Chopine, Ami <br/><br/>
3D art essentials :  the fundamentals of 3D modeling, texturing, and animation / 
Ami Chopine. 
 - xiii, 274 pages :  illustrations ;  24 cm 
<br/><br/> "Geek At Play Studio"--Cover. 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references and index. 
<br/><br/>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. 
<br/><br/> Looks at the principles of 3D art and offers instructions on creating a variety of 3D graphics and animation. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780240814711  paperback 0240814711  paperback 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>2010942642 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Computer graphics<br/>Computer animation<br/>Three-dimensional display systems
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>T385  / .C52 2011