Game Character Design Complete: Using 3DS Max 8 & Adobe Photoshop CS2 Book/CD Package

Written for those interested in becoming a game character artist and those who want to expand their existing digital art skills, Franson uses a step-by-step tutorial approach to cover techniques, game engine preparation, and the exporting of the most popular game engines.

List of contents

Introduction Chapter 1. 3D Game Character Design Basics Chapter 2. Preparing to Model: Configuring 3ds Max and Referencing Sketch Art Chapter 3. Box Modeling in 3ds Max 8 Chapter 4. Mesh Optimization in 3ds Max Chapter 5. UV Mapping the Character in 3ds Max Chapter 6. Skin Texturing with Photoshop CS2 Chapter 7. Rigging a Character with Biped in 3ds Max Chapter 8. Character Animation in 3ds Max Appendix A. 3ds Max 8 and Photoshop CS2 Keyboard Shortcuts Appendix B. Related Web Sites and Links

Summary

Helps you develop your existing digital art skills to create and export 3D character models, textures, and animations for modern game engines. This intermediate-level book focuses primarily on 3DS Max 8 to create and animate a game character, and Photoshop CS2 to texture your character. The book's CD-ROM contains demo versions of both programs.

Product details

• Authors: David Franson, Eric Thomas
• Publisher: Course Technology Inc.
• Languages: Spanish
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.03.2017
• No. of pages: 195
• Dimensions: 235 mm x 19 mm x 183 mm
• Weight: 610 g
• Subjects: Guides > Hobby, home > Games, quizzes; Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > IT, data processing > Application software