Creating 3d Comix

9781886801929

1886801924

Using today's powerful graphics technology, creating 3D comix is possible for any skilled artist or designer. Written for professional illustrators and designers making the leap from pen and ink to digital, and for students and novices just starting in comic creation, this book covers the complete process from creating 3D art and effects, compositing, and text, to storyboarding, script writing and marketing a comic. Using popular 3D programs including Poser, Photoshop, Illustrator After Effects, and Amorphium, artists learn how to integrate digital elements, new media looks, and special effects into their artwork without compromising their personal style.-- A complete guide to creating 3D comix using universal techniques which can be applied to a variety of popular software applications-- Color insert includes a series of comix page examples readers will learn to create-- 3D glasses are included for viewing the stereograms-- CD is packed with collections of ready-to-composite characters, backgrounds, support files for the comix pages covered in the book, and a demo of Poser 4