the fundamentals of 3D modeling, texturing, and animation Chopine, Ami creator text ne Amsterdam Elsevier/Focal Press 2011 monographic eng

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xiii, 274 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. Looks at the principles of 3D art and offers instructions on creating a variety of 3D graphics and animation A history of computer graphics and special effects -- Getting started and getting finished -- Polygons : how 2D becomes 3D -- NURBS : the spliny truth -- Subdivision surfaces : the marriage of polygons and NURBS -- Deforming : it’s a good thing -- Rigging -- Animation : it’s alive! -- Dynamics : let’s get physical -- How the pixel gets its color -- More than just color -- Light effects -- Lighting the way -- Working the camera -- Environments -- Rendering -- Procedures and graphs -- Scripting -- What tools to use -- Making a career out of 3D specialized Ami Chopine "Geek At Play Studio"--Cover Includes bibliographical references and index Computer graphics Computer animation Three-dimensional display systems 9780240814711 (pbk.) 0240814711 (pbk.) UMP 121127 20251125093739.0 vtls000066916