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Author David Dernie
This book focuses on the exciting possibilities for representing the built environment with all the techniques - both ancient and modern - that are now available. It teaches students the following skills: how to draw using a range of media, the basic rules of making....
Release Date 2010/10 -
Color Correction Handbook: Professional Techniques for Video and Cinema
Author Alexis Van Hurkman
The colorist working in film and video is the individual responsible for breathing life into characters, bringing a mood into a scene, and making the final product polished and professional-looking. This craft is an art form that often takes years to perfect and man....
Release Date 2010/11 -
Author Brian McLernon
Essential lighting guide for users of compact cameras and dSLRsOne of the most important aspects of photography is lighting, but getting the lighting right is tricky. When should you use flash? Are a camera's automatic settings dependable? Should you use reflectors....
Release Date 2010/11 -
Author Rick Graham , George Omura
The Best Resource on the Market for Learning AutoCAD for Mac software!This comprehensive Autodesk Official Training Guide has everything you need to quickly become proficient with every aspect of Autodesk's new AutoCAD for Mac software. Award-winning author George ....
Release Date 2010/11 -
Beginning Blender: Open Source 3D Modeling, Animation, and Game Design
Author Lance Flavell
A new world of creative possibilities is opened by Blender, the most popular and powerful open source 3D and animation tool. Blender is not just free software; it is also an important professional tool used in animated shorts, television commercials and shows, as we....
Release Date 2010/11 -
Creative Illustration Workshop for Mixed-Media Artists
Author Katherine Dunn
Whether you have experience drawing or are completely new to it, this exciting workshop-style book provides practical, inspiring, and creative exercises which will expand your drawing skills and provide a framework for integrating illustration with other mixed-media....
Release Date 2010/11 -
Author Felix Kerger
With your knowledge of C++ and this guide, the gaming world awaits you. Starting with the basics of the OGRE 3D graphics rendering engine, it takes you from the essentials right through to advanced features and plugins.Easy-to-follow introduction to OGRE 3DCreate ex....
Release Date 2010/11 -
Understanding Motion Capture for Computer Animation, 2nd Edition
Author Alberto Menache
Understanding Motion Capture for Computer Animation discusses the latest technology developments in digital design, film, games, medicine, sports, and security engineering. Motion capture records a live-motion event and translates it into a digital context. It is th....
Release Date 2011/01 -
Author J. Dennis Thomas
Master your Nikon D7000 with this go-anywhere guideThe Nikon D7000 is the first new mid-level Nikon DSLR camera that features full 1080p HD video with full-time autofocus. This full-color guide is packed with expert advice and full-color photos to both educate and i....
Release Date 2011/01 -
The Business of Sports, 2nd Edition
Author Rosner
The Business of Sports, Second Edition is a comprehensive collection of readings that focus on the multibillion-dollar sports industry and the dilemmas faced by today’s sports business leaders. It covers professional, Olympic, and collegiate sports, and highli....
Release Date 2011/01 -
Author Matthew Casperson
Take Flash to the next dimension by creating detailed, animated, and interactive 3D worlds with Away3DCreate stunning 3D environments with highly detailed texturesAnimate and transform all types of 3D objects, including 3D TextEliminate the need for expensive hardwa....
Release Date 2011/01 -
Author Jason R. Rich
Get comfortable with viewing, editing, enhancing, printing, sharing, and creating photo projects using your digital photos and the popular iPhoto ’11 software on your Mac. Don’t just read about it: see it and hear it with step-by-step video tutorials and valuable au....
Release Date 2011/02 -
Drawing For Dummies, 2nd Edition
Author Jamie Combs , Brenda Hoddinott
The fast and easy way to learn to draw Drawing can enrich your life in extraordinary and unexpected ways. Drawing your everyday experiences can change how you and others see the world, while drawing from your imagination can give rise to fantastic new worlds....
Release Date 2011/02 -
The Business of Sports, 2nd Edition
Author Mark Conrad
This book explores the business aspect of sports with an orientation to those topics that are most relevant to journalists, providing the foundation for understanding the various parts of the sports business. Moving beyond sports writing, this text offers a distinc....
