3D human modeling and animation /

Ratner, Peter.

3D human modeling and animation / Three D human modeling and animation. illustrations and text by Peter Ratner. - 2nd ed. - Hoboken, N.J. : J. Wiley, c2003. - xvii, 316 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 25 cm. + 1 CD-ROM (4 3/4 in.)

Includes bibliographical references (p. 311) and index.

Beginning modeling techniques -- Modeling simple objects with splines/NURBS -- Modeling simple objects with subdivision surfaces -- Intermediate modeling techniques -- Creating a cartoon cow with subdivision modeling -- The cow head -- The cow body -- Creating a cartoon chicken with patch spline/NURBS modeling -- Anatomy of the human figure -- Proportion -- The skeleton -- The muscles -- Advanced modeling techniques, Part 1 -- Patch modeling the head with splines/NURBS -- Subdivision modeling the head with polygons -- Advanced modeling techniques, Part 2 -- Modeling the torso with splines/NURBS -- Subdivision modeling the torso with polygons -- Advanced modeling techniques, Part 3 -- Modeling the arm and hand with splines/NURBS -- Modeling the arm and hand with subdivision surface polygons -- Advanced modeling techniques, Part 4 -- Modeling the leg with splines/NURBS -- Modeling the leg with subdivision surface polygons -- Advanced modeling techniques, Part 5 -- The eye -- The eyelashes -- The eyebrows -- The inside of the mouth -- The teeth -- The gums -- The tongue -- The hair -- Setting up the human model for animation -- Setting up a skeleton -- Setting up facial expressions -- Surfacing and lighting details -- Surfacing details -- Lighting the human model -- Fundamentals of human animation -- Some animation pointers -- Animating in stages -- Dialogue -- Storyboarding -- Rotoscoping -- The graph editor -- Human animation principles -- The 12 principles of animation -- The elements of animation -- Conclusion -- Lesson plans.



0471215481 (pbk. : alk. paper) 9780471215486 (pbk. : alk. paper)

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Computer animation.
Computer simulation.
Human figure in art.
Three-dimensional display systems.

TR897.7 / .R38 2003

006.6/96