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Summary: Lives up to its' title
Review: All I have to say is wonderful book Jason Busby and Michele Bousquet. Very concise and in depth. It covers absouletly everything and I mean everything from the beginning to the end of what a 3D production is and how to get it done.
I honestly can't put it down, it's an amazing resource.Kudos!!
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Summary: Some thing that you should really need
Review: Books are really good friends, as no body taught me 3ds max i solely rely on good books.I am working on max for the past two years and i am just mad about it.At this stage in max where i need really something advanced, "Mastering the Art of Production" is upto my expectations, since i had already read the book "Harnessing 3D" written by the same author, so i was expecting the same good level.The initial knowledge about cliental agreement written by the author is very appreciating & after finishing the book you can say that you really know something in 3ds Max.
If you want to go with my advice you should really need this book.
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Summary: Great book - covers modeling and rigging in detail
Review: Finally a book that doesn't skip parts or refer you to user's manual. Every step is presented in detail. I was surprised how much I learned about modeling from reading this book. This is the best max book I have read so far. Would love to see the authors do a advanced character modeling book.
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Summary: Best Max Book... Ever....
Review: Hello, I have been into the Max 4 scene for quite some time, specifically the Scifi Art and Meshes area, relating to Star Trek, Babylon 5, and as of late, there has been a lot of original work I have been having trouble learning just how these ships take shape, modeling has always been a daunting task, and seemed just too large to overcome.. But I have bought my share of books trying to understand it... I have tried 5 different books just trying to understand modeling, I own 2 others but for their special effects chapters... And all 5 of the books are extremely basic and just plain sorry when it comes down to detailed modeling.. They are all skimming the surface and nothing in depth...
Something along the lines of
'Ok, now we are going to build some supports for our bridge, create a circle spline and extrude it to a value of 10', since when has bridge struts been perfect cylinders? that is why modeling has always been such a difficult task, when I try one of my books, the chapters are sooo non informative that it is frustrating, I have done quite a bit of work out of each, and I have had very minimal luck..... Light at the end of the tunnel:
But with this book.. The tutorials are precise... it is amazing how much this book has fit into it.. I have already learned very good methods of modeling, as well as how to go about setting up a project deal, I will keep that chapter in mind when I get there, I can't speak highly enough of this book, it is a wonderful wonderful book and I am just on page 45 (I have done a bit of skimming through later chapters, but I hate looking at what it will eventually look like, makes the project kind of difficult and I cause myself to get too anxious to sit through a lot of chapters... I really think that what killed the fun of learning modeling was the lack of new things I learned with the other books I own, I am sure they would teach me a lot of I worked through them completely, but... at the rate they taught, it would have taken forever.. But anyway, I can't recommend this book enough, it is a wonderfully detailed book, well written and with a fun project to it! I would recommend this book to everyone!
This is a must buy for any max arsenal!
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Summary: A great book for beginners
Review: I am a beginner of Max here myself. I found no difficulty following the tutorials in this book at all.
It's a great book with plain English, clear step-by-step tutorials. But,if you are a 100% newbie of 3ds Max, I'd suggest you to read "3ds max 4 for Windows: Visual QuickStart Guide" first for the basic concept & familiarity with the interface.
Once you feel comfortable with 3ds Max UI & tools, you can jump into this book for more serious stuffs. Otherwise, you might mess up like one of the reviewers here.
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Summary: this book is a MUST have!
Review: i am fortunate enough to be a student of jason busby at the renaissance center.i could go on and on about content of this book that makes it such a powerful resource. It touches on very important subjects that other books amazingly forget about i.e. planning out your production before hand,
deadlines,budgets,etc,etc.and of corse,everything else.From being in his classes i can tell you,Jason Busby will take you to your limit,then laugh at you as he drags you further.he understands 3d to a point its scarry.and more importantly,he teaches real-world antics,something that is CRUCIAL if your going to make it.believe me when i tell you,this book has every bit of magic that ive seen in his teachings first hand!do yourself a favor and forget the other 3ds max books.this one is all you need.
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Summary: Best all around 3ds max book you can buy
Review: I have been searching for a book like this since I started learning 3ds max. It is hands down the best book I have purchased. It explains each part of a project from negociating a contract to each step of the production. I still can't believe how they could cram so much good information in so few pages (about 600). 100% recommended.
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Summary: EXCELLENT BOOK!! WROTE FOR THE NEWBIES.
Review: I was a total newbie when I bought this book, and it have really made me improve in almost every aspect that must be known in 3ds max. Of course if you already know advanced techniques you'll probably get bored with the book. In the animation aspect I think is a bit short (talking about teaching you how to simulate motion like the walking cicle for the alien and so.)But the tutorials in modeling are excellent and very easy to understand.
I really don't know if this is useful but I must say that I completed this tutorials with 3ds max 5 and there was no problem.
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Summary: Good book for beginner
Review: I'm a beginner of 3ds Max myself. I felt comfortable through all the tutorials with it's plain English and clear step-by-step instroctions.
But, if you are a 100% newbie of 3sd Max, you might consider read "3ds max 4 for Windows: Visual QuickStart Guide" first for the basics concept & familiarity of the usser interface.
Once you got the rough idea of Max, you can jump into this book for some more serious stuffs.
Otherwise, you might mess up like one of the reviwers.
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Summary: Mastering the Art of Production with 3ds max4 by Jason Busby
Review: In a word, this book did not impress me at all. Before I bought and read this book, I had had a great expectation of the book because it had such high (all five stars) ratings.
My expectation quickly waned as I read the book chapters by chapters. For me (in between a beginner and intermediate), the book was not easy to follow.
I think that the 3d max quick visual start was a lot better book for me to learn 3d max. Finally, I would like to suggest you to check with this book at a bookstore before you decide to buy it (to save you time and money). Hope that my feedback would be of any elp to you.
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