3-D Human Modeling and Animation, 2/e

All the tools and know-how to create digital characters that can move, express emotions, and talk

3-D Human Modeling and Animation demonstrates how you can use your artistic skills in figure drawing, painting, and sculpture to create animated human figures using the latest computer technology. This easy-to-follow book guides you through all the necessary steps to create and animate digital humans. Students and professional 3-D artists will find this book to be an invaluable resource.

This Second Edition combines detailed, practical information about creating and animating 3-D human models. More than 400 images, interactive files, and exciting animations included on the CD-ROM detail the modeling and animation processes for both male and female figures. Chapter objectives and exercises are tied to the CD-ROM, which also provides color example images, sample models, modeling templates, textures, lesson plans, and relevant animation movies that allow you to start modeling and animating right away!

Table of Contents

Preface.

About the CD-ROM

Chapter 1: Beginning Modeling Techniques.

Chapter 2: Intermediate Modeling Techniques.

Chapter 3: Anatomy of the Human Figure.

Chapter 4: Advanced Modeling Techniques, Part 1.

Chapter 5: Advanced Modeling Techniques, Part 2.

Chapter 6: Advanced Modeling Techniques, Part 3.

Chapter 7: Advanced Modeling Techniques, Part 4.

Chapter 8: Advanced Modeling Techniques, Part 5.

Chapter 9: Setting Up the Human Model for Animation.

Chapter 10: Surfacing and Lighting Details.

Chapter 11: Fundamentals of Human Animation.

Chapter 12: Human Animation Principles.

Lesson Plans.

Bibliography.

Index.

About the Author