If you want to take your photography skills to the next level, this Fundamentals of Digital Photography workshop is designed for you. The more you know about how your camera works, the better photographer you are going to be. When you learn to truly understand how aperture, shutter speed, ISO, depth of field, lenses, composition and light work together, you open up a new way to see the world and create powerful imagery.

Learn to paint great looking miniatures the easy way! This lively workshop makes learning to paint your figures fun. Watch a master reveal the secret tips that will enable you to paint with speed and accuracy. Avoid common mistakes and produce great looking figures. A picture is worth a thousand words and now you can watch a master painter take you through every step. This beautifully filmed program features crystal clear macro photography so you can easily see details and close-in work.

This lecture is the first of a series on how to approach drawing the human figure. In this series, Jack states that a successful figure drawing must include evidence of three sets of information: gestural, structural, and anatomical; the first being the focus of this particular demonstration.

Charles Neil takes you through grain matching, ripping, gluing, surfacing and creating large panels for case sides, table tops and more. A lot of information about panel making packed into a 92 minute visit with Charles Neil at his workshop.

A how-to guide for capturing stunning photographs in nature
Photographing nature poses unique challenges and demands that you have special skills and a working knowledge of how to work in—and with—nature. This Photo Workshop is a must-have how-to guide for shooting nature images in nearly any situation you might encounter.

In this 2nd DVD in a series, Chris Stoski illustrates the creation of several 3D matte paintings. In the visual effects industry, directors are always asking for moving cameras in matte paintings and Chris shows how this is achieved. He creates two different environments and discusses how a matte painter creates camera movement in these key scenarios. In addition to Adobe Photoshop, Chris uses Autodesk 3ds Max, but the techniques can be implemented with other popular 3D software as well. From forward-moving dolly shots to lateral helicopter aerials, Chris covers the essentials of 3D and 2.5D matte painting for matte artists of all skill levels.

In this DVD Josh takes you step-by-step through the sculpting process of carving wax to produce a working master. Wax masters are used in the casting process for sculptures and jewelry making, and in this lecture, Josh carves a low-relief belt buckle that he later has cast in silver. Using a modern version of this traditional medium and utilizing the subtractive techniques of traditional carving can be a powerful tool for maximizing accuracy and efficiency. Using common hand and power tools Josh demonstrates simple relief carving from the rough cut-out to identifying low points, shaping, beveling and adding wax to create new elements to your sculpture. This DVD is a useful fundamental process for sculptors of all levels.

This DVD consists of five stand-alone lessons that cover various techniques using Maya’s fluid dynamics. In each lesson, Wayne walks you through his process, providing the viewer with a greater understanding of how to set up dynamic fluid simulations for production shot assets

In this DVD Neil introduces his pipeline for shading and texturing hard surface models. This pipeline can be applied to any high-res model, such as models for photoreal effects work, animated feature films, ride films or video game cinematics. In the first part of the DVD, he discusses reference gathering, how to make a visual details list, and common shaders

In this tutorial, Ryan Kingslien takes you through the techniques he uses for achieving photo-real renders of digital sculptures. He shows you how to create a setup for rendering your Maya or ZBrush sculptures, allowing you to both analyze and present your digital sculptures in more realistic lighting. Using Maya and Mental Ray, he covers, setting up your scene, lights and camera, as well as creating a clay material, using depth of field, and improving the quality of your render without slowing it down