With 18 years under his belt in the game industry a key contributor to the Motor Storm series & the creator of the 3ds Max in Minutes video series (at Focal Press.com) Andrew Gahan delivers the expert techniques in 3ds Max Modeling for Games 2nd edition. This updated edition is packed with new tutorials that will enhance your modeling skills & pump up your portfolio with high-quality work in no time. Along with Anthony ODonnell & a team of experts Gahan covers all of the fundamental game modeling techniques including character & environment modeling mapping & texturing. Finally a bonus section in 3ds Max Modeling for Games offers readers insights & tips on how to get their careers started in the game industry. New expanded tutorials take readers of all abilities through full character & environment modeling from beginning to end Companion website (3d-for-games.com) offers a robust supportive forum where readers can get commentary on new work develop skills & portfolio art as well as network with other game artists on a variety of projects. Also features project files for all tutorials in the book & enough support images & photos to keep the budding artist busy for months Completely updated gallery allows the reader to build on various models