Mechanika Revised And Updated

Author : Doug Chiang
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 144 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 2015-09-09
Category : Art
ISBN : 9781440342554

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Mechanika, Revised and Updated by Doug Chiang Pdf

You can design the future! In a post-apocalyptic alien landscape, starfighters crash land in desert terrain, dino riders rear up, rusted crab walkers litter the horizon and men work with--or fight against--giant iron robots. You control it all and Academy Award-winning sci-fi film production designer Doug Chiang tells you how. In this revised and updated version of his best-selling book, Mechanika, Chiang uses his 25 years in the film industry working on such films as the Star Wars franchise, Terminator 2: Judgment Day and War of the Worlds to teach you the techniques, tools and tips to draw and think like a master sci-fi artist. Inside you'll find: • The six keys to good design and how to build an expert toolkit. • Basic sketching techniques and the rules of perspective--even in imaginary worlds. • 25+ step-by-step demonstrations, including updated text and 6 brand new demonstrations, showing how to draw everything from monopods and labor beasts to aliens and steam-powered robots by mixing traditional drawing and marker techniques with digital painting technology. • How to create compelling science fiction scenes inspired by movies, books, comics and games from conceptualization to completion. • Tips and details on how to use Adobe Photoshop to design, draw and enhance your creations--including author secrets! Learn design secrets from one of the sci-fi artists behind Star Wars, War of the Worlds and Terminator 2: Judgment Day!

Author : Doug Chiang
Publisher : IMPACT
Page : 144 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 2008-06-27
Category : Art
ISBN : 1600610234

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Mechanika by Doug Chiang Pdf

Delve into a world of imagination populated with giant robots, strange vehicles, alien creatures and other fantastic inventions. For generations artists have created imagery destined for the entertainment of others, and now you can too. Revered science fiction artist and film designer, Doug Chiang, reveals the thought processes and techniques he used working on blockbusters such as the Star Wars prequels, War of the Worlds, Terminator, and Beowulf. You'll learn from Chiang's visionary experience as he shares his design processes, giving expert advice and showcasing the groundbreaking style that has earned his creations a spot in the Brooklyn Museum, Houston Museum of Fine Art and the Tokyo National Museum. Inside you'll discover: 30+ lessons for creating out-of-this-world science fiction scenes in the style featured in films, books, comics, toys and games using both traditional and digital techniques Details and tips for using Adobe Photoshop to conceive, design, draw and enhance your creations 25 step-by-step demonstrations of outrageous robots, vehicles, creatures and environments with finished color images Foreword by film producer/director Robert Zemeckis (Monster House, The Polar Express, Back to the Future, Beowulf) With tips on everything from basic skills like blueline sketching and assembling a toolkit to conceptualization and painting for digital art, Mechanika has everything you need to get great results and make your science fiction worlds come alive!

Author : Doug Chiang,Orson Scott Card
Publisher : Courier Dover Publications
Page : 227 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 2016-11-16
Category : Art
ISBN : 9780486804958

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Robota by Doug Chiang,Orson Scott Card Pdf

This visionary study in world-building traces a human's journey through a preindustrial civilization ruled by tyrannical robots. Breathtaking illustrations, accompanied by text, provide a cinematic scope to every page.

Author : Joe Benitez
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 160 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 2021-08-17
Category : Comics & Graphic Novels
ISBN : 1534320555

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Lady Mechanika by Joe Benitez Pdf

OVERSIZED HARDCOVER (7.25" x10.875") A newly remastered edition of thesteampunk adventure series' first volume, featuring a revised script andupdated lettering, in an oversized hardcover format. In a Victorian worldfilled with flying dirigibles and clockwork automatons, a young woman searchesdesperately for the secrets to her past - a past that left her withextraordinary, but unnatural, mechanical limbs. Collects LADY MECHANIKA #0-5

Author : Joe Benitez
Publisher : Image Comics
Page : 164 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 2021-08-11
Category : Comics & Graphic Novels
ISBN : 9781534321533

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Lady Mechanika Vol. 1 by Joe Benitez Pdf

A newly remastered edition of the steampunk adventure series’ first volume, featuring a revised script and updated lettering. In a Victorian world filled with flying dirigibles and clockwork automatons, a young woman searches desperately for the secrets to her past—a past that left her with extraordinary, but unnatural, mechanical limbs. Collects LADY MECHANIKA #0-5

Author : Chris Barsanti
Publisher : Visible Ink Press
Page : 528 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 2014-09-22
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 9781578595334

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The Sci-Fi Movie Guide by Chris Barsanti Pdf

