{"product_id":"the-complete-guide-to-photorealism-for-visual-effects-visualization-and-games-paperback","title":"The Complete Guide to Photorealism for Visual Effects, Visualization, and Games - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eEran Dinur\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis new edition offers the most up-to-date and comprehensive guide to accomplishing and perfecting a photorealistic look in digital content across visual effects, architectural and product visualization, and games.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEmmy award-winning VFX supervisor Eran Dinur offers readers a deeper understanding of the complex interplay of light, surfaces, atmospherics, and optical effects, and then discusses techniques to achieve this complexity in the digital realm, covering 3D, 2D, and generative AI methodologies. In addition, the book features artwork, case studies, and interviews with leading artists in the fields of VFX, visualization, and games. Exploring color, integration, light and surface behavior, atmospherics, shading, texturing, physically-based rendering, procedural modeling, compositing, matte painting, lens\/camera effects, and much more, Dinur offers a compelling, elegant guide to achieving photorealism in digital media and creating imagery that is seamless from real footage. In this second edition, the book explores generative AI as a tool for producing photoreal content. It focuses on various workflows and techniques for controlling the generative process and guiding AI models toward the desired results.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe book's broad perspective makes this detailed guide suitable for VFX, visualization, and game artists and students, as well as directors, architects, designers, and anyone who strives to achieve convincing, believable visuals in digital media.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eEran Dinur\u003c\/b\u003e is an Emmy and VES award-winning VFX supervisor, artist, and author of \u003cem\u003eThe Filmmaker's Guide to Visual Effects\u003c\/em\u003e (2024). His film and TV work includes \u003cem\u003eMarty Supreme\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eThe Trial of the Chicago 7\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eHereditary\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eThe Greatest Showman\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eUncut Gems\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eThe Wolf of Wall Street\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eBoardwalk Empire\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eStar Trek\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eIron Man\u003c\/em\u003e. He is an adjunct professor at the School of Visual Arts and the author of several popular VFX courses at fxphd.com.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 234\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 06, 2026\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53403719500083,"sku":"9781032966557","price":91.22,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/gTse46fHFh9781032966557.webp?v=1779915350","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/products\/the-complete-guide-to-photorealism-for-visual-effects-visualization-and-games-paperback","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}