Welcome to the world of 3D animation with SOFTIMAGE|XSI 5! Covering everything from modeling to animating, rendering, compositing, and even grooming hair, this official guide is designed to make the complexities ... more

Coverage begins with an overview of general 3D concepts, and quickly moves to customizing the improved Carrara Studio user interface for your own projects. From there you’ll master the powerful modeling ... more

Blender is a free and open source 3D creation suite that is a real alternative to commercially available 3D design software. A cross-platform software package with millions of downloads annually, Blender ... more

Get ready to conquer the skills and techniques that will allow you to experience the magic of Houdini! With this book, you will be able to apply all of Houdini’s features to your projects, including modeling, ... more

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The Official Luxology modo Guide provides product designers, graphics artists, architects, and game developers with an A-Z tutorial for tapping into the phenomenal creativity of the modo 3D software. ... more

Learn how to harness the power of ZBrush to achieve results that are impossible in any other graphics application. ZBrush blends 2D and 3D technologies while also placing much of the technical side of ... more

Introduced 160 years ago as an attempt to generalize complex numbers to higher dimensions, quaternions are now recognized as one of the most important concepts in modern computer graphics. They offer ... more