In this unique workshop, digital artist Uli Staiger walks you through the process of using source images, a downloaded 3D object, and Photoshop's tools to create a striking composition. After combining source images and creating layer masks, you'll add a 3D object, lighting, and details like steam, corrosion, and a stream of water.

Have you always wanted to learn more about wine, but didn't know where to start? An Introductory Guide to Wine gives you the basics you need to understand and appreciate this intriguing beverage. Through interviews and demonstrations with leading sommeliers, winemakers, wine educators and other industry professionals, you will discover what you like and how to describe your preferences to waiters and retailers. Learn how to find quality wines at value prices. Enjoy the beautiful California wine country over the course of three seasons and visit premium wineries for an inside look at how grapes are grown and wine is made. Experience the excitement of harvest at Clos LaChance, tour Robert Mondavi Winery, Franciscan Oakville Estate and Blackstone Sonoma. Visit the historic estate and underground caves of Schramsberg Vineyards and learn how sparkling wine is made. An Introductory Guide to Wine TO WINE makes the fascinating world of wine accessible to everyone!

In this course we will explore the use of Spotlights in incorporating external images into our ZBrush painting workflow.

In this course, we'll get a good basic knowledge of working with ShadowBox. We'll look at several different ways to incorporate ShadowBox tools into our workflow. We'll explore the multiple masking brushes and how they can help create our ShadowBox meshes. We'll talk about techniques for drawing out those masks to create the kind of geometry you're looking for. We will explore methods for appending multiple ShadowBox objects to create interconnected pieces. We'll also cover some topics related to using ShadowBox like the Clip Brushes and the Matchmaker Brush.

Windows Vista Sidebar is a panel located on the desktop of a PC where gadgets can be placed for easy access and reference. These gadgets are small, single-purpose applications, such as clocks, calendars, games, RSS notifiers, search tools, stock tickers, etc, that reside on the Windows desktop and on the Windows Sidebar. The book will be a tutorial to design and develop a gadget. It will provide ready-to-use samples using .NET, XML, CSS and AJAX. After reading the book, a web developer/designer will be confident enough to start developing gadgets for Windows Vista Sidebar.