Introduction -- The starting gate -- Under the hood -- Nurbs modeling tools -- Deformers and other modeling helpers -- Materials in depth -- Better under lights -- Animation ABCs -- Head shots -- Creating and rigging a character -- Animating a character -- Cameras in control -- The art of renderin -- Added attractions -- A jolt of XPresso -- Environment, mood and magic -- Bodypaint, the artist's connection -- Cinema 4D and friends -- Tips on type -- Creating elements for motion graphics -- The creative leap.