Essential 3ds Max 8.0

This book guides readers through every major aspect of 3D Studio MAX, from customising the user interface and creating a basic material to adding lights and creating a composite scene with a background plate.

Modelling exercises demonstrate how to create several projects including an interior, a fish, a human head, and an ear.

Learn how to: use the various tools and modifiers available in 3ds Max; adjust light and material settings to create desired effects; create objects using poly modelling and spline modelling techniques; build a proper mesh so your characters animate correctly; unwrap your objects in order to prepare them for texturing; and avoid common industry mistakes.

The companion files include colour images of all the figures in the book and example files used in the modelling chapters.