Product Description: Book gives away how special effects are done in monster & sci-fi movies. Lots of details & photos.

Explains the use of miniatures, model animation, matte paintings, traveling mattes, computer graphics, computer-controlled cameras, and different film stocks, and describes outstanding special effects films

Product Description: Begins with an examination of the foundation and development of the subject. It goes on to cover programming languages based on objects, object-oriented databases, specification and design methods, the application of objects in distributed systems and interface design based on objects...read more

Product Description: The book discusses the basic issues of principle, the processes of implementation and the actual consequences in practice. Provides a cross-media analysis of media policy Uses case studies to illustrate policy implementation Includes chapter summaries, questions for discussion and a chapter on further reading...read more

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When the heroes of the past have become corrupt tyrannical leaders, five new heroes, assembled by the ancient wizard Anrack, are instructed in the use of Dragon Arms, powerful weapons, to overthrow the leaders and establish peace.

Product Description: Black Wave. The Alpha and Omega of Interactive Gaming. In the near future, in the secretive hyper reality of the on-line world, not playing means not existing. There are a select few who rule over this electronic dominion. And they are under attack...read more

Presents step-by-step instructions on how to draw different shoujo characters, accessories, and backgrounds.

Eon, King of Landres, has become corrupted by his power. His armies, allied with the monstrous Majin, swarm across the continent of Lordez, annihilating all who resist them. New hope has arisen with the reemergence of the legendary wizard Anrack and his small yet powerful assembly of would-be heroes. However, as Anrack prepares to acquire the heavily guarded Chaos Blade, Eon decides to take a more personal hand in things, and Anrack's allies find they may not be able to accomplish their task.

A super-sized book of all-new instructional material on one of the most vital aspects of manga shows aspiring artists the secrets, skills, and techniques of manga pros for bringing line art to life through toning. Original.

Product Description: Exclusively from Antarctic Press comes this latest addition to the top-selling How to Draw Manga series — a supersized book of all-new instructional material on one of the most vital aspects of manga: toning! This definitive source will show aspiring artists the secrets, skills, and techniques of manga pros for bringing line art to life; making characters charismatic and landscapes lush! Artists will surely want to tone their manga muscles with Toning Techniques Revealed! And now those artists can take their toning into the digital dimension with this special CD-ROM edition! With digital versions of all the pages; practice images; official, ready-to-use Antarctic Press screentone files; and more, this is the tutorial for tackling toning! ...read more

Provides techniques and tips for creating cartoon characters and stories in the style of the Japanese genre, including step-by-step directions on how to draw facial expressions, bodies in motion, and combat weapons.

Product Description: Showcasing a unique voice of Australian poetry, this moody unraveling of prose is an evocative exploration of spirituality and the afterlife. At the bottom of an abandoned well, a woman murdered and dumped there by corrupt police dreams the voices of people who have died but do not yet know it...read more

Twelve-year-old Jimmy Sparks inherited a giant robot originally designed by his grandfather as a weapon of war, and now Jimmy must use him to fight against those whose greed and lust for power threaten mankind.

Product Description: From the mind of Junction 17 and Dragon Arms creator David Hutchison comes this remarkable re-imagining of L. Frank Baum's timeless classic. Dorothy Gale longs for something more than the gray plains of Kansas; but when her wish is granted, she gets both her fondest dreams and her worst nightmares! Antarctic's own titan of the tones brings you the most Oz-some land over the rainbow ever! ...read more

Product Description: Antarctic Press continues with the next evolution in our best-selling How to Draw series! This all-new supersize volume of How to Draw Manga: Next Generation schools you in all the sweet skills you're gonna need to make your manga magical! Fill your eyes and head with exclusively created art, step-by-step guides, designs and comments from the hottest rising stars of manga...read more