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THE TECHNIQUES OF 3D
Creating the Illusion of Depth
Figure 2.1 The Grid Is Broken digital painting by Bill Byrne.
The essential point of creating 3D art and animation is to create a believable world. That world can be completely false, but the audience needs to buy into your reality to some degree or it will be meaningless to them. Even the strangest realities will need to have some signposts for the audience to be able to get some sense of it. In any case, the 3D artist must build a world, a world that is also a stage.
What’s the difference? A world exists, and does things with or without the viewer. It pays the viewer little mind. A stage ...
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