In this training video for the 3D modelling software, Carrara, expert author Phil Wilkes picks up from where he left off in his beginners title for Infinite Skills. This tutorial is a look at advanced techniques for creating objects within Carrara.
Phil starts with the a quick overview of managing resources, preferences and other housekeeping items. From there, he jumps right into UV mapping, which is utilized extensively throughout the training course. Covering subjects such as movement, constraints, shaders and texturing, you will dig deep into the capabilities of this software. Phil covers much requested subjects such as creating and modelling your own clothes, and creating and rendering full scenes. This course is not for the beginner, and you should be comfortable with the basics of using Carrara before jumping into this training course.

In this training video for the 3D modelling software, Carrara, expert author Phil Wilkes picks up from where he left off in his beginners title for Infinite Skills. This tutorial is a look at advanced techniques for creating objects within Carrara.
Phil starts with the a quick overview of managing resources, preferences and other housekeeping items.

In this Photoshop tutorial we will learn how to process our photography using Adobe Camera Raw in Photoshop.
Throughout these lessons we will extensively cover the tools and techniques we can use on our raw images to process them into a final product. Along the way we will look at how these tools are utilized to drive more fundamental concepts such as composition and color theory.

Throughout these lessons we will extensively cover the tools and techniques we can use on our raw images to process them into a final product. Along the way we will look at how these tools are utilized to drive more fundamental concepts such as composition and color theory.

Throughout these lessons we will extensively cover the tools and techniques we can use on our raw images to process them into a final product. Along the way we will look at how these tools are utilized to drive more fundamental concepts such as composition and color theory.

Description: In this collection of Photoshop CS6 tutorials we will learn the fundamental tools, techniques and workflows for Photoshop CS6. It can safely be said that Photoshop is truly the backbone of the computer graphics industry. From video games to movies and every area in between, Photoshop is one of the most commonly used application by working professionals in any creative field. Now learning how to use a program like Photoshop can seem like a daunting task. Throughout this course, our goal is to teach you the tools, concepts and workflows you will need to succeed with Photoshop. Not only this, but we will break them down so that they are easy to understand. We will dive in and learn about every key area, providing you with a solid foundation. It's important to us that you not only learn the basics of Photoshop but that you also develop good habits when it comes to this truly amazing application.

Description: Learn a time-saving workflow to modeling motorcycles and production-ready techniques to hard surface modeling with design constraints, building complex machined and man-made parts, and methods of adding detail for realism. Contains over 8 hours of self-paced training for artists using Maya.

For many women intercourse isn’t enough to get them from “oh” to “oh-YES!”. Getting a woman to orgasm has more to do with movement of your lips than what you do with your hips. This ultimate oral sex guide teaches you all of the mouth moves you need to go down on a woman skillfully.

Configurational Comparative Methods paves the way for an innovative approach to empirical scientific work through a strategy that integrates key strengths of both qualitative (case-oriented) and quantitative (variable-oriented) approaches.

This first-of-its-kind text is ideally suited for "small-N" or "intermediate-N" research situations, which both mainstream qualitative and quantitative methods find difficult to address. Benoit Rihoux and Charles C. Ragin, along with their contributing authors, offer both a basic, comparative research design overview and a technical and hands-on review of Crisp-Set QCA (csQCA), Multi-Value QCA (mvQCA), and Fuzzy-Set QCA (fsQCA).

Leading experts distill their extensive experience into user-friendly methods for the study of fluid-electrolyte homeostasis and kidney function in health and disease. Described in step-by-step detail, the techniques move from the molecular level to the whole organism, from simple models to integrative physiology.

There is something elemental shared among artists and crafters, regardless of chosen medium: creative energy. Crafters dabble, collaborate, muse, and make, all in their own way and on their own timeline. For all crafts, there are established techniques to follow but wild, innumerable ways to experiment, using the basics to launch crafters to new heights. Crafter's Devotional can aid that launch. Each day of the year is given its own focus, on which the reader will find a daily dose of craft content that inspires, instructs, and illuminates.

