San Francisco. More of Jeremy’s work and more about his writing is on his website, www.3dRender.com.

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ASIN ‏ : ‎ 0321316312
Publisher ‏ : ‎ New Riders Pub; 2nd edition (January 1, 2006)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Paperback ‏ : ‎ 416 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 9780321316318
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0321316318
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 1.9 pounds
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 7.25 x 0.75 x 8.75 inches

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Rob

Exceeded My Expectations

Reviewed in the United States on August 4, 2013

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This book is very informative in the area of working with 3D scenes and covers all the important aspects of lighting them. I would highly recommend it to others, especially dedicated hobbyists like myself.

I use Blender, Carrara, Daz3d, Hexagon and Bryce, as they are either free or very inexpensive. I like using different software and even composite scenes together with photoshop. I am not an expert in the field but I have learned a lot about realistic lighting and it helps being a photographer by trade. Photography and 3d graphics work well together as far as I'm concerned. You can apply knowledge learned to both fields.

This book is software non-specific and it really covers a lot of ground in respect to understanding many concepts like lighting design, types of lights, shadows, global illumination, composition, colors, textures, rendering, etc... (and so much more! )I was also impressed that it included some concepts from a photographer's perspective as well. The production pipeline section really helped and I like how this book reads.

Reading this book feels like it was meant for me. If you enjoy photography and also creating 3d scenes, I would say that this should be in your library. I am self taught in photo / video and 3d graphics ( about 5 years )and I understand all the terminology and concepts but this really takes me to a higher level without being too far over my head or too simplistic.

I reserve the 5 star rating for items I find to be of great value. I must inform prospective buyers of this item that I did buy this "used in good condition".
The "new" price is probably worth it but you can save tons by getting it used. I think it was around 18 or so shipped. To me, that is an incredible value.

I hope this review helps you. I really love this book!

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Jim

An absolute must-have for all 3-D Modelers

Reviewed in the United States on April 1, 2010

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In a world of software-specific manuals, Jeremy Birn's "Digital Lighting and Rendering" is refreshingly software-ambiguous. Birn begins by reviewing traditional lighting and then delves into the world of digital lighting with great detail. Birn deftly avoids providing instructions for one specific software suite (although his screenshots appear to have been captured from Maya), and is greatly successful in exploring principles that apply to any major 3-D modeling and animation suite. As an avid Blender user, I found the book very useful in providing guidance for everything from simple lighting setups to more complicated lighting setups. Birn also spends a great deal of time addressing digital lighting problems.

The book is a must have for several reasons:

1. Rather than addressing "how-to" scenarios for one specific software suite, the book begins with the fundamental issue of "why", and provides solid principles that can be addressed in a practical manner by users of every major software package.
2. Detailed colored photos fill the book from cover to cover, providing the reader with practical examples for every situation addressed in the book.
3. Every chapter ends with a review and practical exercises for the reader to complete to gain experience in the topic covered. Additionally, by visiting 3drender.com, readers can download additional scenes to light.
4. Cameras and texturing, while not necessarily falling into the lighting category, are covered in detail in the book. Birn provides tips such as texture map baking and other solutions designed to reduce render time while maintaining a scene's complexity.
5. Common errors or difficulties are reproduced and explained in depth.

This book, without a question, is a must-have for anyone serious about entering the world of 3-D design and animation. 6 stars out of 5!!!

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Cash A. Echevarria

Good for theory!

Reviewed in the United States on April 16, 2013

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If your an expert you might want to skip this one a lot of what is talked about is planing and general theory for none lighting, rendering and compositing people! I'm a rigger and a lot of what I learned here was pretty basic and already understood. That said it's still a good book to refresh you understanding of lighting and rendering!

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Cobus Van Staden

A Must have for both novice and experts alike.

Reviewed in the United States on February 15, 2010

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Hey People I want to share my with you my findings inside the book.

This book is a wonderful way to learn and become a better lighting artist,after all lighting is probably the most important part of any and all cg pipelines.Without proper lighting, there is no atmosphere and no mood to capture your audience.

