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Written By: Dwight Atkinson
227 pages
The Artlantis Attitude: Getting the Attitude and Using It. The screen companion for Artlantis productivity and generally better illustrations is Dwight Atkinson's third technology illustration book, and is his longest title to date. This time, he's chosen to publish the book as a PDF, in a narrow format well suited to be placed on-screen alongside Artlantis. Commissioned by Abvent, The Artlantis Attitude builds on the basic Artlantis tutorials and Help files by promoting an attitude of efficiency.
Written with a sly wit and authoritative hand, The Artlantis Attitude screen companion projects the user into the Artlantis performance stratosphere by dissecting projects ranging from modest interiors to office towers. This is not a 'missing manual'. This is a guide to artistic and productive success.
Some things you'll find in the companion:
Standard Controls:
Navigating and Viewpoints. Cutaways. Orthographics.
Understanding Lighting Issues.
Heliodon Control: Night, Moonlight and dawn renderings. Atmospheric effects.
Manipulating Shaders.
Fresnel Glazing and Fresnel Water used in context
Object making,
Animation strategies.
Specialized solutions:
Chrome fixtures.
A sweating glass of beer.
A glowing candle arrangement.
Google Earth mapping.
Ripples in pools.
The companion focuses on numerous real scenes that are dissected for materials and lighting solutions:
"Quick Fix" solution for conventional situations.
Night rendering
Context Insertion - Alignment and matching scene photography.
Other camera alignment techniques.
Theatric and poster rendering.
Serious dedication to Image editing outside of Artlantis is essential for superior imagery:
creating 'the whiteness.' [beguiling magic glow - interior and exterior]
controlling material appearance
adaptable Post-Processing. |
