The Poser 5 Handbook [With CDROM]

by R. Shamms Mortier

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• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1584502290
• ISBN13: 9781584502296
• Release Date: December 2002
• Publisher: Delmar Thomson Learning
• Length: 468 Pages
• Weight: 1.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 7.4" x 9.3"

Customer Reviews

A decent basic tutorial, will not turn you into a Poser guru

The first part of the book is by Shamms Mortier, who gives an overview of Poser's features. The second half is a collection of articles and tutorials by other artists who seem to be much more accomplished than Mr. Mortier. (The difference in quality between Mortier's work in the interior color plates and those of other artists is rather glaring.)The "overview" portion is not bad. For the most part it simply rehashes information found in the Poser manual, but does so in more detail and in a more readable form, offering several tutorials to give you some hands-on practice. It will not be helpful to anyone who already has some familiarity with Poser or other 3D programs, but if you are a complete novice like me, it's a good introduction to Poser's rooms and basic features.The tutorials written by other people cover more advanced topics, and while by themselves they will not turn you into an expert, they do give you some idea of what it takes to create your own models, textures, and characters. Some of the topics are fairly advanced, far beyond the level of anyone who is working their way through the first part of the book.So, I would recommend this book for a Poser newbie who wants help getting started, and to dip his toe into more advanced techniques. If you already kind of know how to use Poser and want to learn more advanced techniques, this book may give you a few useful tidbits, but you will probably be better off searching sites like Renderosity and RuntimeDNA and PoserPros for the numerous tutorials offered there for free.