Graphics Programs Reference
In-Depth Information
Getting into the 3D World
Long time ago, a friend of mine gave me a 3D Studio Max tutorial topic. It
was a very interesting topic that taught you how to create amazing efects
with 3D Studio Max. I started to read the topic, and I can still remember the
depression I fell into when it took me the whole day to get through the irst
couple of pages—it was my irst attempt at 3D, and I did not know much
about 3D terms and concepts. I had to read every term in the topic carefully
and try to understand it instead of focusing on understanding the topic
tutorials itself.
Now I realize that my big mistake was jumping into the 3D tutorials without
knowing the basic concepts before digging into the topic. Therefore, in this
chapter I cover the basic concepts and terms you will see through the topic
in 3D or animation.
Many Photoshop users had been working with 2D still images for years before
the new 3D and animation features inally merged with the new versions of
Adobe Photoshop. If you are not familiar with the 3D and animation world,
you might think 3D people are speaking another language—there are many
diferent terms in the 3D world than there are in the 2D world.
In the irst part of this chapter, I focus on the general 3D terms; in the second
part, I discuss the basic concept of animation and extend this knowledge
while discussing each feature throughout the topic.
