3DS Max 4 Workshop: The Do-It-Yourself Approach To Learning... With CDROM; Author: Loose, Duane; Paperback; CD-ROM

Author: Loose, Duane
Paperback; CD-ROM
550 pages
Published: June 2001
Pearson Professional Education
ISBN: 0789725460
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The book teaches skills and techniques in a way that not only provides an understanding of MAX X and its functionality but also how to apply those tools to a normal work environment by using a single, comprehensive project. Each chapter contains a section that provides an explanation of the tools, features and techniques being used, some sample exercises for reinforcement, and some of the artistic insight behind the process. The chapter concludes with the workshop section, which walks the reader through a series of step-by-step tutorials that culminate into a final, working project by the end of the book. The tear card, color section, tips, notes and sidebars are filled with expert advice and supplemental information and together with the chapter material provide the readerLearn 3DS MAX X techniques and skills while creating a fully functioning, real world project. This title provides readers with a project-based learning experience that should teach them how to use the tools and features of Max 4 and also explain when and why to use one over another. It also provides the artistic and creative reasons behind the technical skills.