"Practical Poser 6" is written to teach beginning to intermediate Poser users the many new enhancements in Poser 6. Using interesting, practical tutorials, the book helps beginners get up to speed effectively, and provides new insights for the more intermediate users. The chapters and tutorials appear in the order that the tasks would actually be done to illustrate a typical work flow. Topics covered range from basic techniques (such as how to add, clothe, and pose Poser figures), to creating multi-charactered scenes. Users will learn how to modify faces in the Face Room, the differences between modeled and dynamic hair and how and when to use them, the different types of clothing and how to work with them, and how to use the material room to create and assign different textures. Advanced topics are also covered, including how to model a basic clothing article in Shade, how to UV map and texture it, how to assign groups and materials, and how to make it work in Poser. The final section of the book deals with how to get the must out of the render, and how to use third-party programs to improve renders or composite movies.

This is a must have resource to mastering the tools of Poser 6. "Practical Poser 6": teaches beginning Poser 6 users the ins-and-outs of the program; provides intermediate users with insights to the enhanced features and advanced capabilities; explains how to add, clothe, and pose figures and how to create Multi-charactered scenes; details how to add realism with lighting, textures, and camera angles; shows how to modify faces and add modeled or dynamic hair; provides lessons on modeling your own basic clothing; teaches how to use 3rd party programs to improve the render, and covers movie editing; and includes a companion CD-ROM with all the files for the tutorials in the book, figures from the book, and 3rd party demos.

Goes Far Beyond The Manuals

I avoid buying software books because many of my past purchases were a complete waste of money. The authors rehash the software’s free manuals and provide explanations and tutorials so basic that it seems their target reader is somebody who bought their first PC just last week.

Based on strong reviews, I took a chance and bought Practical Poser 6. I’m not going to cover the content, which is already described very thoroughly in other reviews here. I’ll just say that if you have tried to use Poser without any tutorial or learning aids, this book is for you. I had a copy of Poser 5 and had just bought Poser 6 a few weeks before getting this book. My measure of a good instructional book is how much it taught me that I didn’t know already. I estimate 50-60% of this book contains info that I’d only have learned by painful trial-and-error, and was really useful to me. And this is not to say that it’s for experienced users only -- whether you’re just starting out with Poser or already have a few years of experience, there’s some explanations, tips and general good reading in this book for you. Highly recommended!

Very much worth the price!

This book has become one of my references for Poser 6. It’s clearly written and covers topics from basic to advanced. I recommend this book for anyone learning or using Poser 6!

Getting to know Poser 6

I found Practical Poser 6 a valuable training tutorial into the world of 3D graphics. Not only did it explain the functions and usages of Poser 6 in understandable terms, it illustrated examples in easy to follow, step-by-step instructions. This book is a recommended must-have for individuals who are thinking about entering the realm of 3D graphics or serious artists who want to refine their technique and squeeze a little more ’mileage’ from their programs. A first-rate, well written book in it’s field.

Practical Poser 6

It was very easy to follow and made it easy to learn Poser 6.

Casi...

No obtiene la quinta estrella por no hacer referencia alguna al manejo de los archivos BVH. Por lo demás, genial!

Just a little bit disappointed

I bought this book about 5-6 months ago mostly because I needed some help with texturing, material, and making my own UV maps specifically for Poser 6. After I read all the reviews on this book I was convinced that this could be THE book that shows you how you can make your own maps. I mean what else can you teach in a book written for "intermediate to advanced users" anyway, right? Well, not really. The first couple of chapters are awesome. Although I knew a lot about those basic functions, I still learned couple of neat tricks from the book. However, chapters on Material, Textures, and UV maps are just short overview of these topics. She keeps referring you to the reference manual, which is...you know how it is...My suggestion is that don’t buy this book if you’re looking for a source on Materials and UV maps...There are other books out there such as Summer’s Texturing: Concepts and Techniques that explain the subject in detail.
I gave the book 3 starts because the first couple of chapters were very helpful and nicely written.

Practical Poser 6 recomended

I’ve been the art business at a professional level for a long time . I am however new to 3D appplications and I have assembled quiet a library to educate myself in this area. Practical Poser 6 has made learning this wonderfull program a joy. It doesn’t overcomplicate but in clear logical terms explains just exactly how to apply the many processes the program has available right down to where to find up to date plugins and also helps narrow the large array of content providers by listing many of them, what they do a nd how long they have been doing it. A must have for any poser 6 user.

Practical Poser 6

Excellent no nonsense book on how to get into poser 6, not sure what the dials & numbers do in the material room this tells you and gives some examples for a good starting point, it’s the poser 6 bible, with lots of practical step by step advice, if you want to get better at poser this book gives you a good head start, it even shows you the pain all newbies have of having your runtimes in the main program, on how to have them separate from posers main program, which makes for quicker finding of all your models.

Throw the Poser manual to the trash!!!

I read the whole manual that comes with Poser 6. It is a mess!!!Practical Poser is the book that should come with Poser. It is so easy to read, although you have to read a lot but, at the end, it is worth all the time spent with it. It is a step by step, avoid all the mistakes, instructional guide. I recomend it. Two thumbs up!!

Throw the Poser manual to the trash!!!

I read the whole manual that comes with Poser 6. It is a mess!!!Practical Poser is the book that should come with Poser. It is so easy to read, although you have to read a lot but, at the end, it is worth all the time spent with it. It is a step by step, avoid all the mistakes, instructional guide. I recomend it. Two thumbs up!!

Practical Poser 6

Excellent no nonsense book on how to get into poser 6, not sure what the dials & numbers do in the material room this tells you and gives some examples for a good starting point, it’s the poser 6 bible, with lots of practical step by step advice, if you want to get better at poser this book gives you a good head start, it even shows you the pain all newbies have of having your runtimes in the main program, on how to have them separate from posers main program, which makes for quicker finding of all your models.

pratical poser

thought the book gave more help ,along with the product book may thing easy to understand.

The latest options for advanced Poser users

Denise Tyler and Audre Vysniauskas’ PRACTICAL POSER 6 comes from an avid Poser user and author of several other books on the subject, and provides advanced Poser users with the latest set of options for the program. An introductory overview and review opens chapters which quickly move to more advanced features of working with interfaces and building scenes with the Poser library. Black and white screen shots offer plenty of applied examples while a centerfold of color polishes results.

Poser 6 DAZ 3D Studio

Okay. I’ll admit it. I liked DAZ Studio a lot more than Poser 6 till this book came out. And I spent my cash on Poser 6 and DAZ Studio is free. But...With this book I’m now relatively happy that I have Poser 6. It’s a great read. I don’t know who did the editing but, GREAT job. AND I haven’t even cracked open the CD yet! It’s answering all those pesky new user "How do I fix this?" questions....The FAQs in the back are wonderful. For me, as a relatively novice user, this is the perfect addition to Poser 6.

Poser 6 DAZ 3D Studio

Okay. I’ll admit it. I liked DAZ Studio a lot more than Poser 6 till this book came out. And I spent my cash on Poser 6 and DAZ Studio is free. But...With this book I’m now relatively happy that I have Poser 6. It’s a great read. I don’t know who did the editing but, GREAT job. AND I haven’t even cracked open the CD yet! It’s answering all those pesky new user "How do I fix this?" questions....The FAQs in the back are wonderful. For me, as a relatively novice user, this is the perfect addition to Poser 6.

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