Digital Sculpting with Mudbox: Essential Tools and Techniques for Artists

This book was bought because I have no background and only a bit of self-taught experience in sculpture with clay. So far, I am still on the second project, a bust of a little girl named Amy. (See the picture of the dust jacket.) I have had several false starts, but I keep improving, so I have hopes. The book combines instruction in both the Mudbox program as well as the artistic end---proportions, shapes, anatomy, etc. I believe that I will be able to produce a good likeness.My only disappointment is that the next project is a full sculpture of a figure of a monster, rather than a normal human being. I realize that the program was developed originally to create just such creatures, and perhaps they will be more to the taste of other purchasers. I think there is still something to be learned in the exercise, so I plan to continue on with it.The book covers an earlier release of Mudbox, so there a few differences, but they are not so great that the book is not helpful. However, I would suggest that they and other publishers of similar books adopt the practice of the Nolo Patent It Yourself books; Between editions, they publish errata and addenda to the latest edition on their website. This is a smart business practice, because not only does it encourage purchase of a book that may be a generation out-of-date, but it encourages visits to their website.

Product as described and delivered in record time at a great price. What else could anyone ask for?

*edited* So far so good! I've enjoyed the pacing, detail, and content of this book so far, and now that the support material is back online I look forward to working through the rest of the text.

Not bad, not at all.

This book, Digital Sculpting with Mudbox, by from what I have been exposed to so far, is way beyond my "old school" creativity and adds a wealth of information causing a new unlimited amount of uses. The book is well written but even better, very well illustrated. Bridgette Mongeon and Mike de la Flor explain techniques in a very palatable language, a nice blend between art and technology yet intriguing.  Kindle 3G Wireless Reading Device, Free 3G + Wi-Fi, 3G Works Globally, Graphite, 6" Display with New E Ink Pearl Technology

Das englischsprachige Buch bietet eine Reihe von Tutorials, die mit langsam steigendem Schwierigkeitsgrad in die Bedienung des Programms einführen. Die Übungsobjekte sind im Bereich der künstlerischen Plastik angesiedelt (Kopf, männlicher Akt usw.). Alle wichtigen Themen werden dabei berücksichtigt bis hin zur Texturierung und dem Datenaustausch mit anderen Programmen oder der 3-dimensionalen Erstellung von Gussformen über spezielle Hardware. Einen Punktabzug gibt es erstens für die sehr umständliche Downloadseite für die Übungsdateien (dauert gemessen an den heutigen Geschwindigkeitsmaßstäben sehr lange) und zweitens für einen Fehler im Anfangstutorial, in dem einzelne Schritte vom Programm nicht so abgewickelt werden (das Modellieren nach Front- und Seitenaufriss); die Angaben, was als nächstes zu tun ist, sind dort auch etwas schwammig.Fazit: Man sollte sich schon etwas mit dem Programm Mudbox auskennen und man sollte grundlegende Modellierungsfähigkeiten aus dem 3D-Bereich (etwa aus zBrush) mitbringen.

This is an excellent book for all who are interested in becoming proficient with Mudbox

Arrived as described. Great one to my collection.