Animating 3d Comics

Creation and distribution of 3D animated comics has grown exponentially in the last couple of years, thanks to programs like Flash and Poser. This is especially noticeable on the Web, where such animations are frequently used in advertising, marketing, and interactive TV. Animators are constantly searching for tutorials and guides on how to make sense of the vast array of programs, and how best to create and distribute their comics. Animating 3D Comics explains how to animate and distribute digital comics through a collection of tutorials using powerful graphics programs such as Poser, Painter, After Effects, Illustrate! (a plug-in for 3d studio max), Flash, Illusion, and RetasPro.-- Teaches how to use the most popular rendering software for animating 3D Comics and explains which programs are best for specific tasks-- Includes tutorials and instructions on how to composite and use layers-- Explains how to integrate F/X into animated Comic sequences-- Explores applications and tips that allow characters to speak-- Includes contributions from professional comic creators-- CD-ROM includes all of the animations from the tutorials to use in your comic creations, and all other support filesMortier, R. Shamms is the author of 'Animating 3d Comics' with ISBN 9781584500247 and ISBN 1584500247.