Photorealistic Character Animation

This isn't just another character animation book to teach readers how to make cartoon characters and aliens, it's an in-depth, advanced level work that teaches them how to create believable humans! With an emphasis on photorealism and natural movement, this book covers the entire process from modeling and texturing to animating. Powerful tools including Maya, 3D Studio Max and Animation: Master are used in the development of the characters, but the skills learned can be applied to other programs as well. Through the study of well-known, photo-realistic character animation work in recent movies such as Star Wars and Titanic, readers will discover some of the secrets behind the creation of these awesome films.