Deconstructing the Elements with 3ds Max, 2/e: Create natural fire, earth, air and water without plug-ins
暫譯: 用 3ds Max 解構元素（第二版）：無需插件創造自然的火、土、空氣和水

Description

Boost your effects skillset with this 3ds Max workshop. Tutorial lessons give you hands-on experience in creating realistic fire, earth, air and water effects. This new edition is co-published by Autodesk Media and Entertainment, and includes new tutorials on entering the Earth's atmosphere, icebergs, lava eruptions and a photorealistic sun. Inspirational color images cover every page of the book as the author shares his professional techniques and workflow processes. Companion DVD In addition to the reference material, full-sized screenshots and resulting 3ds Max files, there are extra tutorials in the form of videos which include 'Lava Eruption' and 'Atmosphere Entry'. These video tutorials adhere to the same format as the tutorials in the book, with the Introduction, Analysis (etc.), but in this case the author talks you through each step while demonstrating it all on-screen in the 3ds Max interface and calling on the reference material throughout. Book's support website: www.deconstructingsupport.com User level: Intermediate and advanced

 

Table of Contents

Foreword by Ted Boardman of tbdesign Introduction Fire 1 Candle 2 Match 3 Gas hob 4 Oil fire 5 Flamethrower 6 Tunnel explosion 7 Fireworks 8 Coals 9 Solar Flare Water 10 Lemonade 11 Calm seas 12 Stormy seas 13 Underwater 14 Moving surface water 15 Rain 16 Hailstones 17 Snowflakes 18 Lava lamp 19 Glacier Earth 20 Volcanic terrain 21 Lava 22 Grass and dirt 23 Grasses 24 Frozen wastelands 25 Mountain 26 Asteroid Air 27 Cigarette smoke 28 Tornado 29 Eruption 30 Pyroclastic flow The next step and further reading Plug-in solutions