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Witty and heartfelt, clear-sighted and irreverent, Poser is the book that sane, sensible and intelligent mothers around the world have been waiting for
All his life, Giovanni Bernini has possessed an uncanny gift: he can imitate anyone he meets. Honed by his mother at a young age, the talent catapults him from small-town obscurity to stardom. As his fame grows, Giovanni encounters a beautiful and enigmatic stage singer, Lucy Starlight - the only person whose thread he cannot find - and becomes increasingly trapped inside his many poses. Ultimately, he must assume the one identity he has never been able to master: his own.
Twelve-year-old Luke "Spin" Spinelli is sick of fake running, fake laughing and fake pointing. Sure, he once made the cover of Baby Show magazine, but now his secret modeling career is making him miserable. He dreams of using nonwhitening toothpaste. He can't wait to stop styling his hair. And he really wants to stop worrying that the school bully will discover he was once the face of Dribbleez Diapers. After all, Spin's just a normal boy looking for a hockey game and some pizza with extra cheese.
Learn from a Poser master how to make the best use of this versatile and exciting figure creation package, whether you are using version 3, 4, the Pro Pack or the new version 5 upgrade. BL Render provides an in-depth guide that explains each aspect of the process of creating a figure in Curious Labs' Poser. It begins with simple projects, such as creating morphs for existing figures, and takes you through to the more advanced options such as geometry swapping, joint parameters, the design of the mesh and how that will affect the working of your figure. Each section begins with the theory behind each step, giving an abstracted base knowledge of the task at hand. Practical sections for each chapter are included on the free CD in which the concepts are put to use in examples, code snippets and tutorials, with all the files you need to follow along yourself. The CD is also packed with numerous utility programs for you to use when creating your figures. Finally, there is a trouble-shooting guide for any problems and/or bugs that may occur in each stage, so you are fully equipped to use this package professionally. If you want to know not only what steps to follow, but how to design the figure for optimal performance and why things work the way they do, then this is the book for you.
In the making of this project, my intentions were not to make myself out to be perfect or flawless. If some of my behaviors throughout the story raised a few eyebrows, then good, and so be it. Yet what I was hoping the reader would see as they read through, and would come to realize, is that as my faith in and understanding of God grew, so my behavior, actions, and views, not just of the current situation (as I was once willing to settle then decided otherwise), but myself and where I made a stand (both during and before this chain of incidents) were changed. As I was lighted by the word, gaining both knowledge and understanding, wisdom was near, adding too. My spiritual maturity, growing more and more, was begging to shine through. As the Spirit was shining through and becoming stronger, so I was having the old removed.In writing this, I did not want it to be so that only one who has understanding or knowledge of the word would understand. In fact, I had those in mind that do not go to church or hardly, if ever, read the word. Thus, the reason I used scriptures, in an effort to both get one somewhat familiar with the word and be able to see and perhaps apply it in a different manner. In doing, I am not intending this to be only for the believers or current believers, yet just as well, I know that those who pick this book up and being completely turned off by God or even the very idea of the Most High will most likely toss it aside after the first few pages. Yet for those who have any interest, idea, knowledge, or understanding of God, whether it be from least to greatest, controversial or acceptance, will be able to read through this story and, God willing, be able to take something from it in one form or another. Thank you for taking the time to read this story. Again, I would hope that it has in some way given something to you. May God be with you. We are all in this together.
