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Digital
Art for the 21st Century - This
book contains some of the most amazing art created in this genre,
and establishes digital art as one of the most expressive and
thought provoking forms of art. The artists where carefully chosen
from the Renderosity.com site, and represent a wide range of styles
and forms. Every artist has a unique style that stands apart from
other artists of this genre. This book is a must have for people
interested in digital art, or in any other art form.
Digital
Beauties: 2D and 3D CG Digital Models -
A book of digitally created female pictures and the artists who
created them.
Digital
Fantasy Painting -
Written for anyone who works- or plays-in 3D graphics, Digital
Fantasy Painting supplies a treasury of tested techniques that
can be applied to any illustration software package. This extraordinary
resource is packed with dozens of step-by-step exercises for designing
photo-realistic 3D creatures and their strange worlds. Readers
will see how to produce simple human skin and bone textures, as
well as an entire host of ethereal creatures such as ghosts, spirits,
robots, and cyborgs. They'll discover how to design realistic
atmospheric effects as well as capture the surreal world of nightmares,
futurescapes, and planetscapes. Computer artists will also find
tested techniques for modeling, surfacing, staging, and lighting
as well as creating water, glass, and other true-to-life motion
effects. Digital Fantasy Painting features a dazzling showcase
of the very best fantasy artwork, complete with dozens of tips,
examples, and shortcuts that help put the creative process on
the fast track. Plus, a special section outlines the myriad software
illustration packages available on the market today.
To
Touch a Wild Dolphin: A Journey of Discovery with the Sea's Most
Intelligent Creatures -
In the tradition of When Elephants Weep by Susan McCarthy and
Jeffrey Moussaieff Masson, biologist Smolker provides an intimate,
engaging glimpse into the world of wild dolphins. In 1982, Smolker
sold all her possessions and traveled to Monkey Mia, a remote
beach in western Australia where people frequently encounter wild
dolphins. For 15 years, her team collected data on dolphin existence:
their sophisticated social structures; their vocal and mimetic
skills enabling communication; and their clever predatory techniques,
including the use of tools and sound to capture fish. Smolker
and her colleagues identified more than 200 individual dolphins,
among whom she discerned a host of distinct personalities. Among
them was Holeyfin, the "grand old matriarch" of Monkey
Mia, and her daughters Nicky, who relishes rough-and-tumble play,
and "gorgeous, energetic" Holly, with whom the author
often frolicked. Such character sketches and a wealth of well-told
anecdotes enliven the book's more technical material, most of
which reinforces common ideas about dolphin intelligence and friendliness,
with additional findings on male dolphins'
violence toward female dolphins during mating. Most disturbing
are the deaths of some dolphins, for which Smolker blames overflow
from a beachside tourist facility's septic tank. Her worry for
the safety of her cetacean acquaintances lends gravity to this
animated, empathetic account of life among Flipper's wild kin.
(Mar. 20) Copyright 2001 Reed Business Information, Inc.
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