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Figure 1.20 Displaying a 3D game takes many steps.

Summary
This chapter has been an overview of 3D art as it relates to games. In this chapter,
we covered several important points.

Displaying art in games

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The history of computer art

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2D and 3D art programs

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Components of 3D models

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Textures on 3D models

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Lighting of 3D models

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Animation of 3D models

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Rendering 3D models to pixels

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The 2D art programs used in this topic are contained on the CD that accompanies
the topic. The programs include

Corel Painter

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Paint Shop Pro

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CorelDRAW

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