XSI Illuminated: Foundation

A complete guide to getting started with Softimage|XSI. Authors: Anthony Rossano and Shinsaku Arima List Price: $34.95 Our Price: $29.70 You Save: $5.25 (15%) Product Details Dimensions: 8.5" x 10.875" Pages: 240 B+W ISBN: 0970753004 Binding: Paperback XSIFoundTeacherAide.PDF is the free instructor's supplement for the Mesmer Press book XSI Illuminated: Foundation by Anthony Rossano and Shinsaku Arima. In it you'll find a detailed sample curriculum you can cut up and rearrange any way you like, instructor notes, chapter overviews, tutorial outlines, quiz answers, and more! Download it now and open it with Adobe Acrobat Reader. (680 kilobytes) Download the Zip File of the scene files and images associated with the XSI Illuminated: Foundation book here. (9624 kilobytes)

A comprehensive and understandable examination of Avid|Softimage's elegant new computer animation system, XSI Illuminated is a perfect companion for working animators, students, and teachers alike. Complete coverage of: The XSI Interface and Workflow Organization: Hierarchy and Groups Building Sets and Models Working with the Operator Stack Serious Polygon Modeling Techniques Building with Subdivision Surfaces NURBS Surface Modeling Speeding Work with Layers All About Curves and Snapping Tools Keyframe Animation Technique Path Animation Deformations and Weightmaps Using the Paint Tool with Weightmaps Materials (Shaders) in the RenderTree Lighting, and Rendering with mental ray Refining with the Animation Editor Viewing Your Renders with the Flipbook