Release Date 2011/02 -
Author Preston Gralla
Ready to unleash the Droid 2? This entertaining guide helps you take full command of Motorola’s sleek new device to get online, shop, find locations, keep in touch, and much more. Every page is packed with useful information you can put to work right away, from setu....
Release Date 2011/02 -
Author Preston Gralla
Get the most from your Droid X right away with this entertaining Missing Manual. Veteran tech author Preston Gralla offers a guided tour of every feature, with lots of expert tips and tricks along the way. You'll learn how to use calling and texting features, take ....
Release Date 2011/02 -
The Simple Secret to Better Painting
Author Greg Albert
Create art that's more attractive, interesting and eye-catching! Even if your perspective is accurate, your subject realistic and colors vibrant, a weak composition - predictable, repetitious or monotonous - means a weak painting. The Simple Secret to Better ....
Release Date 2011/02 -
Author Lisa Cyr
With an unprecedented array of media and digital tools at their disposal, today's artists are faced with unlimited possibilities for creative experimentation. Never before has there been such innovation in the way art can be conceptualized, produced and presented. ....
Release Date 2011/02 -
Author Jeff Mellern
Life Lessons: Learn How to Capture a World Constantly in Motion Fluid, fast and expressive life drawing starts here. Step by step, you'll learn to render fleeting gestures from memory, capture expressions simply and more quickly, give your drawing a life of its ....
Release Date 2011/02 -
The Big Book of Realistic Drawing Secrets
Author Carrie Stuart Park
This is the book that can teach anyone to draw (yes, even you!) If you're not getting the kind of true-to-life results you want in your drawings (or if you can't even draw a straight line), Carrie and Rick Parks can help. As award-winning teachers, they have a ....
Release Date 2011/02 -
Sharing Hidden Know-How: How Managers Solve Thorny Problems with the Knowledge Jam
Author Katrina B. Pugh
To manage business operations – let alone innovate – amid frequent restructurings, outsourcings and retirements, leaders must quickly capitalize on hidden know-how (knowledge). That is, know-how that lives inside their organizations or networks – in the teams, proce....
Release Date 2011/03 -
Advanced Kalman Filtering, Least-Squares and Modeling: A Practical Handbook
Author Bruce P. Gibbs
This book provides a complete explanation of estimation theory and application, modeling approaches, and model evaluation. Each topic starts with a clear explanation of the theory (often including historical context), followed by application issues that should be co....
Release Date 2011/03 -
Taking Your iPhoto '11 to the Max
Author Michael Grothaus
Taking Your iPhoto '11 to the Max walks users through Apple's most popular software application in the iLife suite--iPhoto. This book helps people use iPhoto to its fullest to organize and create digital memories and keepsakes of their life.Learn all about Apple'....
Release Date 2011/03 -
iPhoto '11: The Missing Manual
Author Lesa Snider , David Pogue
With better ways to get your photos online and new options for creating printed projects, iPhoto '11 makes it easier than ever to transfer photos from a digital camera, organize them, and publish, print, or share them in maps—but there's still no printed manual fo....
Release Date 2011/03 -
Author Dan Ablan
LightWave is a software package used for rendering 3D images, both animated and static. Version 10 is completely new and includes an all new code engine with a new interface and feature sets. Written by award-winning animator and trainer, Dan Ablan, this down-to-ear....
Release Date 2011/04 -
iMovie '11 & iDVD: The Missing Manual
Author Aaron Miller , David Pogue
Apple's video-editing program is better than ever, but it still doesn’t have a printed guide to help you get started. That's where this gorgeous, full-color book comes in. You get clear explanations of iMovie's impressive new features, like instant rendering, sto....
Release Date 2011/04 -
Author Tomi Vollauschek , Agathe Jacquillat
This book is the most comprehensive showcase of three-dimensional letterforms ever written, featuring over 1,300 images of more than 300 projects by more than 160 emerging talents and established individuals and studios. Contributors include Sagmeister Inc, Vaughan ....
Release Date 2011/04 -
Author Lorraine Farrelly
Drawing for Urban Design explores a wide range of ways to represent the city, from freehand sketching to sophisticated computer models. Architects and urban planners need to describe cities in the course of their work, be it through maps, diagrams, sketches, compute....
Release Date 2011/04