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BUILD LARGE CANVASES FOR FRACTION of THE COST    by Guy Wann
Price: $2.99 USD. 2230 words. Language: English. Published on February 12, 2012. Nonfiction » Art, Architecture, Photography » Art - how to.

This book will show you how to save money building your own custom canvases for your Acrylic and Oil painting projects.
Chapter 11 - Particle Systems (3ds Max 2010 Architectural Visualization)    by CGschool (Formerly 3DATS)
Price: $2.99 USD. 18320 words. Language: American English. Published on September 26, 2012. Nonfiction » Art, Architecture, Photography » Architecture.

In this chapter, we will cover the basics of Particle Flow and its associated space warps that are relevant to the system within the 3ds Max environment.
The Tao of Cob: How a Kansas Grandmother Built Her Own Natural House in the Woods    by Dorethy Hancock
Price: $2.99 USD. 43400 words. Language: English. Published on May 18, 2013. Nonfiction » Art, Architecture, Photography » Architecture.

The Tao of Cob is a how-to book on earthen-house building, written as a memoir in Dorethy's pithy, homespun philosophical voice.
Chapter 16 - MAXScript (3ds Max 2010 Architectural Visualization)    by CGschool (Formerly 3DATS)
Price: $2.99 USD. 18260 words. Language: American English. Published on October 25, 2012. Nonfiction » Art, Architecture, Photography » Architecture.

With MAXScript you can 'remote control' the application by feeding it written commands or playing back a procedure that you recorded using the mouse beforehand. With advanced methods, MAXscript creates anything from small helper programs that solve a single problem to completely customized toolsets that are specifically adapted to your workflow or pipeline.
Take Control, Go Manual Part 1    by Peter Edwards
Price: $2.99 USD. 7670 words. Language: English. Published on April 2, 2013. Nonfiction » Art, Architecture, Photography » Photography - how to.

A Guide to Understanding and Using the Manual Settings on your Digital SLR Camera. Written for new and inexperienced DSLR camera users, this short and easy to understand guide will explain in simple terms what each setting does using descriptive text, images and diagrams.
Chapter 4 - Advanced Unwrapping (3ds Max 2010 Architectural Visualization)    by CGschool (Formerly 3DATS)
Price: $2.99 USD. 8560 words. Language: American English. Published on September 25, 2012. Nonfiction » Art, Architecture, Photography » Architecture.

In this chapter, I will try to cover techniques that should save you time and effort when unwrapping your meshes, whether inorganic surfaces or organic, fluid forms. Further on, I will discuss more advanced concepts of UVW mapping and try to explain what those coordinates really are, how they are seen by the 3D software, and how you should approach them for best results.
Chapter 5 - Texture Painting (3ds Max 2010 Architectural Visualization)    by CGschool (Formerly 3DATS)
Price: $2.99 USD. 9880 words. Language: American English. Published on September 26, 2012. Nonfiction » Art, Architecture, Photography » Fine art.

Using Photoshop as the primary technical tool, this chapter covers various fundamentals to equip artists with the necessary theory and practical tips to work efficiently and confidently with their texture painting requirements.
Chapter 15 - Managing Large-Scale Projects (3ds Max 2010 Architectural Visualization)    by CGschool (Formerly 3DATS)
Price: $2.99 USD. 7580 words. Language: American English. Published on October 2, 2012. Nonfiction » Art, Architecture, Photography » Architecture.

The author, Spine3D is one of the largest architectural visualization studios in the US. Managing projects is not an easy task. When you take on a large-scale project, your responsibilities multiply and your degree for failure also increases. At the end of the day, all the experience in the world will not be sufficient if you do not plan carefully and manage your time and resources efficiently.
Chapter 3 - Advanced mental ray Shaders (3ds Max 2010 Architectural Visualization)    by CGschool (Formerly 3DATS)
Price: $2.99 USD. 7180 words. Language: English. Published on September 25, 2012. Nonfiction » Art, Architecture, Photography » Architecture.

In this chapter, I begin by pointing out some of the older material and giving you advice on what not to use anymore for both materials and shaders within mental ray.
Haunts: The Human Element    by Nina Ely
Price: $2.99 USD. 11540 words. Language: English. Published by Tricorner Publishing on May 3, 2012. Nonfiction » Art, Architecture, Photography » Applied arts.

A Guide to hiring, training, and retaining actors in the Halloween haunted house industry. In every Halloween hunted house, it’s the actors who make the show. This book will show how to help your actors be their best.