Once upon a time, science fiction was only in the future. It was the stuff of drive-ins and cheap double-bills. Then, with the ever-increasing rush of new, society-altering technologies, science fiction pushed its way to the present, and it busted out of the genre ghetto of science fiction and barged its way into the mainstream. What used to be mere fantasy (trips to the moon? Wristwatch radios? Supercomputers capable of learning?) are now everyday reality. Whether nostalgic for the future or fast-forwarding to the present, The Sci-Fi Movie Guide: The Universe of Film from Alien to Zardoz covers the broad and widening range of science-fiction movies. From the trashy to the epic, from the classics to today's blockbusters, this cinefile’s guidebook reviews nearly 1,000 of the biggest, baddest, and brightest from every age and genre of cinematic and TV science fiction. You’ll find more than just Star Wars, Star Trek, and Transformers, with reviews on many overlooked and under-appreciated gems and genres, such as ... • Monsters! Pacific Rim, Godzilla, The Thing, Creature from the Black Lagoon • Superheroes: Thor, Iron Man, X-Men, The Amazing Spider-man, Superman • Avant-garde masterpieces: Solaris, 2001, Brazil • and many, many more categories and movies!!

Author : Joe Benitez
Publisher : Image Comics
Page : 32 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 2021-12-08
Category : Comics & Graphic Novels
ISBN : PKEY:OCT210009

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LADY MECHANIKA: THE MONSTER OF THE MINISTRY OF HELL #1 (OF 4) by Joe Benitez Pdf

In a Victorian asylum full of grotesque inmates, sadistic guards, and a fanatical doctor, a young lady wakes to find her arms and legs have been replaced with mechanical limbs. But who among this gruesome menagerie is the true monster of the Ministry of Hell? The origins of the notorious adventuress known as Lady Mechanika!

Author : Eric Poisson
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 253 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 2004-05-06
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781139451994

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A Relativist's Toolkit by Eric Poisson Pdf

This 2004 textbook fills a gap in the literature on general relativity by providing the advanced student with practical tools for the computation of many physically interesting quantities. The context is provided by the mathematical theory of black holes, one of the most elegant, successful, and relevant applications of general relativity. Among the topics discussed are congruencies of timelike and null geodesics, the embedding of spacelike, timelike and null hypersurfaces in spacetime, and the Lagrangian and Hamiltonian formulations of general relativity. Although the book is self-contained, it is not meant to serve as an introduction to general relativity. Instead, it is meant to help the reader acquire advanced skills and become a competent researcher in relativity and gravitational physics. The primary readership consists of graduate students in gravitational physics. It will also be a useful reference for more seasoned researchers working in this field.

Author : William Gibson
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 356 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 1999
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 0425190447

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All Tomorrow's Parties by William Gibson Pdf

Living a down-and-out existence in Tokyo, Colin Laney is determined to make his way back to the United States and to San Francisco, where, thanks to his special sensitivities about people and events, he believes a pivotal moment in human history will take place sometime in the future.

Author : Iron Kingdoms,Rob Baxter,Brian Gute,Chad Huffman,Joe Martin
Publisher : Privateer Press
Page : 397 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 2006-06-01
Category : Games
ISBN : 0970697066

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Iron Kingdoms Character Guide by Iron Kingdoms,Rob Baxter,Brian Gute,Chad Huffman,Joe Martin Pdf

Author : R. Shankar
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 676 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 2012-12-06
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781475705768

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Principles of Quantum Mechanics by R. Shankar Pdf

R. Shankar has introduced major additions and updated key presentations in this second edition of Principles of Quantum Mechanics. New features of this innovative text include an entirely rewritten mathematical introduction, a discussion of Time-reversal invariance, and extensive coverage of a variety of path integrals and their applications. Additional highlights include: - Clear, accessible treatment of underlying mathematics - A review of Newtonian, Lagrangian, and Hamiltonian mechanics - Student understanding of quantum theory is enhanced by separate treatment of mathematical theorems and physical postulates - Unsurpassed coverage of path integrals and their relevance in contemporary physics The requisite text for advanced undergraduate- and graduate-level students, Principles of Quantum Mechanics, Second Edition is fully referenced and is supported by many exercises and solutions. The book’s self-contained chapters also make it suitable for independent study as well as for courses in applied disciplines.

