Computer Graphics Books

This author really knows his subject well. He obviously has lots of experience with computers and wishes to pass that along to others. It's great for the beginner or expert.

Overall, I find this book very good. It covers detailed step-by-step information on how to go about creating technical illustrations using Adobe Illustrator. Of course the book assumes you KNOW Illustrator. (If you never used it, don't start whining that it doesn't cover how to use Illustrator!) You'll be guided to create illustrations using standard isometric, dimetric, trimetric, and perspective views, using step-by-step details about how to setup the view and how to create and position ellipses and other object correctly based on the view. The book covers how to create correct and compelling line illustrations, and later, how to apply color and shading for realistic looks. The book also covers illustration techniques using 3ds Max and AutoCAD, but most of the book is focuses on Adobe Illustrator. (You can use any version of Illustrator, by the way.) The only negative comment I have is that there are quite a few typos. I didn't expect a book not to have typos, I mean it does happen, but for a $100 book there are a lot of it! Despite the errors, I would still highly recommend this book to anyone who would like to create correct technical illustrations because of the invaluable advice and detail given. I would like to thank professor Duff for writing this book! (And I'd recommend the publisher, McGraw-Hill, to actually use a spell checker before they publish such an expensive book!)

This book covers many of the main ideas in computational and biological vision and has contributions by the real key thinkers in the field. It's excellent.

"Typically a reader obtains their first impression of a new book by identifying the authors, the title and the blurb on the back, in that order, and to follow this algorithm would be to have the reader expect that the book is about statistical analysis in microarray experiments, alone. Even a cursory examination of the table of contents and skimming chapters and the color plates might perpetuate this view, but actually the book is much more than that"
From- Cancer Biology and Therapy

Reviewed by- Michael N. Liebman

The book describes drafting program for new emerging operating system: Linux. Linux is a multitasking, multiuser operating system for PCs Sun Workstations and other computers. Up to recent time the usage of this extremely reliable and fully networked OS was limited by lack of application software which runs under it. LinuxCAD is the first CAD package developed for Linux. I purchased the book , installed LinuxCAD from the attached disks on my Linux Intel PC and used book as an instruction how to work in the program. As it appears LinuxCAD is very similar to Acad that I worked before , I was using book and the program for creating technical illustration for my University coursework. Good job folks. We need more developers like you so Linux can prevail !!! I may recommend the book and the program to anyone who would like to do any kind of drafting works on Linux. Program was pretty stable and I had not even one crash , although I may say the book is very helpful too, it helps to get up to speed with LinuxCAD very quickly.

I'd really liked this book as it presents the latest work being done by the top Animation Studios. It provides a deep insight into the subject and is really an encouraging work

Covers the history of animation, how it is used today, specialized roles of animators, education requirements and the future of the industry. Appealing format for young people in grades 5-9. Colorful photographs enhance the easy to understand text.

The collaborative effort of computer animation experts Frederic I. Parke and Keith Waters, Computer Facial Animation is a fascinating, in-depth, and thoroughly "user friendly" technical guide to the art and craft of three-dimensional computer animation, especially as applied to faces and expressions. An in-depth, exhaustive, and scholarly "how-to" text, Computer Facial Animation is an impressively comprehensive, 365-page textbook which is especially recommended for advanced students of graphics, mathematics, and programming.

Computer Graphics And Animation: History, Careers, Expert Advice by computer expert and academician Garth Gardner is an extensive and informatively accessible tour through a variety of different artistic careers related to computers that are available for an aspiring computer graphics experts to pursue. Of special interest is the advice on becoming a CG Artist drawn from interviews with ground breaking experts from such industry powerhouses as Rhythm & Hues, Pixar, and Industrial Light & Magic. From the history of computer animation to practical advice on training and education for this competitive field, Computer Graphics And Animation is an excellent survey and a highly recommended primer for anyone interested in learning more about this exciting vocation.