Adobe Photoshop CS6 Extended software delivers even more imaging magic, new creative options, and the Adobe Mercury Graphics Engine for blazingly fast performance. Retouch with greater precision, and intuitively create 3D graphics, 2D designs, and movies using new and reimagined tools and workflows.

Learn how to quickly create texture projections in MARI, well be demonstrating the entire procedure starting from the raw camera images and taking you through the process used to create diffuse, bump, roughness and spec / reflection maps.
The focus of this tutorial is on human skin, but the techniques used here can be applied to any texturing process. All raw camera image references, MARI files and an .obj with the head model are included.

New Creative Collage Techniques is filled with the guidance you need to make striking collages with a range of materials and mediums. It?s fun and easy to jump right in, whether you?re an experienced artist looking for something new or a new artist looking to make something unique. From basic methods to the latest innovations, this guide illustrates more than 60 exciting collage projects complete with detailed instruction, quick tips, charts and glossaries. In addition, seven start-to-finish demonstrations show you how to use these techniques to create your own stunning work.

MAXON announces the release of CINEMA 4D 14, the next generation of its industry-leading 3D motion graphics, visual effects, painting, and rendering software application. CINEMA 4D R14 delivers eagerly awaited features including a new, fully integrated sculpting system, new camera matching functionality, the debut of exchange plugins to two key applications (The Foundrys NUKE and Adobe Photoshop Extended), improved integration with Adobe After Effects and a huge number of other powerful workflow feature enhancements,listed below.

As a building material, precast concrete allows a wide range of sculptural forms and design options. By treating the surface in various ways, fascinating textures and fine finishes can be produced. This book provides a systematic overview of the variety of applications for such concrete elements throughout Europe. Author David Bennett provides in-depth information on newly developed, especially lightweight forms of concrete such as GRC (Glass-Fibre Reinforced Concrete), Ductal and CRC (Compact Reinforced Composite). A selection of some 24 projects which are of particular significance, are documented in detail and provide a wealth of inspiring design ideas.

Building on the popularity and usefulness of the first four Texture Toolkits, Texture Toolkit Collection 5: Real World takes the super high resolution seamless texture to a whole new level of realism with 800 unique examples of photorealistic real-world materials - producing a genuine organic, tactile look and feel for this collection. From the smooth, sleek and shiny to the broken, hard and gritty aspects of the real world, this collection will force you to face reality like nothing else can. And you now have the ability to bring this reality to your productions like never before. If youve ever looked at a blank canvas in Photoshop, After Effects, or even in PowerPoint or your video editor, and not known what to do or where to start the realistic textures in Texture Toolkit 5 were created just for you. Delivered at a maximum resolution of 4000 x 4000 pixels, most of these textures are seamless in all for you. Delivered at a maximum resolution of 4000 x 4000 pixels, most of these textures are also seamless in all directions and many have a built in alpha so they can be layered on top of images or video for unique effects.

Building on the popularity and usefulness of Texture Toolkit 1 - and all of its successors - we decided to take the Texture Toolkit product line back to the essentials with Texture Toolkit Collection 6: The Essentials 2. These 650 super high-resolution textures are a unique collection consisting of any style you could ever want in a texture From subtle and sophisticated to fun, funky patterns, this follection has it all! So no matter what look or feel you want in your projects, there will always be a texture to help you out. If youve ever looked at a blank canvas in Photoshop, After Effects, or even in PowerPoint or your video editor, and not known what to do or where to start the textures in Texture Toolkit 6 were created just for you. Delivered at a maximum resolution of 4000 x 4000 pixels, most of these textures are seamless in all directions and many have a built in alpha so they can be layered on top of images or video for unique effects