Author : James D. Watson,Andrew Berry
Publisher : Knopf
Page : 464 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 2009-01-21
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780307521484

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DNA by James D. Watson,Andrew Berry Pdf

Fifty years ago, James D. Watson, then just twentyfour, helped launch the greatest ongoing scientific quest of our time. Now, with unique authority and sweeping vision, he gives us the first full account of the genetic revolution—from Mendel’s garden to the double helix to the sequencing of the human genome and beyond. Watson’s lively, panoramic narrative begins with the fanciful speculations of the ancients as to why “like begets like” before skipping ahead to 1866, when an Austrian monk named Gregor Mendel first deduced the basic laws of inheritance. But genetics as we recognize it today—with its capacity, both thrilling and sobering, to manipulate the very essence of living things—came into being only with the rise of molecular investigations culminating in the breakthrough discovery of the structure of DNA, for which Watson shared a Nobel prize in 1962. In the DNA molecule’s graceful curves was the key to a whole new science. Having shown that the secret of life is chemical, modern genetics has set mankind off on a journey unimaginable just a few decades ago. Watson provides the general reader with clear explanations of molecular processes and emerging technologies. He shows us how DNA continues to alter our understanding of human origins, and of our identities as groups and as individuals. And with the insight of one who has remained close to every advance in research since the double helix, he reveals how genetics has unleashed a wealth of possibilities to alter the human condition—from genetically modified foods to genetically modified babies—and transformed itself from a domain of pure research into one of big business as well. It is a sometimes topsy-turvy world full of great minds and great egos, driven by ambitions to improve the human condition as well as to improve investment portfolios, a world vividly captured in these pages. Facing a future of choices and social and ethical implications of which we dare not remain uninformed, we could have no better guide than James Watson, who leads us with the same bravura storytelling that made The Double Helix one of the most successful books on science ever published. Infused with a scientist’s awe at nature’s marvels and a humanist’s profound sympathies, DNA is destined to become the classic telling of the defining scientific saga of our age.

Author : Lee J. Ames,Bob Singer
Publisher : Watson-Guptill
Page : 66 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 2012-09-11
Category : Art
ISBN : 9780823085774

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Draw 50 Animal 'Toons by Lee J. Ames,Bob Singer Pdf

Draw 50 Animal ‘Toons shows aspiring artists how to draw with ease by following simple, step-by-step instructions. Acclaimed author Lee J. Ames helps you bring to life a skateboarding crocodile, a funky monkey, and a juggling seal. Also included are dinosaurs, flamingos, squirrels, gorillas, and a whole spectrum of fun-loving animals. Lee J. Ames’s drawing method has proven successful for children and adults alike over the past thirty years. The twenty-seven books in the Draw 50 series have sold more than 3 million copies and have shown everyone from amateurs to experts how to draw everything from animals to airplanes. Even the youngest artists can make these ‘toons look great. It’s easy to draw cartoon animals when you do it the Draw 50 way.

Author : Aidan Truhen
Publisher : Vintage Crime/Black Lizard
Page : 353 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 2021-05-04
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780593311622

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Seven Demons by Aidan Truhen Pdf

Jack Price and his Seven Demons, the most dangerous and feared assassins in the world, are taking on the bank heist of the century. Meet Jack Price and the Seven Demons: Doc, the evil mad scientist presently using Jack for sex; Rex, an explosives expert who doesn’t ask too many questions so long as something goes boom; Volodya, a Ukrainian assassin who may or may not be a cannibal; Charlie, a comic book artist with computer skills and an anarchist bent; Lucille, whose specialty is razor-edged hugs; and Jack’s predecessor, Fred, who doesn’t contribute a whole lot owing to being a severed head on a stick. Finally there’s Jack himself, former coffee magnate turned cocaine dealer turned First Demon, but basically just a guy trying to get along. Jack has a problem. The Seven Demons don’t have a contract, and there’s nothing more volatile than a gang of deadly killers with nothing to do. Luckily, a shadowy Eurotrash businessman wants them to pull off the heist of a lifetime, breaking into a bank that makes Fort Knox look like the corner candy store. Jack thinks this will be a nice little diversion for his crew . . . until a rosy-cheeked, lederhosen-wearing little psychopath named Evil Hansel stabs him with an oyster knife, and the whole situation goes completely to hell. Someone isn’t playing straight, and in a game of double crosses, Jack Price will do anything—literally, anything—to come out on top

Author : Katherine Ramsland
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 308 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2002-10-01
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
ISBN : 0425186164

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The Science of Vampires by Katherine Ramsland Pdf

· Are any vampire myths based on fact? · Bloodsucking villain to guilt-ridden loner—what has inspired the redemption of the vampire in fiction and film? · What is Vampire Personality Disorder? What causes a physical addiction to another person’s blood? · Are there any boundaries in the polysexual world of vampires? · How could a vampire hide in today’s world of advanced forensic science? · What is the psychopathology of the vampire? · What happens in the brain of a vampire’s victim? Si...