The ElectricImage Handbook

Key Features:

• Character animation is THE buzzword in 3D graphics today. Electricimage 2.8 incorporates many new features tailored to the creation of good character animation - Bones, Morphs and the Function Curve Editor are just a few on the list and they are all covered in detail
  
• ElectricImage's new modeler is thoroughly covered and several tutorials help get users up-to-speed with it's hIgh-end features such as UberNURBS
  
• In addition to the new features, there are extensive tips on the already established features such as the Camera Map Projection, Mr. Nitro, Smokers and Inverse Kinematics
  
• ElectricImage's vast collection of 3rd party plug-ins are covered including Smoke with Northern Lights Production's Dante and Fire with CEI Software's PowerParticles, Storms with Onxy's Tree Storm, and many more
  
• CD includes the ElectricImage Project files used in the tutorials and all of the supporting files such as textures, Quicktime movies and models

Table of contents

Foreword

Acknowledgements

About the Editor

Chapter 1 Welcome

Chapter 2 The World in 3D

Chapter 3 Modeling and Importing Tips

Chapter 4 Modeling Techniques

Chapter 5 Material, Shader and Mapping Tips

Chapter 6 Material, Shader, and Mapping Techinques

Chapter 7 Lighting Tips and Techniques

Chapter 8 Camera Tips and Techniques

Chapter 9 Animation Tips

Chapter 10 Animation Techniques

Chapter 11 Rendering Tips

Chapter 12 Postproduction Tips and Techniques

Chapter 13 Featured Artist: Keith Lango

Appendices

About the CD

Index