Create high-quality models in no time at all with these comprehensive, full-color, techniques and tutorials from Antony Ward and David Randall. These step-by-step tutorials walk readers through the creation of a high-quality female model while teaching you the basics and principles behind 3D modeling in Silo - including modeling the face and clothes, creating textures, and posing the character. The companion website includes all of the tutorial and project files. This book is officially endorsed and co-written by the creators of Silo, Nevercenter.

Features include:

• See how to create three main models - A base mesh, a detailed female base mesh and the final cover character, Jade Raven.
• Covers both organic and hard surface modeling techniques.
• Introduces the reader to more advanced Silo tools like Paint Displacement and UV Mapping.
• Full of bonus material and information to make you a more efficient 3D artist.
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For javascript developers working on increasingly large and complex projects, effective automated testing is crucial to success. Test-Driven javascript Development is a complete, best-practice guide to agile javascript testing and quality assurance with the test-driven development (TDD) methodology. Leading agile javascript developer Christian Johansen covers all aspects of applying state-of-the-art automated testing in javascript environments, walking readers through the entire development lifecycle, from project launch to application deployment, and beyond.

Using real-life examples driven by unit tests, Johansen shows how to use TDD to gain greater confidence in your code base, so you can fearlessly refactor and build more robust, maintainable, and reliable javascript code at lower cost. Throughout, he addresses crucial issues ranging from code design to performance optimization, offering realistic solutions for developers, QA specialists, and testers.

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