Game Art for Teens (Game Development Series) Review

Manufacturer: Course Technology PTR
Author(s): Les Pardew

ISBN: 1592003079 EAN: 9781592003075
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 304
Reading Level: Young Adult

Average Rating: 5 out of 5 Stars

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Wouldn’t you love to create really great art for your games? The kind of art that keeps players coming back for more? Now you can! Game Art for Teens is full of step-by-step, hands-on projects that allow you to begin creating art right away. Each project includes easy-to-follow examples that help you master each concept, making it easy to put what you’ve learned to use in your own games. You’ll cover all of the basics-from 2D art creation and animation to 3D models, lighting, and reflections. Set the scene for your game by creating realistic settings, including buildings, terrain, rooms, and corridors. Draw players into your game by designing, developing, and animating compelling characters. Bring it all together as you cover game platforms and technical limitations. With a little bit of skill, a lot of imagination, and Game Art for Teens, the possibilities are endless!

User Submitted Game Art for Teens (Game Development Series) Reviews

January 7, 2008
My 16 yr old likes it
I bought this for my 16 yr old who is interested in game art. He is excited that he has already finished the first task in the book and is thinking about what he's going to do with the next few chapters.
The only problem with the book is the CD that comes with it has the old version of the student 3D program on it and we couldn't get a registration key from the website for the older version. We ended up loading the newer version free from the webite, which is great, but some of the button references are different in the new program than how they are explained in the book. He's cool with it and has figured out how to find what he needs. He says the book is very informative and has helped him to understand the 3D art a lot better and he can already see in games how some of the things are put together.
This book has been a good buy for us and a good investment in keeping our son interested in learning more about game art.

February 4, 2005
What an excellent book
I really rate this book, i am a professional game developer and trainer and i just think this book is amazing. It is really good quality, the explanations are clear and it covers all the necessary material as it should be.
It is an excellent Maya set of tutorials and is cheap and in full color ( some of the pics are a little small, slight complaint)

Only real gripe is that the title is wrong, i would have like to have seen some of the art brought into a game engine. But will give it 5 stars anyway as i like it so much

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