Book DescriptionWell-respected, established authority on Max shares her secrets on creative and effective Max tips and tricks.
Product Description
Need to get results with 3ds max fast? Why take months to learn every button in 3ds max when you can create great visuals with just a few key tools? Learn to create quick yet stunning logo treatments, special effects, and animated characters with the fastest techniques possible. Need convincing grass, trees, water, shadows? You can use the memory-hogging methods that choke your display and take forever to render, or you can get it done bing-bang with this book. When you need an animated character you can spend days fiddling with polygons, or you can use this book to put it together in minutes and get the entire project done in a day. How to Cheat in 3ds max includes a host of time-saving techniques as well as little-known tools that will make you look like an expert in no time flat. This book is for busy professionals who need to get it done right, but also need it done fast.
The CD includes scene files and bitmaps used to illustrate the cheats. also potentially Camtasia (video) files showing some of the trickier techniques that are better explained visually than on paper. Music files, organizational samples (i.e. dope sheets) or other files that are referred to in the book.
-Author is well-respected Max authority - she shares her secrets on little-known tools that save a bundle of time
-Concise, step by step, focused, examples with everything on CD so that artists and designers can start toying right away.
-New title in proven How to Cheat series: solution-oriented, quick results.
-No need to learn the entire program to look like a pro - info is quick, task-oriented, with real-life creative solutions.
About the Author
Autodesk Certified Trainer
Member of Boston Post Mortem Game Developers Gathering
WorldFest Remi Award winner 2007
Aurora Award winner 2000
3D Design Big Kahuna Award winner 2000
Michele Bousquet has been using 3ds max since its first release. She has worked as a Senior Technical Writer for Autodesk and has authored more than 20 books on 3ds max.
Michele has also taught 3ds Max, and has contributed to several magazines such as Multi-CAD, Broadcast Engineering, and Desktop.
In 2007, Michele won a WorldFest Remi Award for the TV show Animation Station, an educational series hosted by Michele. In the show, she boarded a virtual satellite to see animation from all around the world and explained how it was done.
These days, Michele thrives on teaching, writing, producing videos, and most of all, animating.
Review
Quotes on Michele's previous books:
On Model, Rig, Animate with 3ds max 7:
"A concise, handy reference. I'll be referring to it again and again." -- Vishnu Ramdass, Autodesk Product Support
On Model, Rig, Animate with 3ds max 6:
"The book's rigging chapter alone is worth the price of admission." --Jonathan Seagull, 3ds max Instructor
Review
'My first impression was "WOW!" and my second impression was "This is what reference material should look like!" The balance between illustration and text is just right for visual people - 3D artists will love it.'
- Borislav "Bobo" Petrov, Technical Director of Visual Effects at Frantic Films
'This excellent book will inspire anyone to dig a little deeper into this incredible piece of software.'
- Stefan Vittori, Managing Director Tangram 3DS
'The most visually interactive training tool ever for 3ds MAX. It is visually engaging and sets a new standard for understanding complex concepts. Michele Bousquet Rocks!'
- Richard Lapidus, Assistant Professor, 3D Animation, Mechanical Design and Drafting/CAD
'Best tricks of the trade, deliciously illustrated. Michelle reveals the secrets behind the magic of using 3ds Max. Move over David Blaine.'
- Mark Gerhard, 3ds Max Guru
'I was instantly blown away by 'How to cheat in 3ds Max 2009'! Michele has managed to capture many of the 3D industry's leading techniques and processes as well as a lot of advanced content that a lot of the pro's all use. Not only that - but in a very straight forward and easy to follow process that should be every beginners handbook and a very useful resource for even the most advanced users! Thumbs up!'
- Allan McKay, VFX Supervisor
'I found this book to be thoroughly readable and filled with time saving ideas. It's well organized and clearly written. There's lots of information in each section and the abundance of pictures makes it easy to follow. I know this book will soon become a well used and dog-eared reference in my classroom. It's filled with just the type of information my students need every single day. Each topic is covered in a single two-page spread so it's easy to read and quick to put into practice.'
- Pat Gombarcik, Autodesk Certified Instructor
'Finally a book that conveys the fun and fast side of 3ds Max. Bousquet has packed the pages with colorful and quick tutorials that help you master all of 3ds Max's main concepts.'
- Jim Lammers, President, Trinity Animation Inc.
'Here's a book you'll want to keep close to your workstation, with important workflow techniques in an attractive and accessible format. Remember that computer visualization is all fake, so "cheating" is exactly the way to increase your productivity. Good luck and have fun.'
- Ted Boardman, independent 3ds max instructor and author
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