BEST OF 3D GRAPHICS W/CD

The Best of 3D Graphics celebrates the excellence and revolutionary achievements in 3D computer art from around the world. While most book on 3D graphics function as unispired how-to manuals, this full-color portfolio allows the art to speak for itself with its more than 250 cutting-edge images designed by masters of the craft. Full-page images help artists zero in and study the winning 3D techniques that grab and amaze audiences. Detailed credits reveal the artist and software program involved in each creation, and at the back of the book fifteen images are descontructed to demonstrate how they were created. Whether showcasing a cartoon character in a children?s movie or a landscape in a book, a "virtual person" in a multimedia presentation or a Hollywood special effect, this in-your-face sourcebook will inspire novice and seasoned 3D artists alike. The epic software group is an 11-year-old multimedia development company based in Woodlands, Texas. The team of artists, animators, and programmers are very active in the 3D graphics community and have authored or contributed to several design books. 1080 gr.…