Tracing The Shadow

Author : Sarah Ash
Publisher : Spectra
Page : 432 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 2008-01-29
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780553904604

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Tracing the Shadow by Sarah Ash Pdf

Sarah Ash’s acclaimed trilogy, the Tears of Artamon, was a stunning blend of sorcery and intrigue, politics and breathtaking imagery. Now this gifted storyteller returns with a tale of a siege between kingdoms, and a battle between heretics and believers—each with their own truths, their own lies, and their own soul-shattering discoveries waiting to be made. Book One of the Alchymist’s Legacy The kingdom of Francia has purged its magi. But when a young Guerrier rescues an orphaned street waif, little does he know that she is the daughter of a magus who met his end on their pyres—or that she is guarded by an aethyric spirit and driven by the name of the traitor who condemned her father to flames. With the gift of song infused within her, the child’s voice will bring her before the most powerful heads of state. And she will craft herself into a weapon…aimed at the heart of the man she despises. From the alchymist’s apprentice whose discovery leads him into a dark partnership to a girl who will become the toast of three nations, a new magic will grant powers and ignite dangers beyond all reckoning. A timeless tale of adventure, battle, and beauty, this dazzling story spans the realms of the human and the immortal, the schemes of the power hungry, the dreams of lovers, and the resurrection of the fallen in one magnificent epic fantasy.

Author : Sarah Ash
Publisher : Spectra
Page : 498 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2008-12-30
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780553589887

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Tracing the Shadow by Sarah Ash Pdf

Rescuing a starving young orphan girl from the streets, a member of the much feared Guerriers of the Commanderie's Inquisition is unaware that the child is the daughter of one of the mages they had just burned at the stake, and as Celestine grows to womanhood, her beautiful singing voice could provide the key to revenge on the betrayer who destroyed her father. Reprint.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 196 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 2008
Category : Government publications
ISBN : UCSD:31822030293534

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SunWise by Anonim Pdf

1 CD-ROM in English, 1 CD-ROM in Spanish containing over 50 standards-based, cross-curricular activities, posters, videos, poligy guidelines, fact sheets, brochures, story and activity books, and more.

Author : Nicholas Boughen
Publisher : Jones & Bartlett Learning
Page : 618 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 2007-04-30
Category : Computers
ISBN : 9781449633493

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LIGHTWAVE V9 LIGHTING (W/CD) by Nicholas Boughen Pdf

Companion CD included with 30-day demo of LightWave v9! The process of creating accurate and pleasing lighting in CG environments demands both an understanding of the fundamentals of light and knowledge of the available tools. LightWave v9 Lighting addresses these issues in a practical guide that shows you how to achieve your lighting goals using the latest version of LightWave 3D. With this book discover the tools and features of LightWave v9 that can improve your lighting; understand lighting concepts including color, shadow, intent, and style; explore a number of tutorials that demonstrate specific lighting setups; learn how to enhance your lighting with volumetrics, lens flares, projection images, and radiosity; find out how the proper lighting can turn a good shot into a great shot.

Author : Thomas Driemeyer
Publisher : Springer
Page : 534 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 2013-12-21
Category : Computers
ISBN : 9783709138090

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Rendering with mental ray® by Thomas Driemeyer Pdf

"Mental ray" is one of the leading rendering engines for generating photorealistic images. On the one hand the text provides a general introduction into rendering with mental ray, whilst on the other, it includes tips and tricks for advanced and professional users. A comprehensive definition of mental ray's scene description language and the standard shader libraries are included and used as the basis for all examples. This second edition covers the new generation of mental ray, version 3.0. The text is accompanied by a CD-ROM, featuring a fully programmable demo version of the software together with example scene data and shaders. An excellent text for both beginners and advanced users of mental ray.

Author : Sergei Urban
Publisher : Bonnier Publishing Ltd.
Page : 192 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 2018-07-12
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781788700603

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TheDadLab: 40 Quick, Fun and Easy Activities to do at Home by Sergei Urban Pdf

With more than 3 million fans, TheDadLab has quickly become an online sensation by creating a solution for parents when they hear the dreaded 'I'm bored' complaint, and now, for the first time, Sergei Urban has transferred his most popular experiments to print in this beautifully illustrated and mind-blowing book! Using everyday ingredients that you can find in your kitchen cupboard, Sergei shows experiments that are not only fun for children, but fun for adults too! With 40 wonderful activities, including 15-never-before-posted, TheDadLab includes additional information not found on his online posts: each activity will feature a detailed explanation simplifying the information that stems from the fields of Science, Technology, engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) for a parent to help explain their curious child and answer the questions 'how' and 'why.'