There's troubled love in Music City, Nashville Tennessee. Despite deeply entrenched obstacles, Southern Belle, Mary, falls for a visiting Bollywood director, Simha Das. A life-changing event leads to questions about who or what intervenes. Passions collide as Mary must come to terms with her darkest secret. 2018 American Fiction Awards Winner. 2018 Best Book Awards Winner 2018 NYC Big Book Award Winner Mary must cross the bridge to her heart to have her butterflies. On the surface Mary Poser is a fun and frolicking love story. Underneath this is a message of hope and inspiration for anyone who feels overwhelmed by anxiety from approval demands of family, faith and culture. 2017 Foreword Reviews Indies Book of the Year Award Finalist 2018 American Fiction Awards Winner. 2018 Best Book Awards Winner 2018 NYC Big Book Award Winner 2018 International Book of the Year Finalist 2018 Paris Book Festival Runner-Up. 2018 Readers' Favorite Finalist 2018 Independent Author Network Book of the year Finalist 2018 London Book Festival Honorable Mention 2018 BookViral Millennium Book Awards Long List 2018 New Apple Book Awards Official Selection 2018 Body, Mind, Spirit Book awards winner 2019 Independent Press Award winner 2019 New York Book Festival winner
What every budding new 3D artist needs to know, but everyone is afraid to say! This document is a culmination of the past five years of accomplishments and frustrations experienced by one digital artist trying to “break into 3D”. Read about and prepare yourself for some of the unexpected stressors that will take their toll on you. This collection of questions is designed to help "new" artists avoid or quickly recover from many of the pitfalls encountered when starting out in the CG industry. This guide contains insights, tips and opinions of the author that every new artist should know at the start of their own 3D journey. * Author provides bold honest answers and opinions. * This guide is NOT intended to circumvent Broker guidelines. * Over 30 questions you have or will ask yourself: - WHERE SHOULD I START? - DO I NEED A FORMAL EDUCATION? - WHERE CAN I GET SOME TRAINING? - WHAT CAN I BRING TO THE TABLE? - WHERE SHOULD I SELL MY STUFF? - WHAT IS EXCLUSIVITY? - DOES EVERYONE REQUIRE EXCLUSIVITY? - ARE ALL ARTISTS TREATED EQUALLY? - CAN I SELL MY OWN STUFF? - DO I NEED A WEBSITE? - SHOULD I PAY SOMEONE TO SELL MY STUFF? - HOW OFTEN WILL MY BROKER CONTACT ME? - WILL I NEED A SPECIAL BANK ACCOUNT? - WHY ARE EARNINGS CALLED COMMISSIONS? - WILL I HAVE TO PAY TAXES? - DO I HAVE TO JOIN BROKER FORUMS? - DO I HAVE TO JOIN BROKER CHAT ROOMS? - WILL I GET ADDITIONAL BENEFITS? - SHOULD I FOCUS ON QUANTITY OR QUALITY? - HOW CAN I OVERCOME DISAPPOINTMENTS? - WHO CAN I TRUST? - HOW DO I NETWORK WITH OTHERS? - WILL MY BROKER PROVIDE ME FEEDBACK? - HOW DO I MARKET MYSELF? - HOW DO I ESTABLISH A CUSTOMER BASE? - WHAT IS MY “STORE”? - WHAT IS MY “CATALOG”? - HOW WILL I KNOW WHEN I AM SUCCESSFUL? - WHAT ARE INTRO SALES AND INTRO PRICING? - HOW CAN I INCREASE PRODUCT SELLS? - WHAT ARE “TRICKLE” SELLS? - WHAT IS A BUNDLE? - WHAT ARE SUBMISSION GUIDELINES? - WHERE DO I RANK AMONG MY PEERS? - HOW WILL I KNOW WHEN I'M SUCCEEDING?
My Paleo Patisserie gathers all the rich heritage, exquisite elegance, and rustic beauty of traditional patisserie baking and seamlessly melds it with the gluten-free and Paleo-inspired diet. Drawing on over two decades of experience in traditional and modern patisserie baking, Jenni Hulet brings the spirit of patisserie baking alive in this lavishly photographed collection of recipes. Each section of My Paleo Patisserie introduces and adapts the fundamental elements and techniques of traditional patisserie baking for the grain-free baker. With dozens of beloved culinary standards and hundreds of potential recipe combinations, My Paleo Patisserie is an indispensable resource of creative grain-free confectionery.
