Elemental Magic, Volume 2: The Technique of Special Effects Animation, Inglés
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Design beautiful, professional-level animated effects with these detailed step-by-step tutorials from former Disney animator and animated effects expert Joseph Gilland. Filled with beautiful, full-color artwork, Elemental Magic, Volume II, breaks down the animated effect process from beginning to end-including booming explosions, gusting winds, magical incantations, and raging fires. He also breaks down the process of effects “clean-up,” as well as timing and frame rates. The companion website includes real-time footage of the author lecturing as he animates the drawings from the book. In these videos, he elucidates the entire process from blank page to final animation. See it all come to life like never before. Throughout the book, Joseph refers to and includes examples from his own professional work from feature films such as Lilo & Stitch and Tarzan.
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Original price was: $67.52.$61.68Current price is: $61.68.
Cliente Amazon –
El libro cumple con todas mis expectativas
MisterMr –
So much information in those two volumes specialized in animation FX
Amazon Customer –
This book is for those who are interested in effects, including 3d, VFX, motion graphics and classical. Very excellent book. You can buy both the edition or you can buy this alone which is similar and updated.
Nicolas Madera –
Muy buen estado, excelente el libro
Terri Rowley –
It has been said that one must learn special effects for animation prior to animating or any other process in the field. I do not know if this is a solidified truth or not, but it pays off when an animator boils down the timing. Not to mention that drawing and artistic styling can manifest expansions as well when one delves into this sort of practice or study.
There are plenty of examples to build a portfolio or an understanding. Let it be said that one should not copy from the examples in the book after he has firmly grasped then, and try and substitute his own takes on the matter and projects to build this portfolio.
Minimal information is out or written on this subject pertaining animation, or at least as far as I know outside of an academic institution. A classical approach to the application, but beneficial digitally for a means to an end. This is one of the only sources of information pertaining to this matter, and should be a must for any student or individual starting out and interested in this area. Regarding the price and the amount of information that is stored within is a steal.
The two volumes make for great additions to supplemented materials as photograph books on motion and such subjects, as well as life studies of natural phenomena.
Peter Stringer –
Elemental magic volume II does a superb job of building on the skills learnt in volume I. Although there is a lot of text inside the book it does have some wonderful examples of animated elements such as waves, fire, smoke etc. There is also a good deal of photographic reference in the book and Joseph Gilland shows how to use them as inspiration and how to simplify the forms to make them more appropriate for animation.
Anyone interested in traditional animation and especaily effects animation will find this book no end of use.
On a slightly different note, anyone wanting to see more of the contents of the book before buying should it out over at Parka’s blog: http://www.parkablogs.com
Hope this helps.
MPT –
This version of the book mostly focuss’ in particles. It is a pricy book and the content compared to the other book of Gilland is just weak.
I would recomend getting Volume 1. Cheaper and much better in content.
Volume 2 is I guess a collectors item. If I could go back, I would’ve not bought it.
Pepmi Garau –
Mucho texto, muchas batallitas del autor… Hay alguna explicación complementaria al primer libro pero en relación al número de páginas de este volúmen, estas explicaciones son casi anecdóticas. Para mi el que más vale la pena es el primero.