BEHIND THE SCENES (BTS) is a new and exciting DVD series developed to showcase the creation of a game cinematic sequence. The series follows a team of artists as they demonstrate their production techniques from concept phase to final rendered animation. This chapter in the series focuses on the creation of the character Geo, a seasoned veteran of numerous infiltration missions. Cajun Hylton takes the viewer step-by-step through the 3D modeling process, from simple proxy to final model using Maya and ZBrush. The viewer also gets to go behind the scenes and witness actual production meetings that discuss the design and creation of the character.

Now in its third edition, Harlan Carvey has updated Windows Forensic Analysis Toolkit to cover Windows 7 systems. The primary focus of this edition is on analyzing Windows 7 systems and on processes using free and open-source tools. The book covers live response, file analysis, malware detection, timeline, and much more. The author presents real-life experiences from the trenches, making the material realistic and showing the why behind the how.

Get up to speed on Git for tracking, branching, merging, and managing code revisions. Through a series of step-by-step tutorials, this practical guide takes you quickly from Git fundamentals to advanced techniques, and provides friendly yet rigorous advice for navigating the many functions of this open source version control system.

Unfurling is a creative workshop in book form, offering a unique mix of motivation and technique exercises to get your creative juices flowing. Written by Misty Mawn, these pages will inspire anyone who wishes to open up more to the process of making art.

In this set of Softimage tutorials we will learn essential tips and techniques for blocking in animations.
We'll begin by going over a set of steps that can be used to work more proficiently. We will learn how to create effective thumbnails. We'll then learn how to set up our scene in order for us to jump right in and begin roughing in the animation.
By the end of this tutorial, you'll have the skill set needed to work on your blocking pass confidently, while creating entertaining poses that help sell the story you are trying to convey.

Back in the early 1980s you had to be in the design or publishing business
to recognize terms like “font” or “kern.” Today, the ubiquity of person-al computers and word-processing applications has made these terms com-monplace. As individuals tackled the arduous task of learning how to work with a personal computer, they also learned much of the terminology of pub-lishing and typesetting, perhaps without even knowing it. Today, names like
Helvetica are known to just about everyone who has spent any time with a
PC, and terms like typeface, typestyle, and line spacing are as common as fleas
on a dog. It will be interesting to see if the astounding popularity of digital
photography will have the same impact on color management.

All good photographers eventually come to the con-clusion that the quality of light is one of the single
most important “secrets” of great photography. Great landscapes depend on the combination of unique points of view and interesting natural light. Compelling portraits depend on lighting that reveals the human face in a unique way. Product photography is made alluring when imaginative lighting is used skillfully. In many instances, photographers need to add light to a photograph to make
it pleasing. The methods photographers use to add light to an image have evolved over the years, and that evolu-tion has accelerated over the past ten years.
When I started my career as a professional studio pho-tographer, we needed to use lights for every single shot we created. Our days in the studio revolved around de-signing lighting that emulated, and hopefully improved upon, the light found in the real world. We accumulated large collections of specialty lights, light modifying ac-cessories, and yards and yards of various fabrics meant to
diffuse light rays. As my career progressed and changed, we started doing more and more photographs
on location around the town and across the country. It was only natural to pack and carry
all of the heavy-duty accessories we used in the studio out to these locations. After twenty
some years, my back was aching and I no longer looked forward to taking the show on the road.
Photography had become more about packing and port-ing and less about designing beautiful light.

Photography, at least for most of us, is perceived as a daylight activity. Except for those special occasions (generally social events) when we use flash, we tend to reserve photography for the sunniest of days. Of course, this is when the world often looks its best. There is some-thing deeply psychological that lifts our mood when the sun comes out—and that works for our photos,too.
This is also something that camera designers, and those that produce film, have taken on board. Most
of the film we use is balanced, in terms of its color fidelity and contrast, for sunny days. Just think of those punchy colors on the vacation shots.