Art of Rigging vol 3 released

[SirRon]

Cool, thanks for letting us know.

Wish there was some kind of discount for buying a set. I don't have any books yet. :(

[vivin]

wow, that was fast. I didnt even have enough time to get the second one yet. Well time to splash out and get 2 in one go :thumbsup:

[stewartjones]

Wooo!

Just got my mail, great way to start a Monday! I'll order mine as soon as I get home! :thumbsup:

[IestynRoberts]

WoooHooo!! Excellent news! Thanks for the heads up Bonedaddy, now to complete the collection...

[MrPositive]

Uhm yeah, put me down for that badboy...nobody does in depth walkthrough dvd's like these guys.

[Lone Deranger]

Interesting... I might put in an order. Does anyone know how they get shipped to the UK? As in do they get listed as educational material? This tends to keep the import tax people at bay. I'd hate to get stung by a massive customs fee

[jkalaigian]

I'm afraid that there is no discount on multiple titles - I emailed the sales department about that a few hours ago, and I was suprised to hear that there wasn't a savings. I wonder if all three will be availalbe at one of the SIGGRAPH bookstores in Boston. I think they offer discounts for 2 or more books during the conference.

john

[Buexe]

The main topics are cloth, hair, fur and facial mocap. Sounds very interesting. I just wonder what the robot on the cover has to do with these topics? Anyway I think I`ll order this one, because I recently had a chance to dig through the first book and these guys seem to know their stuff. Good luck to the cgtoolkit-team:thumbsup:

[SheepFactory]

I have the book in front of me , It is a great resource just like vol 1 & 2. Kudos to cgtoolkit for another great book.

[sadicus]

these books are very informative, and well designed. I intend for them to do the same indepth coverage for Fluids, and shaders.

[WesleyTack]

I wanna see that robot on the front page in full!
anyone have a picture of it ?

[Bonedaddy]

That robot model actually comes vol. 2, which deals a lot with its rigging (wires, gun pivots, proxy geometry, etc). It's a pretty hefty bugger, too -- I believe the maya file for its geometry alone is something like 100 megs. I could be off on that.

I'm just glad someone's doing training on more advanced topics. Only so many beginners' tutorials one can do without it getting a bit old.

[Juzz]

http://features.cgsociety.org/story_custom.php?story_id=3219

I already have the 2 previous ones and they have been precious. Ordering this as soon as I get back from my holidays!

[donShole]

Interesting... I might put in an order. Does anyone know how they get shipped to the UK? As in do they get listed as educational material? This tends to keep the import tax people at bay. I'd hate to get stung by a massive customs fee

I ordered the first book last year, delivered to the uk, can't remember what it was labelled as, but I didn't have to pay anything extra.

[ChewyPixels]

I woke up, checked my e-mail and found the announcement in my inbox. Didn't even have to think twice about ordering. Now all I'll have to do is wait patiently to complete my collection. :) Woohoo!! :bounce:

[DaddyMack]

:bounce::bounce::bounce:

These guys really know their biz and deliver it in such a universally understandable way... IMHO Must have books for anyone serious about rigging:bowdown:

[TopherMartini]

Tried placing an order for the 3-book combo, but the checkout failed :cry:

When I found a link for North American orders they had volume 3 and a combo order for 1 & 2, but no combo order for all three books. Anyone know if this will get fixed or how to order the 3-book combo from the US without errors?

[zzacmann]

I only own and use Maya 7 Complete. I really liked the other two books but I wonder if anything in this book would be of any use to me working only with Complete. It seems as though everything mentioned is only found in the Unlimited version.

[Kriz]

I love the first 2 books. Will definately order when I get home!

[kiaran]

Hi All,

I was an author on this book and can answer any questions you might have about the content or whatever. As most of you already know, this volume concentrates on hair, fur and cloth effects which (IMO) are some of the most fun aspects of character rigging :)

It was a bunch of fun to write and I hope everyone who orders a copy gets some good insight into the techniques used to make this stuff work.

Thanks again to all who are interested in our book!
-Kiaran

[ChewyPixels]

Hey Kiaran,
I already placed my order. Not that it's important, but I am curious to know what type of characters do you use to incorporate hair, fur, and cloth effects that you mention?

