<strong>Introducing 3ds Max 9</strong>: 3D for Beginners breaks down the complexities of 3D modeling, texturing, animating, and visual effects. You'll jump righ... » 

Introducing 3ds Max 9: 3D for Beginners breaks down the complexities of 3D modeling, texturing, animating, and visual effects. You'll jump right into the pipeline - from preproduction to production to postproduction - with clear-cut explanations, tutorials, and hands-on projects to build your skills. A special color insert includes real-world examples from talented 3ds Max beginners. From immediately creating your first animation to tackling poly modeling, rendering, and particles, you'll get a solid grounding in 3ds Max 9. Build the knowledge you need for game, film, and TV production Master modeling - from simple and complex polygon mechanical models to organic character modeling Assign textures effects and UV texture mapping Create walk cycles and simple character animations with Character Studio Explore lighting, rendering, and raytracing concepts Render through mental ray and raytracing Discover simple rigid body dynamics and Max's particle systems «