"a very readable text for students and their teachers to enjoy "a mutually rewarding and inspiring adventure" supported by new photographs and additional drawings."
-Ethology, September 2000 --Ethology, September 2000

All the tools and know-how to create digital characters that can move, express emotions, and talk 3-D Human Modeling and Animation demonstrates how you can use your artistic skills in figure drawing, painting, and sculpture to create animated human figures using the latest computer technology. This easy-to-follow book guides you through all the necessary steps to create and animate digital humans. Students and professional 3-D artists will find this book to be an invaluable resource. This Second Edition combines detailed, practical information about creating and animating 3-D human models. More than 400 images, interactive files, and exciting animations included on the CD-ROM detail the modeling and animation processes for both male and female figures. Chapter objectives and exercises are tied to the CD-ROM, which also provides color example images, sample models, modeling templates, textures, lesson plans, and relevant animation movies that allow you to start modeling and animating right away!

Grzimek's Student Animal Life Resource: Reptiles offers readers comprehensive and easy-to-use information on Earth's reptiles. Entries are arranged by taxonomy, the science through which living things are classified into related groups. Each entry includes sections on physical characteristics; geographic range; habitat; diet; behavior and reproduction; reptiles and people; and conservation status. Family entries are followed by one or more species accounts and a range map and photo or illustration for each species.