Eric Allen Boeken

Learn the secrets for breathing life into your characters with this guide to edgeloop modeling. As you progress through the pages of this book, you'll create a character with personality, realistic form, and natural motion. Guided by computer graphics expert Kelly Murdock and award-winning artist and animator Eric Allen, your character will grow and develop along with your expertise. You' A CD-ROM accompanies the book.

Whether you're a professional Character TD or just like to create 3D characters, this detailed guide reveals the techniques you need to create sophisticated 3D character rigs that range from basic to breathtaking. Packed with step-by-step instructions and full-color illustrations, Body Language walks you through rigging techniques for all the body parts to help you create realistic and believable movements in every character you design. You'll learn advanced rigging concepts that involve MEL scripting and advanced deformation techniques and even how to set up a character pipeline.

Focusing on the evolving landscape of control engineering, this monograph addresses the challenges posed by deregulated electricity markets, particularly in Europe and the US. It highlights the need for flexible unit operations to meet short-term economic goals in power production. Allen and Illic introduce decision algorithms for unit commitment profiles using dynamic programming, covering essential aspects like modeling, cost functions, and practical applications. The book includes programs and supporting theory in the appendices, facilitating a comprehensive understanding of the topic.