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(Updated) 3DATS has confirmed that the book is now shipping.
3DATS in collaboration with Odessa-based Cat-a-pult have published a new book that illustrates the process of creating a 3D visualization project from start to finish, step-by-step. The intent of the book is to show in great detail each step of the process, as applied to a quality visualization project. Watch a video and find out more at 3DATS.com.

A new book by German artists Markus Kuhlo and Enrico Eggert, that teaches how to create photorealistic renders of architectural visualizations using V-Ray with project-based tutorials, including interior and exterior shots, as well as shots illuminated with artificial and natural light sources. The book is expected to be available around July 30th. More at Elsevier.com.

The second edition of Ted Boardman's and Joep van der Steen's book adds chapters on Autodesk Revit and special effects and features. The book covers a wide range of topics for rendering with Mental Ray, including materials, lighting, shaders, indirect illumination, and special effects. More at Elsevier.com.

New content in the second edition of Roger Cusson's and Jamie Cardoso's book includes: new full-color visualization projects that provide step-by-step instruction on valuable techniques and tools, information on preparing materials, lighting a daytime interior scene, using mr Physical Sky, how to save time during complex renders, etc. More at Elsevier.com.

Focal Press and Autodesk are co-publishing "Learning Autodesk 3DS Max 2010 Foundation for Games", a book that delivers hands-on experience with the tools and techniques available in the new version of Max. New project-based lessons on modeling, animation, materials, mapping and rendering are offered along with valuable game assets from high-end studios as well as real-world examples. The companion DVD includes bonus short films, demos, hotkey reference and free models from Turbosquid. More at Focal Press.

Focal Press, a division of Elsevier, announced the publication of "How to Cheat in 3DS Max 2010" by Michele Bousquet. New content in this edition includes more techniques geared toward realism and games: game-centered cheats, normal maps - realistic bumps, subsurface scattering (realistic skin and marble), HDRI - use of images in conjunction with lighting to make realistic lighting in scenes, more on Mental Ray (Sky, Sun, portals), MAXScript basics and cheats, hair/fur (both for hair/fur and grass/vegetation). More at Elsevier.

A recently released book by Mark Gerhard, Jeffrey Harper, Jon McFarland, oriented towards mastering architectural visualizations. "Covers all the software's crucial features, including how to simulate and analyze sun, sky, and artificial light-crucial factors for sustainable design-and how to define and assign realistic materials and work with AutoCAD and Revit files." The book also focuses on rendering in Mental Ray. More at Wiley and Amazon.

"The goal is to take readers from an advanced level to an expert level by providing a straight-forward, production-oriented discussion of difficult subject matter." Book authors include Louis Marcoux, Darren Brooker, Mir Vadim, Pete Draper, Michele Bousquet and more. Read the details at 3DATS.com.