Species living on Earth today represent a mere fraction of the total amount of life forms that have existed since the planet was first formed. Part of the Living Earth series, this resource is designed for anyone requiring information on the latest in historical geology, the study of the evolution of the Earth and its developing life forms. A general introduction details the various ages of the Earth, from the age of bacteria to the era of mammals that we know today. Subsequent chapters illustrated with more than 150 photographs, maps, and diagrams cover: sea life; land life; mass extinctions; causes of extinctions; effects of extinction; evolution of species; the life cycles; unique life forms; and strange habitats.

In this DVD Aaron Sims shows how he uses Adobe Photoshop to create and design characters and creatures. Aaron covers many of his techniques for designing character concepts and discusses the logic behind his methods. He shows you the entire process including sketching and drawing in Photoshop and manipulating warping and blending photos to develop interesting features backgrounds and textures. Aaron explains how to effectively design with tools like Warp Liquify and different layer blend modes for quick results. He also demonstrates how to paint in finer details such as wrinkles scars and hair. Finally Aaron covers some of his techniques for unifying an image and giving it a more finished look.

Based on the true story of Juliet Hulme and Pauline Parker, two close friends who share a love of fantasy and literature, who conspire to kill Pauline s mother when she tries to end the girls intense and obsessive relationship.

In this series of lessons you will learn how to rig a sea creature in Maya. In this course, you will learn tips and techniques for rigging sea creatures in Maya. Throughout the course we’ll focus on setting our creature up with creative and intuitive controls. We'll learn how to set up Mel scripts to cut down time on repetitive tasks. We'll learn how to create a proficient vertebrae rig. We'll create an automated overlapping tail system that can be blended into an FK control rig. We’ll also explore skinning techniques to reduce the time it takes to edit weights. By the end of this course, you’ll have the knowledge you need to create your own aquatic creature rigs, with techniques that can be used on a wide variety of creatures and characters.