The Definitive Guide to Terracotta

The Definitive Guide to Terracotta
Author: Terracotta Inc Inc
Publisher: Apress
Total Pages: 349
Release: 2008-08-29
Genre: Computers
ISBN: 143020639X

Terracotta is a High Availability (HA) nth degree scaling and clustering engine for traditional J2EE and Java EE 5 applications (using Seam or other) as well as Spring-based enterprise applications. Written and officially authorized, this will likely be the first and only definitive book on Terracotta by Terracotta team led by Terracotta CTO. The book contains several pragmatic real-world case studies. These empower the reader to build highly scalable, optimized performing enterprise Java applications for financial and even gaming applications. Terracotta is now available in open source options at Terracotta.org.

The Complete Guide to Low-Fire Glazes for Potters and Sculptors

The Complete Guide to Low-Fire Glazes for Potters and Sculptors
Author: Ben Carter
Publisher:
Total Pages: 181
Release: 2024-09-10
Genre: Art
ISBN: 076038584X

The Complete Guide to Low-Fire Glazes for Potters and Sculptors is a comprehensive guide for ceramic artists of all levels to explore all the creative possibilities of this incredibly versatile range of glazes.

Terracotta

Terracotta
Author: Bruno Lucchesi
Publisher: Watson-Guptill Publications
Total Pages: 168
Release: 1996
Genre: Art
ISBN:

Terracotta is one of the fastest, most direct, and inexpensive mediums available to the sculptor. Since the Renaissance, terra cotta has been a favorite material for sculptors' small working models because, being fired not cast, it can be modeled with an enormous degree of freedom and inventiveness. Bruno Lucchesi shows how to work with this medium, from modeling the human form to firing and finishing.--From publisher description.

A Guide to Taxila

A Guide to Taxila
Author: John Marshall
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 231
Release: 2013-06-20
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 1107615445

This book was written to provide a concise guide to the ruins of Taxila, excavation of which was led by British archaeologist John Marshall.

The Complete Guide to Blender Graphics

The Complete Guide to Blender Graphics
Author: John M. Blain
Publisher: CRC Press
Total Pages: 455
Release: 2023-09-19
Genre: Computers
ISBN: 1000940179

BlenderTM is a free Open-Source 3D Computer Modeling and Animation Suite incorporating Character Rigging, Particles, Real World Physics Simulation, Sculpting, Video Editing with Motion Tracking and 2D Animation within the 3D Environment. Blender is FREE to download and use by anyone for anything. The Complete Guide to Blender Graphics: Computer Modeling and Animation, Eighth Edition is a unified manual describing the operation of the program, updated with reference to the Graphical User Interface for Blender Version 3.2.2, including additional material covering Blender Assets, Geometry Nodes, and Non-Linear Animation. Divided into a two-volume set, the book introduces the program’s Graphical User Interface and shows how to implement tools for modeling and animating characters and created scenes with the application of color, texture, and special lighting effects. Key Features: The book provides instruction for New Users starting at the very beginning Instruction is presented in a series of chapters incorporating visual reference to the program's interface The initial chapters are designed to instruct the user in the operation of the program while introducing and demonstrating interesting features of the program Chapters are developed in a building block fashion providing forward and reverse reference to relevant material Both volumes are available in a discounted set, which can also be purchased together with Blender 2D Animation: The Complete Guide to the Grease Pencil.