3ds Max Modeling For Games

Download or read book 3ds Max Modeling for Games written by Andrew Gahan and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 2013-01-17 with total page 479 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: With 18 years under his belt in the game industry, a key contributor to the MotorStorm series, and the creator of the 3ds Max in Minutes video series (at FocalPress.com), Andrew Gahan delivers the expert techniques in 3ds Max Modeling for Games, 2nd edition. This updated edition is packed with new tutorials that will enhance your modeling skills and pump up your portfolio with high-quality work in no time. Along with Anthony O'Donnell and a team of experts, Gahan covers all of the fundamental game modeling techniques, including character and environment modeling, mapping, and texturing. Finally, a bonus section in 3ds Max Modeling for Games offers readers insights and tips on how to get their careers started in the game industry. New, expanded tutorials take readers of all abilities through full character and environment modeling from beginning to end Companion website (3d-for-games.com) offers a robust, supportive forum where readers can get commentary on new work, develop skills and portfolio art, as well as network with other game artists on a variety of projects. Also features project files for all tutorials in the book and enough support images and photos to keep the budding artist busy for months Completely updated gallery allows the reader to build on various models

Download or read book Modeling a Character in 3DS Max written by Paul Steed and published by Jones & Bartlett Publishers. This book was released on 2005-01-10 with total page 585 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this update to his best-selling character modeling book, professional modeler and animator Paul Steed shares a number of tips, tricks, and techniques that have made him one of the industry’s most recognized 3D artists. Modeling a Character in 3ds max, Second Edition provides readers a professional-level skill set as it chronicles the creation of a single low-poly real-time character from concept to texture mapping, and gives insight into the process of creating a high-resolution character. Learn how to model with primitives; use extrusions and Booleans; mirror and reuse models; optimize the mesh; create and apply textures; loft shapes.

Download or read book 3ds Max Modeling for Games written by Andrew Gahan and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 2011 with total page 382 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 3ds Max Modeling for Games - VOLUME II Insider's Guide to Stylized Game Character, Vehicle, and Environment Modeling **ALL TECHNIQUES, TUTORIALS BELOW WILL FEATURE STYLIZED (COMIC-STYLE) ART. THIS IS THE DISTINCTION BETWEEN VOLUME I (WHICH OFFER REALISTIC STYLE ART). Chapter 1 - Introduction to 3dsmax (20-30 pages) User Interface Primitives Viewports Projects Load & Save Chapter 2 - Basics of Modeling and Texturing (20-30 pages) Creating a box asset Creating simple texture maps Creating texture maps from photographs Cleaning up images in Photoshop Mapping UV Unwrap Editing UV's Render settings and quick renders Saving and organizing your work Chapter 3 - Low Poly Modeling Techniques continued (20-30 pages) Modeling a simple object Extrude, Bevel, etc Graphite modeling tools Chapter 4 - Low Poly Vehicle (80 pages) Using blueprints and concept art work Modeling techniques Materials and mapping Rendering Chapter 5 - Low Poly Character (80 pages) Using blueprints and concept art work Modeling techniques Materials and mapping Rendering Gallery (20 pages) Chapter 6 - Creating Trees and Foliage (30 pages) Different approaches for different uses Modelling Texture creation Chapter 7 - Low poly Environment (80 pages) Planning the scene Blocking out in 3D To detail or not to detail Unwrapping Creating texture maps Lighting Rendering Chapter 8 - Normal Map creation in detail (20-30 pages) Creating normal maps from high poly assets Baking maps Types of normal map Tangents based normal maps in detail Chapter 9 - Ambient Occlusion in detail (10-20 pages) Chapter 10 - Portfolio creation and Interview (10 pages).

Download or read book Poly-Modeling with 3ds Max written by Todd Daniele and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 2012-09-10 with total page 279 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Polymodeling is a modeling technique used in 3d modeling. Unlike box modeling, or other forms of modeling where you start out with a basic form or primitive object that determines the mass of an object, artists can use the polygon (the basic building block of all of the primitives available in 3ds Max). This approach allows for more control over the flow, placement and detail of the meshes that are built. Placement of vertices/points, edges and all other sub-elements that build our models is determined by the user, rather than pre-determined by a computer generated primitive. This book is a collection of tips, tricks and techniques on how to create professional models for advertising on T.V and the web. The author has tons of industry experience using Max toward this end, and he shares the secrets of his trade. As Production Modeler for some of today's hottest studios (including GuerillaFx, Coke Zero, MTV, Old Navy, Nike, Target, HP) Todd Daniele brings real-world experience to the book. Daniele teaches the technical aspects of polymodeling, while showing how to ultimately create content in a dynamic, efficient manner. Associated web site offers instructional files that show the models in progressive stages of development; plus a supporting internet forum: readers can log-on to this forum to ask questions or comment on anything covered in the book.

Download or read book 3ds Max Speed Modeling for 3D Artists written by Thomas Mooney and published by Packt Publishing Ltd. This book was released on 2012-10-23 with total page 593 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Step by step illustrated tutorials are supported by a focused commentary. The examples are designed to proceed from starting to model through model finishing to putting models to work within projects and presentation. The book shows both - the entire flow of asset creation and granular methodology. This book will appeal to anyone interested in 3D modeling who wants to improve their speed modeling ability, particularly artists whose work is relevant to industries where hard surface modeling or model prototyping is required, such as games, films, or visualization.

Download or read book 3ds Max Basics for Modeling Video Game Assets: Volume 1 written by William Culbertson and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2019-04-15 with total page 435 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A textbook for learning 3d modeling fundamentals, this step-by-step lesson book develops the readers modeling skills through a series of modeling exercises creating modules for a medieval castle environment. As the text introduces new modeling skills it additionally calls on the reader to perform repetitive tasks, reinforcing skills learned in the process. The content is presented as if the reader is in a working video game studio, being responsible for researching asset design, providing the team with placeholder assets, and final model assets that are unwrapped and custom textured. Upon completion of the modeling projects, the modeled environment is exported to the Unity game engine for use in a real game environment, Although the text uses Autodesk 3ds Max for the modeling program, the principals are transferable to other major modeling programs. Key Features: The goal of this book is to teach the fundamentals of 3d modeling video game assets in a simplified, logical progression, optimized for learning at a beginner level. This series of modeling exercises is the result of having taught over one thousand video game students the fundamentals of 3d modeling. Often, teachers are not fully trained in teaching the concepts of 3d modeling. This text, written for self-paced learning helps those instructors. Includes instructions and project files for exporting the finished project environment into a 3d game engine, Unity. Appendices include additional 3ds Max tool instructions. A companion site includes working 3ds Max project files for Chapters, a 3ds Max user interface and 3ds Max short cut keys and more.

Download or read book Game Character Design Complete written by David Franson and published by Course Technology. This book was released on 2006 with total page 244 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A game is only as intriguing as the characters that inhabit its world. Game Character Design Complete demonstrates each step of modeling, texturing, animating, and exporting compelling characters for your games. You'll learn how to model in 3ds Max from sketch references, texture in Adobe Photoshop, rig bones, and animate a character back in 3ds Max. Game Character Design Complete covers all aspects of character creation-from the technical to the artistic. Don't worry if your artistic ability isn't awe-inspiring. You'll cover every aspect of the design process in easy-to-follow steps, including texturing and animating your character. If you have a working knowledge of 2D and 3D graphics, then you have all of the skills you need to begin creating cool characters for your games.