Create high-quality 3D animations and models by using the basic concepts and principles of 3D art presented by GeekAtPlay.com's Ami Chopine. This handy studio reference breaks down the core concepts into easy-to-understand segments and teaches you the 'why' in addition to the 'how.' Using application agnostic step-by-step tutorials, this book teaches you how to model, pose, and texture your creations as well as scenery creation, animation, and rendering. Learn which applications are best for your needs and how you can get started making money in the 3D field. The companion website includes video tutorials, models, project files, and other resources. This book is endorsed by Daz3d.com and includes exclusive Daz3d models.

Create lush terrains and atmospheres in Vue and enhance your knowledge of all the features in this software such as lighting, cameras, and Python scripting. Ami and Vladimir Chopine, from GeekAtPlay.com guide you through 17 stand-alone tutorials, each with a different focus on the key components of Vue. The companion website includes brand new video tutorials from Geekatplay as well as materials, atmosphere settings, image maps, models, project files, and completed images and animations.

Readers learn to create high-quality 3D animations and models using the basic concepts and principles of 3D art presented by GeekAtPlay.com's Ami Chopine. Readers get a studio reference breaking down the core concepts into eas-to-understand segments, showing readers the "why" in addition to the "how." Taking an application-agnostic approach, this book shows how to model, pose, and texture readers' creations, and then create scenery for them, animate, and render them. Chopine shows readers what applications best fit their needs and how to get started making money in 3D. The companion website includes video tutorials, models, project files, and other resources. Includes is endorsed by and includes extensive models by Daz3d.com.