Perfect illustrations with the push of a button

by Joshua Motta

If you are an illustrator, adding 3D to your toolset will let you create super-realistic technical drawings, convincing dramatic characters, and warm cartoon imagery. It will also let you make changes with reduced effort and rework.

3D is easy with trueSpace7.5, whether you are a newcomer to 3D or already a seasoned artist. Order by Thursday March 27th and you can add 3D to your toolkit for only $495. That price also includes seven video courses to teach you how to use 3D to your best advantage. That's a total savings of almost 60% on the complete combination of software and the training!

Work with your 2D software

3D does not replace 2D applications - instead, it works alongside them. trueSpace7.5's ability to render to layers makes it easy to use with any Photoshop-compatible package.

You can use 3D to achieve effects that would be difficult to draw by hand, or to add 3D elements into your 2D work. When you work with 3D, then making changes is a snap, as you can swiftly adjust lighting, shadows, transparency and more. So while 3D won't take the place of the software you already use, it will revolutionise your work!

by Stephen Britton

A real-time image, by Marcel Barthel and David Bokon

Sketch out ideas

Even if your end product has to be a 2D drawing, a 3D render still makes a great starting point for your illustration.

If you want a quick way to see perspective, find where shadows fall, or adjust poses for a figure, then 3D is ideal to quickly create a reference image to work from.

The unrivalled real-time view in trueSpace7.5 means you instantly see shadows, lighting, transparency and advanced materials as you model. You can then save the image instantly with the click of a button, without needing to wait minutes or even hours for a render.

Get a whole new look

trueSpace7.5 can produce images with a wide range of looks, so whether you want stunning realism through to cartoon-style imagery, you can produce it quickly, giving you the chance to use styles which you are not comfortable with creating in 2D.

For example, you could create materials which may be hard to draw convincingly, such as metals, glass and more, all with push-button photo-realism.

Alternatively, you can express your creativity, creating images that are softer in appearance, or look like cartoons, or have a hand-drawn feel to them, or that use false-color techniques, or feature cutaways and much more!

by Wayne Heim

by Griff Wason

Reduce your development cycle

trueSpace7.5 lets you reduce the time from initial idea to completed illustration. Use trueSpace7.5 to create 'sketches' and you can quickly change those in response to client requests at an early stage.

You could even use on-line collaboration to hear their feedback and show them changes in real-time, and with the free truePlay viewer, clients won't have to buy or own trueSpace to do that!

Rather than erase and redraw like in 2D, it's easier to re-arrange your scene in 3D for a different composition, adjust the angle or intensity of lighting, transform a metal object into wood, or any other requests your client may come up with, however simple or extreme those requests may be!

Designed for artists

Many 3D packages started life as CAD tools, or for working in film and video, and the approach of the software reflects this. trueSpace has always been designed for artists, with an interface that is more fluid and natural to use, giving you the freedom to work as you choose, without sacrificing CAD-like precision and animation abilities if you want them.

You can see how trueSpace compares with the alternatives in features and in price using our comparison matrix.

Paul Woodward uses trueSpace to create illustrated books

by Stephen May- bus model included with trueSpace and Vue integration course

Accelerated learning

To help you produce beautiful imagery, we are including seven video courses, a total of over 10 hours of training! These seven courses cover a wide range of topics that will be of interest to you as an illustrator, including how to render to layers in a Photoshop compatible image and what you can do with that afterward, how to create illustrations of products, how to use 2D textures to bring your 3D objects to life, and more. Read the complete list of courses included with this offer here!

These courses are in addition to the 77 videos already included in the electronic trueSpace manual, so you will find yourself with a wealth of learning resources at your disposal!

Save almost 60%

Start making those illustrations you have always dreamt of, and save yourself time and effort in your illustration work - order by Thursday March 27th and you'll get trueSpace plus seven video courses for only $495, saving you almost 60% on the regular pricing!

To order by telephone, please call 1-800-351-7620 (International callers please dial US 650-390-9600) and specify priority code ILLUS0803A for downloadable, or ILLUS0803B for CD (shipping and handling charges applies for CD version)

All offers on this page expire on Thursday March 27th , 2008. Copyright © 2008, Caligari Corporation