Physics for animators

Bousquet, Michele 1962- (author.). Garcia, Alejandro L., 1959- (author.).

Summary: "Achieving believable motion in animation requires an understanding of physics that most of us missed out on in art school. Although animators often break the laws of physics for comedic or dramatic effect, you need to know which laws you're breaking in order to make it work. And while large studios might be able to spend a lot of time and money testing different approaches or hiring a physics consultant, smaller studios and independent animators have no such luxury. This book takes the mystery out of physics tasks like character motion, light and shadow placement, explosions, ocean movement, and outer space scenes, making it easy to apply realistic physics to your work. Uniting theory and practice, author Michele Bousquet teaches animators how to swiftly and efficiently create scientifically accurate scenes and fix problem spots, and how and when to break the laws of physics. Ideal for everything from classical 2D animation to advanced CG special effects, this book provides animators with solutions that are simple, quick, and powerful"--

Record details

ISBN: 9780415842976
ISBN: 9780415842976
ISBN: 0415842972
ISBN: 1135016534
ISBN: 9781135016531
Physical Description: 1 online resource (1 volume) : illustrations
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Publisher: Boca Raton, FL : CRC Press, [2016]
Copyright: ©2016

Content descriptions

General Note:	Includes index.
Formatted Contents Note:	Section 1. Classical physics -- Section 2. Character design and animation -- Section 3. Visual effects.
Source of Description Note:	Print version record.