Author : Eric Haines,Tomas Akenine-Möller
Publisher : Apress
Page : 622 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 2019-02-25
Category : Computers
ISBN : 9781484244272

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Ray Tracing Gems by Eric Haines,Tomas Akenine-Möller Pdf

This book is a must-have for anyone serious about rendering in real time. With the announcement of new ray tracing APIs and hardware to support them, developers can easily create real-time applications with ray tracing as a core component. As ray tracing on the GPU becomes faster, it will play a more central role in real-time rendering. Ray Tracing Gems provides key building blocks for developers of games, architectural applications, visualizations, and more. Experts in rendering share their knowledge by explaining everything from nitty-gritty techniques that will improve any ray tracer to mastery of the new capabilities of current and future hardware. What you'll learn: The latest ray tracing techniques for developing real-time applications in multiple domains Guidance, advice, and best practices for rendering applications with Microsoft DirectX Raytracing (DXR) How to implement high-performance graphics for interactive visualizations, games, simulations, and more Who this book is for:Developers who are looking to leverage the latest APIs and GPU technology for real-time rendering and ray tracing Students looking to learn about best practices in these areas Enthusiasts who want to understand and experiment with their new GPUs

Author : Francesca Fiorani
Publisher : Macmillan + ORM
Page : 362 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 2020-11-17
Category : Art
ISBN : 9780374715298

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The Shadow Drawing by Francesca Fiorani Pdf

"[The Shadow Drawing] reorients our perspective, distills a life and brings it into focus—the very work of revision and refining that its subject loved best." —Parul Sehgal, The New York Times | Editors' Choice An entirely new account of Leonardo the artist and Leonardo the scientist, and why they were one and the same man Leonardo da Vinci has long been celebrated for his consummate genius. He was the painter who gave us the Mona Lisa and The Last Supper, and the inventor who anticipated the advent of airplanes, hot air balloons, and other technological marvels. But what was the connection between Leonardo the painter and Leonardo the scientist? Historians of Renaissance art have long supposed that Leonardo became increasingly interested in science as he grew older and turned his insatiable curiosity in new directions. They have argued that there are, in effect, two Leonardos—an artist and an inventor. In this pathbreaking new interpretation, the art historian Francesca Fiorani offers a different view. Taking a fresh look at Leonardo’s celebrated but challenging notebooks, as well as other sources, Fiorani argues that Leonardo became familiar with advanced thinking about human vision when he was still an apprentice in a Florence studio—and used his understanding of optical science to develop and perfect his painting techniques. For Leonardo, the task of the painter was to capture the interior life of a human subject, to paint the soul. And even at the outset of his career, he believed that mastering the scientific study of light, shadow, and the atmosphere was essential to doing so. Eventually, he set down these ideas in a book—A Treatise on Painting—that he considered his greatest achievement, though it would be disfigured, ignored, and lost in subsequent centuries. Ranging from the teeming streets of Florence to the most delicate brushstrokes on the surface of the Mona Lisa, The Shadow Drawing vividly reconstructs Leonardo’s life while teaching us to look anew at his greatest paintings. The result is both stirring biography and a bold reconsideration of how the Renaissance understood science and art—and of what was lost when that understanding was forgotten.

Author : James Bamford
Publisher : Anchor
Page : 418 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 2009-07-14
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780307279392

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The Shadow Factory by James Bamford Pdf

James Bamford has been the preeminent expert on the National Security Agency since his reporting revealed the agency’s existence in the 1980s. Now Bamford describes the transformation of the NSA since 9/11, as the agency increasingly turns its high-tech ears on the American public. The Shadow Factory reconstructs how the NSA missed a chance to thwart the 9/11 hijackers and details how this mistake has led to a heightening of domestic surveillance. In disturbing detail, Bamford describes exactly how every American’s data is being mined and what is being done with it. Any reader who thinks America’s liberties are being protected by Congress will be shocked and appalled at what is revealed here.