Im happy to say that this book is the best in its class as far as understanding lighting and rendering goes.I was pleasantly surprized to find that Jeremy not only wrote the book intuatively, but also covering all the aspects of lighting setups.
i.e He takes you through the process of understading lighing and how real-life lighting occurrence can be utilized in 3d.Then he guides you through understanding of scene setup to atchieve a particular lighting condition.Most importantly for me was the fact tat he goes through the same scene with different lighting.i.e Day or Night, arch viz or creature lighting to name but just a few. He then explores all the tools you need to attchieve realism. These tools are not only on the 3d aspect of the process, but also real life tools to make the lighting process easier. He then shows you insiders info and personal experience, making this book ideal and a must have for both novice and experts alike. I mean we all want to learn the best tricks and the fastest ways to success right?
Finally he explains the Post Production process and gives you a brief understanding to take your CG scene from 3d into comping.

I hope you all found this review helpful.
cheers.
Cobus

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Richard Lyall

Comprehensive, easy to follow, in depth. Must buy.

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on October 3, 2007

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I'm a keen amateur 3D artist who is gradually learning the craft of 3D. I've got to the point where I needed a better grounding in the key areas of lighting, texturing and modelling.

Jeremy Birn's book is a mine of useful information and professional expertise. It is very easy to read, and indepth, and manages to convey complex technical information without being confusing or overwhelming. It is interesting to read, and easy to digest.

You do get the sense that he knows the 3D industry well and is writing from great experience, not just by the depth of information, but by the scope of topics he addresses that go beyond the creation of art, and covers how you might use these skills in a professional environment. I even found these bits helpful e.g. don't light your scene until most of the modelling is pretty settled - saved me lots of time!

It also manages to do so in a way which applies to different 3D packages, so you are not penalised by not owning 3DS Max or Maya or whatever.

There is a nugget on every page - I read a bit, and then try to use it in a project, and I have learned so much already.

Three criticisms that rob it of the 5th star:
1) It is slightly short on illustrations perhaps, especially for a book which is all about visual art, but this doesn't seem to detract from the book's overall impact.
2) Not quite enough thought has gone into the practical examples and exercises at the end of each chapter - they are quite brief. But then you can always create projects to test things out in your own software package.
3) A CDROM with some examples and projects would have been welcome e.g. load up one of the scenes in the book (provided in 3DS format perhaps, so as to be package independent), texture it, and practice different lighting rigs, or try to reproduce the book's illustrations.

I guess pros could learn a lot from this book, but so will keen amateurs who are not going to make a living from it but want to excel in their art nonetheless.

I've tried to apply some of this in my own art, some of which can be seen on www://craftycurate.blogs.com

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ravells

Very Good

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on March 26, 2007

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As an intermediate level surface modeller I found this book extremely helpful. Among its numerous plus points are that it is not application dependant, it explains theory in lucid plain English and it is one of the few instruction books which does not resort to the use of 'filler' information which is self evident, of marginal relevance, or easily available on the web.

There wasn't a chapter in which I did not learn something new. The stellar chapter for me was on architectural lighting - how to get a 3d scene (indoors or outdoors) looking 'real' rather than a lit model. For character modellers there's the basic information about 3 point lighting and theory beyond that.

The book is very well illustrated and the author and production team have been at pains to ensure that the quality of the illustrations is such that subtle colour changes in before and after shots are apparent.

I am not sure about 3d experts, but I would definitely recommend this book for beginner to intermediate level as the 'lighting bible'. Lighting makes or breaks a render and this is the best book I have found which explains the theory in an clear methodical way.

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J SIMPSON

Great reference ~ Covers exactly what it says it does

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on July 13, 2013

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Whilst I've read through this once and as a relative beginner I know there is a lot to learn. This book is a great start for anyone serious about developing their CGI skills and I can see it getting lots of use as both a reference and study aid.
It covers all the main topics in reasonable depth and plenty of examples without getting too bogged down with specific software.
On a practical point the soft back version allows it to be laid flat and to stay open on the page without breaking the spine.
There are lots of colour photographs to illustrate many of the topics and frequent tips on how professionals 'cheat' to get the desired results.
All in all a well organised, detailed and comprehensive reference for anyone who wants to get under the skin of 3D lighting and rendering

David Are

Fantastic Book

Reviewed in Canada on July 29, 2016

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I'm an 3D Lighting artist at a Canadian animation studio and this book is my Bible, LotR, 50 Shades - all in one. It's a bit dated but the lighting concepts and explanations are still there. As someone who struggles with understand light and how it affects mood/characters on screen, this book helped get my !@#$ together and definitely helped me grow in terms of my jobs and artistically.

shinin

Five Stars

Reviewed in Canada on April 3, 2018

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