Master the complexities of 3ds Max by working through more than 150 short tutorials under the guidance of 3D expert Kelly Murdock. If you’re a beginner, a Quick Start chapter shows you how to create an exciting animation your first day using the software. You’ll find extensive detail on the latest features, allowing quick ramp-up for veterans of earlier 3ds versions. In addition, the book includes a 16-page, full-color insert with examples of cutting-edge 3ds Max art as well as a DVD with all the examples in the book, models and textures you can customize, a full-color and searchable PDF of the book.

* 3ds Max is used to create 80 percent of commercially available video games, including those for Microsoft Xbox 360, Sony Playstation 3, and Nintendo Wii
* Readers will master the complexities of 3ds Max by working through more than 150 short tutorials under the guidance of 3D expert Kelly Murdock
* A Quick Start chapter shows beginners how to create an exciting animation their first day using the software
* Offers extensive detail on the latest features allowing quick ramp-up for veterans of earlier 3ds versions
* Includes a 16-page, full-color insert with examples of cutting-edge 3ds Max art
* DVD contains all the examples in the book, models and textures that readers can customize, as well as a full-color and searchable PDF of the book

3ds Max 2008 Bible

This is a must have if you are new to 3ds Max! I had to learn and present a design within 5 weeks and this book really gave me the tools to overcome the challenge of learning such a difficult program. I would highly recommend it to anyone that is really wanting to learn the program! It was easy to understand and follow the examples they gave you. Thank you!

Pretty Good Reference Book...

This is a great book if you want to learn buttonology, but it seems to lack in student projects and exercises. I certainly cannot recommend this book for beginners, unless you want to use it as reference/supplemental guide to other training material. The author goes in to great deal on the "how" but doesn’t really explain the "why" portion as well as I hoped he would. Definetely go to your local bookstore and glance through it before purchasing. As for my rating, I gave it a marginal rating of 3 stars simply because I thought it to be average at best, but far from bad.