Digital sculpting is the use of tools to push, pull, smooth, grab, pinch or otherwise manipulate a digital object as if it were made of a real-life substance such as clay. Mudbox is the premier sculpting solution for digital artists, allowing them to naturally and easily sculpt detailed, organic characters and models in a way that feels like traditional sculpting.<br><br>This book guides CG professionals through the process of creating amazing digital sculptures using the Mudbox arsenal of ground-breaking digital sculpting and 3D painting tools, and porting the models into their Maya or Max work.<br><br>Artists will explore tried and true, traditional sculpting techniques and learn to apply them to digital sculpting. A series of in-depth tutorials are incluced, each challenging them with progressively more complex models as they go on.<br><br>Fine art sculptors transitioning from traditional sculpting to digital sculpting will benefit for unique never-before-published guidance on how to successfully integrate digital sculpting into their workflow.<br><br>Associated web site with: support files, models, materials, and textures for completing the tutorials in the book.<br><br>--Explore digital sculpting in its entirety from the art studio, to computer, through to production.<br>--Learn traditional sculpting techniques that can enhance your digital work.<br>--Master digital sculpting in Mudbox with comprehensive tutorials.<br>--Benefit from interplay between Mudbox and other 3D/animation programs like 3ds Max and Maya - as you export your Mudbox models and tie your work together.<br>--Use Mudbox to prepare rapid prototypes, build/mill armatures, and create hybrid sculptures.