Anyway, I'm eagerly awaiting this sure to be good addition to the series! :D

[X96]

Eh I think I'll get PEN's dvd set.
I've seen his work before and it's top notch.

Why aren't his training DVDs being sold through the cgtalk store? .... I thought I saw them a little while a go here.
What happened?!?!?!

[forflowers]

book 1 is still out of stock. i was told they where going to release it again when 3 comes out.

[progerik]

book 1 is still out of stock. i was told they where going to release it again when 3 comes out.
Art of Rigging 1 isnt out of stock anymore check out the site :) www.cgtoolkit.com

[LaVolpe]

looks fantastic

[sturmkim]

OMG!

when did i punched all my credit #.....

i'm waiting.....

[bkeiser3d]

Just order mine, volume 1 was great, I didn't order volume 2, but the content on 3 looks great. Can't wait for more.

[TopherMartini]

Tried placing an order for the 3-book combo, but the checkout failed :cry:
Found out (the hard way...) that the online store does not work well with Safari, but Firefox worked no problem. Can't wait for the books to arrive! :bounce:

[eliment]

Thanks for Information!

[DimitrisLiatsos]

Actually i was waiting for that third one to be out. So cool that there is a series of books for a more advanced level on rigging. Just order the 3 books set....

P.S ; Mac users go with Firefox ....Safari doesn't work very well with purchasing pages....


To the authors.....cool work guys, can't wait to get my hands on these books.


:bounce:

[mech7]

Damn looks sweet.. i wanna have it :p hmm first save some money i suppose :( btw the cover is kinda misleading, it shows a robot but it's all about fur / hair / cloth ?

[UDBHAV]

Happy!
Don't tell this is last volume of this series!

[Scarvin]

Can those who are quite new to rigging also take advantage of Vol. 1+2?

[tevih]

I can't order from their website :sad: Apparently my credit card won't accept orders from them unless they phone it in, but they don't have a phone number listed on their website for me to contact them...

[jwr38]

Can those who are quite new to rigging also take advantage of Vol. 1+2?

new to rigging then book one will get you started. It starts off very basic and gets harder. Book 2 is easy and claer to understand.

If you are new to maya (meaning you don't have a clue how to use the program) then these aren't for you. But if you know what bones are, where to find them then these books are easy to follow.

I rate book 1 and 2 : 5 stars

[2xbo]

:bounce: :bounce: :bounce: Of course i will by it. Just one Question. The people how have vol. 1 and 2 will get some discount?. :shrug: :)
The books are made, to make people expert. :) Well some kind.
The new "extrage" Char ist also COOL and you talk about Cloth isnt it?. Thats great.
Will be the last Book? :sad:

Congrats CG2K.

Cheers
xbo

[revilo3D]

I wanna see that robot on the front page in full!
anyone have a picture of it ?

try this... is a print res image of that badboy!~

http://www.cgtoolkit.net/book1/CgtoolkitPressRelease_AORv1.pdf

i have books 1 & 2.. and although ive been stupidly busy i cant wait to put aside some time to really look into them. what ive seen glancing through they are amasing.

me thinks book 3 could become a worthy addition.

[Scarvin]

new to rigging then book one will get you started. It starts off very basic and gets harder. Book 2 is easy and claer to understand.


thanks dude :thumbsup:

[ChewyPixels]

Received my copy a couple days ago. :bounce:

I haven't had the time to get deep into it, but after skimming through the pages, I must say that I am truly impressed. It looks like the CGToolkit team has done it again. I can't wait to get into this.

If you're interested in learning all about complex character creation, you have to add this to your learning collection. Highly recommended!

[neonneo]

another sweet release

[Kris-S]

I just got my copy of volume 3 .. awsome book. on the dvd there seams to be a missing video
"Rigging the Face for Motion Capture - 02 - Motion Capture Shoot

This video was captured at the Motion Analysis Studios in Hollywood California. Watch as Remington Scott directs the actor to deliver a few lines that will ultimately end-up being transferred onto our chimp character."




it's a pitty would have like to see it?


does anyone now what happened to it?

cheers





K

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