Customer Reviews

Excellent Book Review by mohamed

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simple , very good explanation
I put my money in a right way
I,m sure it will help me to improving my work
thanks 3dtotal
(Posted on 26/10/2016)

Great for all skill levels Review by Brock

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I've been a 3DS Max user since 1999 and still find value in the material presented in this book.

It presents information in an easy to digest manner. It is useful for getting beginners up and running. For the experienced crowd, it's a good reference and provides potentially different approaches.

Often I would find myself at the beginning of a chapter and determining how I would go about doing it. Often I was presented with alternative approaches to my own workflow and even learned a few things.

Definitely recommend. (Posted on 23/09/2016)

Easy to get into, and well written Review by justin

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a very clean, concise well presented book, with great step by step lessons for you to follow, whatever level of proficiency you possess. well worth the money. (Posted on 15/08/2016)

great book Review by steven

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money well spent. Clear step by step process (Posted on 10/08/2016)

Excellent Review by Paul B

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Book is is a must have for 3DS Max users of all levels, (Posted on 09/08/2016)

NICE Review by Martin

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inspiration, quality, price, international delivery (Posted on 08/08/2016)

Fantastic Book Review by Bartosz

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The book guides its reader through each of the projects in ordinary manner using set of clear and easy to fallow instructions. The pictures and text used are clear to see, read and execute. I would highly recommend to anyone as a starting guide on how to get on with 3DS Max. (Posted on 08/08/2016)

Great book! Review by Paweł

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It's great book for newb. It have great tutorials and step explanation. If you plan working with 3dmax this book is for you. (Posted on 08/08/2016)

Another Great 3D Total Book Review by Lee

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They did it again with this book, really nice to read through and packed with tips, step by step sections and info. Nice book to add on the side of the desk for a quick flick through for a bit of help or inspiration. (Posted on 08/08/2016)

Concise and Clear - A Must! Review by Snowdon

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A must for the collection even if only to brush up on skills - extremely helpful for newcomers and professionals alike with clear and concise procedures across a variety of areas without the unnecessary drivel many tutorials bulk out with. (Posted on 26/01/2016)

GREAT BOOK Review by Alexandre

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This book can quickly become a bible for a beginner wishing to move in a constructive way. Good basics, step by step , to build a real project. (Posted on 14/10/2015)

Perfecto! Review by Alberto

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I am very happy and impressed by the quality of this book. This is my first purchase and I'm sure that I'll buy much more. The tutorials are very complete and interesting. It could be a little dificult to follow for people who has never used 3ds max before, but for begginners/médium users is perfect. (Posted on 23/06/2015)

Simply Amazing Review by Junior Neves

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This is an awesome book, i'm looking for something like this for a long time.
It really helps a guy like me, who need/wants to learn more professional ways to do the work.
I like the way they described it, step-by-step instructions and illustrations, it's really easy to follow and understand

I'm glad i made this purchased, and i'm sure i'm buying more soon!

I'm sorry for my english it isn't really my native language, hope you understand.

Cheers (Posted on 03/02/2015)

I LOVE 3DS MAX PPROJECTS!! Review by Alexandre natalio

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This Book is just for all CG artsits!
(Posted on 18/11/2014)

Industry techniques always a plus! Review by Steven Sheldon

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Everything in here helped me so much to better understand the 3d artist trade techniques. the in-depth training showed to better understand where polys should go, how to better prepare my textures for the texture artist or better yet, to give a better representation of polygonal space so the strain of Uv mapping the character i work would translate easyer to the texture artist.
Zbrush is another software it helps in, although my experience is very low using the software, it helped me embrace the software much more. and, once again, the techniques used by the trade of major companies are very much helpful. (Posted on 02/09/2014)

A bible for newcomers or professionals Review by TCarneiro

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I've been modeling with Luxology Modo for 1 year and half and I always wanted to use 3DsMax but never knew where to start, since the package is so full of features.
This book gave me a overview on all the features of the program with very detailed step by step breakdown of complete projects from various amazing artists.

It covers from character creation, animation to even VFX. It's a very amazing book and I definatelly suggest you to add on your collection.
(Posted on 12/07/2014)

Great book! Review by paulina

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Sorry for my English for it is not my mother tongue.
A very good tutorial book, with easy to follow pictures and explanations. Although not a character designer myself, the tutorials are easy to extrapolate to other forms in order to meet different purposes. It also explains why very knotty forms should be built in a certain way instead of the apparent obvious one so materials can apply correctly. Those details are very rare to find and they are key to understand 3ds Max geometry and final rendering. (Posted on 07/06/2014)

Professionally constructed. Review by Jonathan

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This a really great resource to have for any artist it covers a wide variety of topics.

If a person was to complete all chapters of this book they would be well versed/ excel with most things a professional environment would throw at them.

Really lovely material used + images are crystal clear/high rez.

My only gripe would be that the character creation chapter throws you straight into the deep end with the head construction topology; i don't agree with the approach, it's very daunting & tricky at first but gets easier...! (Posted on 07/06/2014)

Great Stuff Review by Rick

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This Book is not only for beginners , is just for all . I have learned so much . (Posted on 29/05/2014)

Very very helpful Review by Chris

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I have been reading many things on 3ds max. The general manuals just say what different things do in the program. That's cool, but eventually you need some guidance on " how to use them". This book is just such a resource. It has very clear and thoughtful workflows inside, great visual shots if the program in use, insider secrets, and even links to the content being used. I love it!! (Posted on 01/05/2014)

A fabulous book Review by Mattias

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I bought this because Andrew Hickinbottom is explaining his process of creating one of his cool characters. As a devoted learner of character modeling I got what I wished for (and more). The reason I gave this book 4 stars is because some of the projects wasn´t interesting to me. But don´t get me wrong. This is a great book! My compliment to 3dtotal for letting me previewing the book before buying it. That made me buy it :-) (Posted on 02/04/2014)

GET THIS BOOK! Review by Rothstar

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Well worth the money! What I like most is the way each project goes through stages (pipe line). Explaining the use of the software used without the big "jumps" you usually find in tutorials. (Posted on 01/04/2014)

best for starting Review by alexis

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This book is just fantastic for all the people like me who wants to start understanding the whole production pipeline of profesional artists. (Posted on 29/03/2014)

the best book I have Review by Georges

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this book is written is such a matter that you always want to go further. Printing and pictures are well defined, so good for observation. A book to buy.
(Posted on 25/03/2014)

Excellent Book Review by Larissa

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This was another one of the books I've recently purchased and so far, Im loving it.
With detailed step-by-step instructions and illustrations, I found this easy to follow. (Posted on 23/03/2014)

Fantastic Book Review by Etienne

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It's a very fantastic book! Each part comes with a very detailed step by step explanation of the process. Every pages have many screenshot for a better understanding of the exercice. In this book, you can discover the creation of a character from the concept to the rendering with lots of tips.
Finaly, a high quality printed book, a must have for all 3DS Max users (Posted on 21/03/2014)