You may still have not understood well how to do modeling even after reading Help.
Fortunately, as following books are being published, you can learn with which process you can make an object practically when you read them.
Published in 2009
Author: Daisuke Harada
Gijutsu-Hyohron Co., Ltd. (http://gihyo.jp/)
Introduction page
Price 2,079JPY (1,980 JPY + tax)
Published in Oct., 2009
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Author: K.Kino
Softbank creative (http://www.sbcr.jp/)
Introduction page
Price 2,940 JPY (2,800 JPY + tax)
Published in May, 2009
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Author: Isao
BNN (http://www.bnn.co.jp/)
Introduction page
Price 2,625 JPY (2,500 JPY + tax)
Published in Mar., 2009
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Published in 2008
Author: ntny
Softbank creative (http://www.sbcr.jp/)
Introduction page
Price 2,940 JPY (2,800 JPY + tax)
Published in Aug., 2008
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Published in 2007
Author: Masaki Mochizuki
BNN (http://www.bnn.co.jp/)
Introduction page
Price 3,990 JPY (3,800 JPY + tax)
Published in Oct., 2007
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Author: Kakomiki
BNN (http://www.bnn.co.jp/)
Introduction page
ISBN978-4-86100-403-2
Price 3,360 JPY (3,200 JPY + tax)
Published in Sep., 2007
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Published in 2005
Author: Daisuke Harada
Gijutsu-Hyohron Co., Ltd. (http://www.gihyo.co.jp/)
Price 1,980 JPY (+ tax)
Published in Jan., 2005
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This is a guide for beginners with which we can master 3DCG modeling with Metasequoia, the freeware version,
which is said to be difficult, making pretty characters with full color. Many softwares and materials are
contained in the CD-ROM. This is a convenient making kit for people who want to start.
Author: Kenji Kamoto
Kougakusha (http://www.kohgakusha.co.jp/)
Price 1,900 JPY (+ tax)
Published in Apr., 2005
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This book introduces, according to individual use, like mechanism as cars or robots, human body including
pretty girl characters which instigated 3D-CG boom, and making of the creature which became familiar by
movies. And instruction of function is also fully introduced. This book also explains how to use so-called
subdivision surface which automatically changes from polygon shape to patches and mapping like texture,
alpha channel, and bump.
Published in 2004
Authors: Shinichi Tazaki, kyk
BNN (http://www.bnn.co.jp/)
Price 2,800 JPY (+ tax)
Published in May, 2004
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This book covers the basic operation of Metasequoia, plug-in, relation with other unifying softwares, and
Python scrypt newly equipped in Metasequoia and this is one of the standard books of Metasequoia. The content
is also available with beginners who try to begin 3DCG with Metasequoia.
Authors: Yuichiro Yokomakura, Masatake Ito, Hatsuka Mutsuki
Ohmsha (http://www.ohmsha.co.jp/)
Introduction page
Price 2,730 JPY (2,600 JPY + tax)
A CD-ROM is included
Published in July, 2004
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It plainly explains how to use Metasequoia, 3D CG software for Windows, which is known as easy to use at
a low price and functions effectively for beginners.
This is a revised edition of "Introduction to 3D CG Metasequoia for easy modeling" published in
June 2000.
Before 2000
Authors: Nobuyuki Furumata
AI publisher
ISBN4-87193-720-8
Price 3,200 JPY (+tax)
A CD-ROM is attached.
Published in Dec., 1999
Authors: Yuichiro Yokomakura, Masatake Ito, Hatsuka Mutsuki
Ohmsha (http://www.ohmsha.co.jp/)
ISBN4-274-06373-9
Price 2,800 JPY (+tax)
A CD-ROM is attached.
Published in Jun., 2000