A guide to creating professional-quality manga illustrations on your computer. It explains the popular software packages with advice on using scanners and formatting work for the web or print media. It includes step-by-step illustrations that reveal the fundamentals of digital drawing, inking and colouring.

Explains how to use Autodesk 3DS MAX tools to create professional-quality animated short films, covering each stage of the process, from making the first storyboards through character rigging, animation, lighting, lip-synching, and editing.

This cognitive-behavioral program for the treatment of obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) has as its foundation the use of ritual prevention, and prolonged actual and imaginal exposure exercises. Therapists will learn the best methods for assessing OCD and formulating a treatment program tailored to their client's particular OCD symptoms. Sample lists of exposure items are provided for fear of contamination, fear of supernatural harm, and fear of causing harm to others by acts of negligence.Sample exposure plans are also provided for washers, checkers, and hoarders. A Monitoring Forms Package is available so the client can increase self-awareness of ritualistic behavior and the circumstances that evoke that behavior.The Therapist Guide is designed to help mental health professionals assess and treat OCD. It is divided into three sections:o Methods of assessing OCDo Efficacy of available treatments and how to arrive at treatment recommendationso A guide to cognitive-behavioral treatment by exposure and ritual preventionAdditional chapters provide information on relapse prevention, dealing with obstacles to progress, and modifications for children and clients with mental retardation.

A basic, visual introduction to the Mac OS X operating system and the common peripherals associated with it explains how to use the latest version of the operating system to work with files, customize a computer, and explore the iLife applications, using full-color screenshots and step-by-step instructions to get users up and running quickly while detailing the new features of the system. Original. (Beginner)

Product Description: Essential 3ds Max 2008 offers a user-friendly introduction to the newest version of 3ds Max. From an overview of the user interface, tools, and modifers to modeling exercises that demonstrate the creation of an interior, a basic character, and a suit of armor, this book provides readers with a guide to getting the most out of Max...read more

Product Description: Essential ZBrush offers a detailed overview of the popular digital sculpting tool as well as a guide to mastering digital sculpting. From the basics of ZBrush to the creation of a number of models that demonstrate hard surface sculpting, realisitic organic sculpting, and environmental sculpting, this book provides readers with the tools to produce high-quality digital sculpts...read more

Launch your career in writing for video games or animation with the best tips, tricks, and tutorials from the Focal press catalog--all at your fingertips. Let our award-winning writers and game developers show you how to generate ideas and create compelling storylines, concepts, and narratives for your next project. Write Your Way Into Animation and Games provides invaluable information on getting into the game and animation industries. You will benefit from decades of insider experience about the fields of animation and games, with an emphasis on what you really need to know to start working as a writer. Navigate the business aspects, gain unique skills, and develop the craft of writing specifically for aniamtion and games. Learn from the cream of the crop who have shared their knowledge and experience in these key Focal Press guides: Digital Storytelling, Second Edition by Carolyn Handler Miller Animation Writing and Development by Jean Ann Wright Writing for Animation, Comics, and Games by Christy Marx Story and Simulations for Serious Games by Nick Iuppa and Terry Borst Writing for Multimedia and the Web, Third Edition by Timothy Garrand