Creating Striking Graphics with Maya and Photoshop

Daniel Gray

205 pages, parution le 09/08/2004

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Résumé

Add Another Dimension to Your Portfolio-And Move to the Top of Your Craft

Professional artists who strive to bring a new look to their illustrations are using Alias' premier 3D software in tandem with Adobe's prominent digital imaging program to create cutting-edge graphics. Now, with Maya 6, this remarkable combo is even better integrated than before.

Creating Striking Graphics with Maya and Photoshop-brought to you from Maya Press, a publishing partnership between Sybex and Alias-is a dazzling introduction to the vibrant world of 3D and Maya. Graphics wiz Daniel Gray, with help from an elite group of pros, will inspire you to incorporate 3D into your graphics and think more artistically when approaching your creations. And if you're already familiar with Maya, you'll learn how Maya 6 makes it even easier to work between both applications.

First you'll get the essential Photoshop user's introduction to Maya and learn how to make the leap from 2D to 3D. Then, you'll discover how high-profile artists use Maya and Photoshop together in real-world scenarios where 2D and 3D collide in a burst of creativity. Through a series of interviews that address a variety of 3D applications, you'll discover how:

Maya Master Meats Meier depicts Mother Nature with otherworldly success
Michael Elins combines photography and classical painting with the 3D world
Damon Riesberg cranks out a daily comic strip by posing and rendering his cast of characters
guru studios crafts beautiful 3D cartoons with a cool retro feel for TELETOON
Meteor Studios brings ultra-realistic prehistoric creatures to life for the Discovery Channel's Dinosaur Planet
IBM painstakingly re-creates ancient artifacts, such as the Sphinx, for the Egyptian Museum in Cairo
Meshwerks digitizes automobiles for use in movies, advertising, and video games and creates the ultra-cool chopped and channeled Honda EleMENTAL Woodie!

L'auteur - Daniel Gray

Daniel Gray is the author of a score of books on graphics and the Internet, with a focus on the forefront of the digital arts. Writing for a worldwide audience, Daniel's works have been translated into ten languages. His earlier works include The Photoshop Plug-ins Book, and Sybex's The Art of Cartooning with Flash (co-author).

Sommaire

Introduction
Part 1: Maya and Photoshop: A Beautiful Friendship
- Drawing a New Course in a 3D World
- The Maya-Photoshop Connection
- Introduction to Maya: Texturing with Photoshop
Part 2: Striking Graphics for Various Markets
- Dazzling Illustration
- Classic Cartoon Sensibility in a 3D World
- Comic Strips in 3D
- Creating Realistic Animals: Bringing Dinosaurs to Life
- The New Tradition-Adding 3D to Graphic Illustrations
- Re-creating Egyptian Antiquities
- Digitizing Dream Rides
- Mirko IliŽc: A Body of Work in 3D

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	PAPIER
Éditeur(s)	Sybex, Autodesk - Maya Press
Auteur(s)	Daniel Gray
Parution	09/08/2004
Nb. de pages	205
Format	20 x 25,5
Couverture	Broché
Poids	685g
Intérieur	Quadri
EAN13	9780782142747