Joe Luckett Posted October 20, 2014 Share Posted October 20, 2014 Just thought I'd leave this for those who don't already know. The book of The Third & The Seventh by Alex Roman has been re-released and is currently available for pre-order. I've just ordered mine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beestee Posted October 20, 2014 Share Posted October 20, 2014 Just thought I'd leave this for those who don't already know. The book of The Third & The Seventh by Alex Roman has been re-released and is currently available for pre-order. I've just ordered mine. I'm with you...not missing out this time! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jasonstewart Posted October 20, 2014 Share Posted October 20, 2014 I am contemplating getting it. Its the international shipping that is killing it for me, I think it was 35 euros to ship it to California. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fr3Drick Law Olmstead Posted October 21, 2014 Share Posted October 21, 2014 I am contemplating getting it. Its the international shipping that is killing it for me, I think it was 35 euros to ship it to California. It is 28 euros within Europe if it makes you feel any better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RyderSK Posted October 21, 2014 Share Posted October 21, 2014 The high quality postage makes sense, the previous copies came slightly damaged, including mine. Nothing serious, but when you get such beautiful collector book, you don't want such issues. And it's not even that much costlier to what it was previously,..it's non issue. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
notamondayfan Posted October 21, 2014 Share Posted October 21, 2014 How does everyone rate the book? Is it something that you can refer to time and time again, or something that's read once and sits on the shelf looking pretty? Dean Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris MacDonald Posted October 21, 2014 Share Posted October 21, 2014 Read then let it sit on the shelf. It's not a tutorial/guide so much as it is a showcase of his art in print. Is it worth it for the tips? Probably not. Is it worth it for the art? Yes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
notamondayfan Posted October 21, 2014 Share Posted October 21, 2014 Thanks Chris, sounds like I'll give it a miss. Think my cash would be best spent on Grant Warwicks tutorials. Cheers! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris MacDonald Posted October 21, 2014 Share Posted October 21, 2014 I suppose it depends on the skills people already have. I felt like (aside from a brief insight in to how he animated the trees) that I already knew most of it, though that's not to say that everybody else will feel the same. I am sure a lot of others picked up valuable hints & tips. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RyderSK Posted October 21, 2014 Share Posted October 21, 2014 Read then let it sit on the shelf. It's not a tutorial/guide so much as it is a showcase of his art in print. Is it worth it for the tips? Probably not. Is it worth it for the art? Yes. I agree with Chris's sentiment. I feel like he marketed the book bit wrongly. It's almost purely just collector's art book to sit on shelf, with very little to no factual information. The written info is far too general (not bad choice, of course he's not gonna write unimportant crap about brute force settings), but also extremely trivialized (he really does only mention some concepts, but not even how he used them, but more like, basic wikipedia entry), like it's almost directed toward non-CG crowd or absolute first-day beginners. I still think it's absolutely worth to buy, he's the very best legend of whole industry, the new hi-re renders show detail that was lost in animation and it's absolutely incredible and inspiring. And because it's limited run, I would absolutely suggest against missing it. It's beautiful book. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RyderSK Posted October 21, 2014 Share Posted October 21, 2014 Btw, for those who desperately need "Tips&Tricks", there is almost nothing he didn't show in his few tutorials (two videos on Vimeo, and one written article about the Piano scene). He goes almost completely A-to-Z in those, so it's not like he owes us. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M V Posted October 24, 2014 Share Posted October 24, 2014 If you are on these forums, then you need this book. Most of us got where we are today because we watched Third and Seventh and felt like, "I have to be this good." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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