The Art of 3D Computer Animation and Effects 4th Revised & enlarged Edition

This book is a fantastic resource that gives a person interested in 3D Animation and effects a total overview of the entire process. It gives a great background of the history of computer animation. It even goes as far as to show how the production process is setup for any level of animation production from beginning to end. It takes away the mystery surrounding how to make an animated film. Although it explains the many methods employeed by the industry today, it's not devoted to describing how one set of tools work. This book is a must for anyone contemplating entering into 3D animation and effects on any level--including games. Or just someone curiuose to know how this stuff is done. A good read that will provide a headstart for those seriously interested in this diverst art.

Clear and detailed. Concepts in the modeling world are often nebulously cataloged at best you are kind of expected to in the know about them from cultural osmossis and even then you may not understand them if they are deeply related to and described via a different field such as mathematics and computer science. This book does a good job collecting them all in a single space and describing what they are in comprehensive ways backed by visuals.

I bought this book for my animation class and I have found it to be very interesting and informative. It is not hard to read for types who may not like reading. It goes from the history of animation and the history of the computer as it relates to computer use in animation and visual effects, to the different methods of animation. It uses references from many films and video games we are all familiar with. A good book for anyone interested in animation or visual effects.

The condition of the book was good without any missing pagesI thought it was funny that it used to be owned by the libruary though xD

I really like this product !!I was totally worth the price.I would definitely recommended to a friend.Buy it with confidence.

Loved it. So helpful

Book paired well with the class I was taking, got a lot more outta the class because of the book.

The book was as good as new!This book is required for my animation processes class.Very interesting and a good guide book to learn about computer animation and effects for beginners.