Photoshop Water Tutorial
Second Picture is devoted to original tutorials about 3D graphics, Photoshop, Photography and Web Design. Water Tutorials Picture 1. Convincing water sufrace is pretty simple to create in Photoshop. 16.07.2008 Category: Photoshop In this Photoshop water tutorial I cover the creation of a water surface in Adobe Photoshop CS3. A Photo for Water Tutorial Picture 2. First we need to choose and prepare a photo for this photoshop water tutorial. The Reflection in Water Picture 3. Picture 4. Basic Photoshop water is created with a reflection. Duplicate the background layer by right clicking on it and selecting Duplicate Layer... from the menu. The Waves There are several different methods to create waves or ripples in Photoshop. To use the Glass filter (or displacement filter) effectively we first need a picture that we are going to use as a texture in the Glass filter. Texture for the Glass Filter Let's create the texture. Noise Filter Picture 5. 50% crop after the Noise filter. Bas Relief Filter
The illustrated guide to a Ph.D.
Imagine a circle that contains all of human knowledge: By the time you finish elementary school, you know a little: By the time you finish high school, you know a bit more: With a bachelor's degree, you gain a specialty: A master's degree deepens that specialty: Reading research papers takes you to the edge of human knowledge: Once you're at the boundary, you focus: You push at the boundary for a few years: Until one day, the boundary gives way: And, that dent you've made is called a Ph.D Of course, the world looks different to you now: So, don't forget the bigger picture: Keep pushing. There's a bit more below, but I also wrote a follow-up 5 years after the illustrated guide which may be of interest -- HOWTO: Get tenure. Related posts If you like these posts, then I recommend the book A PhD Is Not Enough Get it in print; fund students; save lives By request, a print version of The Illustrated Guide to a Ph.D. is on sale. Click here to preview or buy it. Why biology? License: Creative Commons Resources
Myth, Legend, Folklore, Ghosts
Apollo and the Greek Muses Updated July 2010 COMPREHENSIVE SITES ON MYTHOLOGY ***** The Encyclopedia Mythica - SEARCH - Areas - Image Gallery - Genealogy tables - Mythic Heroes Probert Encyclopaedia - Mythology Gods, Heroes, and MythDictionary of Mythology What is Myth? MESOPOTAMIAN MYTHOLOGYThe Assyro-Babylonian Mythology FAQ Sumerian Mythology FAQ Sumerian Mythology Sumerian Gods and Goddesses Sumerian Myths SUMERIAN RELIGION Mythology's Mythinglinks: the Tigris-Euphrates Region of the Ancient Near East Gods, Goddesses, Demons and Monsters of Mesopotamia The Assyro-Babylonian Mythology FAQ More info on Ancient Mesopotamia can be found on my Ancient River Valley Civilizations page. GREEK MYTHOLOGYOrigins of Greek MythologyGreek Mythology - MythWeb Greek-Gods.info (plus a fun QUIZ)Ancient Greek Religion Family Tree of Greek Mythology Greek Names vs. VARIOUS FAIRIES, ELVES, UNICORNS, MERMAIDS, & OTHER MYTHICAL TOPICS HERE BE DRAGONS!
LF Special Report: 10 Futuristic Materials
Lifeboat Foundation Safeguarding Humanity Skip to content Switch to White Special Report 10 Futuristic Materials by Lifeboat Foundation Scientific Advisory Board member Michael Anissimov. 1. Aerogel protecting crayons from a blowtorch. This tiny block of transparent aerogel is supporting a brick weighing 2.5 kg. Aerogel holds 15 entries in the Guinness Book of Records, more than any other material. Carbon nanotubes are long chains of carbon held together by the strongest bond in all chemistry, the sacred sp2 bond, even stronger than the sp3 bonds that hold together diamond. “Metamaterial” refers to any material that gains its properties from structure rather than composition. We’re starting to lay down thick layers of diamond in CVD machines, hinting towards a future of bulk diamond machinery. Diamonds may be strong, but aggregated diamond nanorods (what I call amorphous fullerene) are stronger. Transparent alumina is three times stronger than steel and transparent. inShare28 Materials
40 websites that will make you cleverer right now
The indexed web contains an incredible 14 billion pages. But only a tiny fraction help you improve your brain power. Here are 40 of the best. whizzpast.com – Learn about our awe inspiring past all in one wonderful place. khanacademy.org – Watch thousands of micro-lectures on topics ranging from history and medicine to chemistry and computer science. freerice.com – Help end world hunger by correctly answering multiple-choice quizzes on a wide variety of subjects. artofmanliness.com – Blog/site dedicated to all things manly, great for learning life skills and good insights. unplugthetv.com – Randomly selects an educational video for you to watch. coursera.org – An educational site that works with universities to get their courses on the Internet, free for you to use. mentalfloss.com – Interesting articles guaranteed to make you smile and get you thinking. feelgoodwardrobe.com – Find out how the world of fashion really works and what you can do to combat it. lifehacker.com – Learn to hack life!
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Autodesk 123D - 123D Catch turn photos into 3D models
Download 123D Catch PC downloads, updates and requirements for 123D Catch. Download 123D Catch for PC View PC system requirements Microsoft® Windows® 7 (32-bit and 64-bit), Microsoft® Windows® XP Service Pack 3 or higher (32-bit and 64-bit) Intel® Core™2Duo 1 GB RAM 1 GB free disk space OpenGL compatible video card (OpenGL version 1.3 recommended) with 256MB or more memory Internet connection Microsoft run-time libraries* *Under most circumstances, the necessary dynamically loadable libraries (DLLs) will be present on your Windows system. After doing so, you can successfully rerun your 123D Catch install. 123D Catch update history Find the entire 123D Catch release history here. v2.2.3.557 / April 3, 2014 Fix to a false “Offline Mode” alert.
Magnesium injection cycle
Magnesium Injection Cycle (MAGIC) is an engine design currently under development by Mitsubishi Corporation and the Tokyo Institute of Technology which uses magnesium and water to generate power.[1][2][3] The engine also makes use of solar-powered lasers. Overview[edit] Output[edit] Despite its small dimensions (approx. 5 cm in diameter and 13.5 cm in height), the engine can generate a heat output of several tens of kW from which power is obtained.[3] The engine is aimed to be used in cogeneration, automobiles, ships, and many other areas. A statement in 2006 claimed that further research is planned with the aim of commercialization in the next three years.[1][3] No updated timeline has been released. Personnel[edit] The engine development was led by Professor Takashi Yabe with the help of Professor Ikuta and others of Tokyo Institute of Technology with the cooperation of Ono Denki Seisakusho, K.K., a precision manufacturer located in Shinagawa, Tokyo. See also[edit] Alternative fuel
