by 3dTotal (Author)
Photoshop for 3D Artists offers artists the chance to learn from some of the most talented and technically skilled individuals working in the 3D industry today. Featuring the likes of Andrzej Sykut, Fabio M. Ragonha, Zoltan Korcsok and Richard Tilbury, this book covers a variety of Photoshop tricks and techniques that will allow an artist to take an existing 3D model or render and turn it into a professional, top-class image. Compositing passes, adding particle effects, improving lighting and color adjustments are just a handful of the featured topics that help to make Photoshop for 3D Artists: Volume 1 a timeless resource for beginners and veterans alike.
Format: Paperback
Pages: 224
Publisher: 3D Total Publishing
Published: 03 May 2011
ISBN 10: 0955153034
ISBN 13: 9780955153037
Book Overview: 3DTotal related promotions The promotion and publicity for our titles is for the majority based around our website 3DTotal.com which has 500,000 unique monthly visitors and out digital magazines which have 10,000 readers for each 3DCreative and 2DArtist. Within these publications we run banner adverts on all webpages (in a rota system) and full page mag ads. We also regularly run free book sample give-away articles and promote reviews and run launch announcements on the website frontpage. We have a mailing list of 10,000+ which we regularly promote the books to. We would like to begin to list distributors and retail outlets that stock our books in a new section of the site. We exhibit at the Siggraph exhibition every year (20,000 visitors) and promote our books on our stand. Other Promotions We have a strong relationship with Future Publishing who make many of the premier CG magazines such as 3DWorld and ImagineFX who will announce the news and publish reviews. We also have some full page adverts running in their news-stand bookazines. We will aim for the 50 contributing artists to post the news of the book release on their websites and blogs. We are building relationships with other large web-based CG communities such as conceptart.org and plan to do cross promotions with them. We sponsor a few large CG based competitions per year offering the books as prizes.
Photoshop for 3D Artists: Volume 1 presents a variety of insightful approaches to accentuating details and realism in digital creations. The techniques involved offer a guide to understanding how 2D and 3D elements can be fused together to create beautiful imagery and a higher quality of work. -- Julianna Kolakis
This is a fantastic book for every digital artist, which shows how easy and productive it is to blend 2D and 3D graphics. -- Marek Denko
Since I started working in CG I've been looking for a book that teaches everything a 3D artist needs to know about Photoshop and drawing techniques, and this book does that perfectly and even more. I'm learning new things from every chapter. This is a must-have for every professional or student who wants to be a 3D artist. -- Rafael Grassetti
Photoshop for 3D Artists: Volume 1 includes great examples by amazing artists that show us how to create our own concepts, improve our photo or painted textures, edit our renders by using layers and add effects to our image to create spectacular results. The opportunity to improve your image in Photoshop is infinite, and this book is the perfect guide to help you do it. -- Rebeca Puebla