Essential Effects

<p>Animate the world around you! Follow along with veteran Disney effects artist Mauro Maressa as he teaches you how to create and animate natural phenomena like water fire smoke lightning lava mud and wind. <i>Essential Effects</i> will help you plan draw design and animate traditional 2D effects taking your ideas all the way from rough sketch to finished product. Using a series of full-color visual breakdowns and diagrams this book gives you a clear concise understanding of what it takes to create credible compelling effects in your own projects.</p><p><strong>Key Features</strong></p><li>Build a strong foundation of observation and drawing skills that you can rely on for the rest of your career</li><li>Tips and tricks for applying classic effects principles to computer-animated and CG projects</li><li>Over 400 full-color images and diagrams for clear step-by-step learning</li>