Exploring the Third Dimension: Introduction to 3d Modeling Using Strata Design 3d

by Ken Dunn

Overview

Strata Design 3d is a software tool used by artists to construct startingly realistic 3d objects and environments and to view them on a computer monitor. Strata Design 3d models can be viewed from any perspective, any distance, and under any lighting condition. Furthermore, objects within the model can be animated in any desired manner and the animations can be saved and viewed as standard movies. Strata Design 3d is a simple to learn, easy to use software suite that is as capable as products that are much more expensive. Exploring the Third Dimension is your introduction to this increasingly important art form.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781463714499
Publisher:	CreateSpace Publishing
Publication date:	07/11/2012
Pages:	164
Product dimensions:	8.50(w) x 11.00(h) x 0.43(d)

About the Author

At my college, my students affectionately call me Professor 3d. I think I like that. I have always been interested in mathematics and art. These interests led me to computer illustration. I bought Adobe Illustrator 88 (version 1) as soon as it became available. As a boy, I had been drawing comic book characters like Spiderman and Superman for years (my mother thought I was wasting my time). Illustrator was a game changer for pencil sketch artists like me. For the first time, I could easily add ink and color to my drawings. When Adobe released Photoshop, I was an early adopter. Like Illustrator, Photoshop made it possible for me to take my art to the next level.


Today, I use Strata Design 3d to create 3d animations and interactive multimedia products. As an associate professor, I enjoy passing on computer based art techniques and methods to my students at Southwest Tennessee Community College.