CONTENTS
Preface x
Acknowledgements xiv
SECTION 1 INTRODUCTION
CHAPTER I
ANIMATION, ART AND TECHNOLOGY IN CONTEXT 3
CHAPTER 2 THE DIGITAL PRODUCTION PROCESS 41
SECTION II MODELING
CHAPTER 3
BASIC MODELING CONCEPTS 77
CHAPTER 4
BASIC MODELING TECHNIQUES 101
CHAPTER 5
ADVANCED MODELING TECHNIQUES 123
SECTION III RENDERING
CHAPTER 6
BASIC RENDERING CONCEPTS 151
CHAPTER 7
THE CAMERA 181
CHAPTER 8
LIGHTING 197
CHAPTER 9
SHADING AND SURFACE CHARACTERISTICS 225
SECTION IV. ANIMATION
CHAPTER 10
BASIC CONCEPTS OF ANIMATION 269
CHAPTER 11
BASIC COMPUTER ANIMATION TECHNIQUES 299
CHAPTER 12
ADVANCED COMPUTER ANIMATION TECHNIQUES 327
SECTION V. POST-PROCESSING
CHAPTER 13
RETOUCHING AND COMPOSITING 369
CHAPTER 14
OUTPUT 397
APPENDIX www.artof3d.com 421
INDEX 422