Character Creation for Games and Animation: Professional Techniques with Maya and ZBrush

Learn the proper tools, techniques and methods used by the pros, along with many tips and tricks to achieving amazing character creations. Readers will also gain an understanding of the processes, workflows and methods used in a studio pipeline from an Art Director s point of view. This book demonstrates multiple approaches that take you through processes using a variety of top tools used by professional game artists, including comparing the results. The optimization methods demonstrated in this book are tried and true, and game production tested. Included are student and instructor resources as well as video tutorials.