Character Animation In Depth: The Complete Expert's Guide to Professional Character Animation

By Doug Kelly

Character animation is a high profile field with high salaries, high visibility tie-ins to TV and film, heavy recruiting, and few formal training requirements. This complete reference covers all key... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1566047714
• ISBN13: 9781566047715
• Release Date: January 1998
• Publisher: Coriolis Group Books
• Length: 971 Pages
• Weight: 3.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 2.3" x 7.4" x 9.2"

Customer Reviews

clear insights into various issues involved in character ani

character animators are small community in india and lack of dedicated schools and studios does not help us one bit,in such a scenerio doug kelly's book on character animation helped me a lot.good information on hash animation master and softimage.excellent reading material for the beginner and intermediate level.all in all superb reading material

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Required reading for AM98 users

This text includes a section by setup expert Steph Greenberg that is so useful, some friends and I are requiring it as a text for our volunteer, on-line course. The course covers construction and IK/constraints setup of a human model for animation, using Hash's Animation:Master 98.

Best Animation book I have read.

This book goes way beyond the title of Character Animation. It is really and in depth book. From pre-production to textures to animation, to post production and setting up your own shop. This book covers it all. There are very detailed tutorials from several different animation programs. If you are planning to purchase an animation program this is the book to buy first. If you have your program already this is a very good book to help you get out a finished product. Comes with a CD that is loaded with examples and demo programs.

NO brainless animators there!! GET THIS BOOK!! NO JOKE HERE!

I was thrilled there is a book out there to cover different use of 3D softwares to do character animations. DUH,....With some good informations about animating with softimage, lightwave, 3d max, true space, and martin hash 3d, sculpture pro (plus others),...WHO COULD RESIST?? YES this is for advanced users,....But beginners should be able to learn, and will be glad to find what 3d software(s) may suit his/her needs (once you get this book you will have wished to learn them all). This book eagerly challenges you as a character animators to go beyond your limits!! And everyone should thank Mr. Kelly!! I'll be proud to have this 1000 pages book on my RESUME!!TRUST ME!! This book covers everything from mapping texture map to a face, how to have a great low polygon modelling with softimage, caricature walk to inverse kinematic to set specific bone placement FOR EACH DIFFERENT SOFTWARE, and quick details on each of this software's modelling architectural interface to morphing! and special effects-----and the list goes on!! It is although overwhelming at first,...BUT hey relax,...It's your knowledge here!! Take it slow, it won't mess you up!! It will only make you love more to have your talents and be able to SHOW THEM OFF!!