A complete guide to making computer artworks, from dynamic action scenes to fantasy landscapes.Today, digital art appears everywhere - in print, on television, and in the movies. With the rapid advancement of digital art tools, illustration using these methods of is often faster and more effective.This illustrated guide shows you how to create digital artworks using Photoshop and other popular software platforms. Award-winning illustrator David Cousens guid...

The world has become waterless due to Solar Flares and the Runaway Greenhouse Effect. Earth has not experienced rain for eons. A farmer and daughter wander across a transformed planet, in dire hopes of finding an underground water source.

When Dr Kate Shawcross is kidnapped by a Taliban leader -Masud - he plans to hold her hostage. Kate is the daughter ofa US senator and Masud demands $1 million for her release.No money will be paid, so Major Nathan Connor and hisDelta Force team are assigned to rescue her.But with Connor still looking for Hassan, the son of hisdead friend, will he be able to hold all the pieces togetherwithout getting himself, or his team, killed?E...

Take up your weapons and prepare to fight your own battle in these all-action, interactive adventures, in which you take part in epic battles from throughout history.It is 1945 and though Nazi Germany has been defeated, World War II rages on as Japan continues to fight. The US Marines have fought their way across the Pacific Ocean, defeating Japanese forces one small island at a time. The fighting has now reached Iwo Jima, a rocky volcanic island only 600 miles from Japan.You...

When a Predator drone is hijacked byTaliban forces and used to kill US marines,Major Nathan Connor and his Delta Force unitare deployed to destroy it.The only problem is Connor must also keep a promise --to find and protect his dead friend's son, Hassan.Delta Force burst into action to track down thePredator drone and Hassan before it's too late,and before more innocent blood is spilt...Explosive action and a thrilling, high...

Take up your weapons and prepare to fight your own battle in these all-action, interactive adventures, in which you take part in epic battles from throughout history.It is 1944 and Europe is still in the iron claw of Nazi German forces. In an attempt to end the war, British leaders have a plan to send elite troops deep behind German defences to capture key targets, including bridges.You are a Lieutenant in the 2nd Parachute Battalion. You must command your men forward through...

The Taliban launch a deadly attack in the first step of their new offensive.Delta Force are assigned to strike back!The team must HALO drop into the mountains, hook up with their contact,find Mullah Khan - the Taliban leader - then take him out.But when one of the team is killed, it looks like Delta Force has walkedstraight into a trap! Major Connor must salvage the mission,kill Mullah Khan and get his men home.This title is published by Fr...

The news isn't good: 347 prisoners have escaped from a prison in Kandahar.One of the prisoners is Jabir Hassani -- a Taliban warlord and old enemy of Major Connor.Now Connor and his Delta Force unit must bring back two men kidnapped during thebreak out, and kill or capture Hassani, who is planning to kill the Afghan president.But the Taliban warlord also has another, much bigger target in his sights...This title is published by Franklin Watts EDGE,

Creative Calm is a book for those seeking soul enrichment and a more calming gentle life through a creative practice. Written and illustrated by qualified art therapist Sandy Cousens, this holistic guide explores the various ways we can connect with our more creative selves and find peace and fulfilment in doing so. Touching on all areas of life, this guide is for all those who feel they lack purpose, and would like to nurture their more creative selves.The book features s...

Celebrating 20 years of BOOM! Studios, fear the Zombie Tales tribute issue!The classic horror anthology that carved a bloody trail for Hello Darkness returns from the dead!Hair- (and corpse-)raising stories from Steve Orlando, Federico Sorressa, Chris Roberson, Shane Oakley, Dave Cook, David Cousens, Michael W. Conrad, Matthew Dunn