Deconstructing the Elements with 3ds Max, Second Edition : Create natural fire, earth, air and water without plug-ins
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Get the most realistic effects from 3ds Max without having to spend more on plug-ins!
Boost your effects skill-set with this 3ds Max workshop. Tutorial lessons give you hands-on experience in creating realistic fire, earth, air and water effects. Updated to demonstrate production techniques suitable for any version of 3ds Max, this new edition is co-published by Autodesk Media and Entertainment, and includes new tutorials on entering the Earth's atmosphere, glaciers, lava eruptions and a Badlands landscape. Inspirational color images cover every page of the book as the author shares his professional techniques and workflow processes. The companion DVD contains all of the required tutorial media as well as over 6 hours of video tutorials. User level: Intermediate and advanced · Realistic effects without plug-ins! · Tutorial lessons demonstrate professional techniques and workflow processes. · Companion DVD contains all of the required tutorial media plus additional video tutorials. · Co-published by Autodesk Media and Entertainment. |
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| 09-24-08 | 5 | (NA) |
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I've been using Max for 9 yrs and this book showed me ways of using procedural textures that I would have never thought of. I could get close, but this book takes it those few steps closer to realism that I was looking for.
(Review Data Last Updated: 2008-09-25 07:06:04 EST)
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| 04-07-08 | 5 | (NA) |
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There are a million expensive plugins out there, and each does only one thing. You can buy each of them, or you can invest in your ability to learn Max's subtleties. This guy has apparently been doing great work since before there was a big plugin market, so buy his book, and you'll save all kinds of money. Plus you'll have a FAR better understanding of the various methods that can be used to perform relatively complex and difficult tasks. It's an exciting read for the right kind of 3D geek. You will probably find yourself thinking "I didn't know you could do THAT with THIS!"
(Review Data Last Updated: 2008-09-25 07:06:04 EST)
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| 01-02-08 | 5 | (NA) |
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Pete Draper knows his stuff! The tutorials are in color and quite easy to follow, except for the complex materials, but Pete explains what each one does in detail.
The author makes use of the Particles Systems a lot which you will be very good at by the end of the book. I own a bunch of books on Max, and this is by far, hands down, bar none the best book currently available. Be warned this book does not cover everything in Max(such as Mental Ray), but after you finish this book you will have an arsenal of things you can do. I recommend this book to beginners and experts alike, both will walk away with a lot of new ideas and knowledge about 3DS Max. (Review Data Last Updated: 2008-04-10 06:54:18 EST)
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| 12-19-07 | 5 | 1\1 |
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If you want to know how to use 3ds Max's Particle Flow...this is the book you should buy. One word of caution...make sure you brush up on your PFlow basics before digging in. The book definitely assumes that you know what you're doing when wiring up PFlow's Operators and Tests. There's screen shots to help you along, start and completed scene files, and a real nice handful of cool effects covered. More for the Intermediate and Advanced user.
(Review Data Last Updated: 2008-01-02 07:17:54 EST)
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| 08-01-07 | 5 | (NA) |
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If you want to learn particle flow this is the book for you. Pete does things I never thought 3DS Max was capable of. The tuts in the book are great and there are a couple of bonus video tuts on the accompanying DVD. Buy this book!
(Review Data Last Updated: 2008-01-02 07:17:54 EST)
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| 05-02-06 | 5 | (NA) |
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I'm 3 tutorials in and very impressed so far, especially with the methodology behind the use of materials to simulate phenomena. The included screenshots on the DVD Rom have been very useful when I miss something, and the reference material is outstanding. This is definitely for users with some experience, and is refreshingly lacking in redundant instructions, but should add a level of sophistication to any 3D artist's toolbox.
I just wish I knew they were going to drop $20 off the price before I preordered... (Review Data Last Updated: 2006-07-05 15:06:42 EST)
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| 04-11-06 | 5 | 3\4 |
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I am a student currently studying Digital Animation and Game Design. I first heard of Pete Draper's book from a fellow classmate who currently owns a first edition copy. Just thumbing through the tutorials my jaw dropped.
Deconstructing the Elements has fast become the keystone to many students personal 3ds Max libraries. (We have even been recommending it to our teachers) The tutorials are laid out fantastically and teach you as much about the concepts as well as `how to.' Deconstructing the Elements is the best resource for anyone who wants to learn elemental effects and particle systems within 3ds Max. I can't wait for this book... (Review Data Last Updated: 2006-06-25 10:01:47 EST)
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