Author : Jean Van't Hul
Publisher : Shambhala Publications
Page : 297 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 2019-06-11
Category : Family & Relationships
ISBN : 9781611807202

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The Artful Parent by Jean Van't Hul Pdf

Bring out your child’s creativity and imagination with more than 60 artful activities in this completely revised and updated edition Art making is a wonderful way for young children to tap into their imagination, deepen their creativity, and explore new materials, all while strengthening their fine motor skills and developing self-confidence. The Artful Parent has all the tools and information you need to encourage creative activities for ages one to eight. From setting up a studio space in your home to finding the best art materials for children, this book gives you all the information you need to get started. You’ll learn how to: * Pick the best materials for your child’s age and learn to make your very own * Prepare art activities to ease children through transitions, engage the most energetic of kids, entertain small groups, and more * Encourage artful living through everyday activities * Foster a love of creativity in your family

Author : Richard Schaub,National Library of Poetry (Firm)
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 611 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 1997-06-01
Category : American poetry
ISBN : 1575533545

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Tracing Shadows by Richard Schaub,National Library of Poetry (Firm) Pdf

Author : Giovanni Visai
Publisher : Packt Publishing Ltd
Page : 548 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 2024-05-17
Category : Computers
ISBN : 9781803236889

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Cinematic Photoreal Environments in Unreal Engine 5 by Giovanni Visai Pdf

Go from learning Unreal Engine 5 fundamentals to achieving stunning photorealistic environments and creating cinematic masterpieces Key Features Implement advanced shaders, effects, and post-processing to make your environment look cinematic Explore techniques for achieving realistic graphic complexity with incredible performance Create your own materials and enhance the visuals of your gaming environment Purchase of the print or Kindle book includes a free PDF eBook Book DescriptionAs Unreal Engine 5 continues to conquer all industries thanks to its real-time technology, UE skills are becoming more sought after than ever. This three-part book covers all the processes behind the creation of a stunning environment in UE 5. Starting with the steps for installing the game engine and learning about its potential, you’ll quickly progress toward generating a variety of different upwards scaling outputs, each bigger than the previous one. After completing the first part and getting realistic shots of a single object, you’ll delve into the world of landscapes, procedural material and foliage, the Landmass plugin, and water tools by creating an environment using Megascan assets. At this point, you’ll know everything you need to create a fascinating and realistic environment. The final part of this book will teach you how to craft cinematic shots by working with cinematic tools, post processing, and framing tools, and by rendering a photorealistic shot in the last chapter. By the end of this Unreal Engine book, you'll be able to create outstanding and realistic environments using the powerful tools provided by UE as well as have an understanding of the importance of filming and composition in world building.What you will learn Generate a Master Material to create hundreds of different material instances Explore lighting principles and apply them to UE lighting systems Evaluate the pros and cons of real-time rendering in the world-building process Build massive landscapes with procedural materials, heightmap, landmass, and water Populate an environment with realistic assets using Foliage and Megascan Master the art of crafting stunning shots with Sequencer Enhance visual quality with Post Process Volume and Niagara Produce a photorealistic shot using the Movie Render Queue Who this book is for If you are a creative director, designer, or creator with a passion for technology and CGI, this UE 5 book is for you. Game developers and tech artists will also benefit from this book as it can help them understand an environment artist’s workflow and how to optimize performance.

Author : Tiago Novello,Vinícius da Silva,Luiz Velho
Publisher : Morgan & Claypool Publishers
Page : 129 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2022-03-21
Category : Computers
ISBN : 9781636393278

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GPU Ray Tracing in Non-Euclidean Spaces by Tiago Novello,Vinícius da Silva,Luiz Velho Pdf

This book explores the visualization of three-dimensional non-Euclidean spaces using raytracing techniques in Graphics Processing Unit (GPU). This is a trending topic in mathematical visualization that combines the mathematics areas of geometry and topology, with visualization concepts of computer graphics. Several conditions made this a special moment for such topic. On one hand, the development of mathematical research, computer graphics, and algorithms have provided the necessary theoretical framework. On the other hand, the evolution of the technologies and media allows us to be immersed in three-dimensional spaces using Virtual Reality. The content of this book serves both experts in the areas and students. Although this is a short book, it is self-contained since it considers all the ideas, motivations, references, and intuitive explanations of the required fundamental concepts.

Author : Howard Phillips Lovecraft
Publisher : Hyweb Technology Co. Ltd.
Page : 689 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 2011-09-15
Category : Foreign Language Study
ISBN : 8210379456XXX

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The Shadow out of Time (時光幽影) by Howard Phillips Lovecraft Pdf

One of the feature stories of the Cthulhu Mythos, "The Shadow Out of Time" is the tale of a professor of political economics that is thrown into a mind-shattering journey through time and space, while his body is held hostage by an alien mind. Horrified and panic-stricken by the implications of his experiences, he hopes against all reason and evidence that he has merely lost his mind.

Author : Victor I. Stoichita
Publisher : Reaktion Books
Page : 268 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 1997-08
Category : Art
ISBN : 1861890001

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Short History of the Shadow by Victor I. Stoichita Pdf

Looks at the depiction and meaning of shadows in the history of Western art