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Usually ships in 24 hours Core2Duoノートレビュー 's review (good product) 『My 5 years old loves it. Just wish the spoon was a little bit bigger(it's a tea spoon size).』 『This Souper Soup Spoon will have your little one slurping up their soup at super speed! Invite a super-hero to your table and any meal becomes mighty fun. The Souper Spoon has fun posable arms and legs, like an action figure. The posable body and stainles』
Core2Duoノートレビュー 's review (Quiet passion) 『Very easy listening music. Each instrument in the group blended seamlessly throughout, however, each identity still came through.』
(Some great moments) 『This recording has some great moments -- and they are all about Stefon Harris. This guy is a virtuoso, and his musical ideas seem to be created on the spot -- completely fresh. The only thing that detracts from this recording are the horns -- the infamous Greg Osby who dislikes melodies of all kinds, always playing"out"and distracting from the music. Unfortunately, Gary Thomas and Steve Turre seem to follow his lead. But there is still some fine music on this CD, and it is well worth buying. I am waiting for Stefon to really find his own voice and bust out with a recording all his own. If that ever happens, it will be a must-listen musical event.』
(blue note strikes again) 『I really wanted to like this CD. Unfortunately, as vibrant and dynamic of a performer as I suspect Stefon is, this CD does not warrant a glowing review. The impression I get every time I listen to this CD is that the performer is hidden behind a curtain. The dynamics and soundstage of the recording are just muffled enough to detract from the recording's energy, rendering it somewhat opaque. Poor Stefon, he has suffered the curse of the current incarnation of his label, Blue Note. I always hesitate to purchase Blue Note recordings: they just do not maintain the same level of sonic quality that a Mapleshade or Verve does. (A great example of this is Chucho Valdes' recent live recording at the Village Vanguard. Play that CD on a good stereo and you'll left scratching head and wondering if the folks at Blue Note are deaf; the recording's mixing is very poorly done.) I only purchased this CD as an introduction to Stefon, before seeing him perform live in 2 weeks. It will be interesting to see how much of Stefon's abilities this CD actually captures.』
(An emrging vibes MASTER!) 『This was one beautiful CD! I now realize with wet eyes (tears of joy) that life and music really does go on and on... Stefon reminds me of all of the vibe artists of olden times gone and still with us! I loved this CD as it was perfect for chillin' at a cookout or with your lady! I can only say that this CD brings back Mellow Madness or Quiet Storm classic to this whole CD.... A must for any Jazz Afficianado!
ed saunders Nashville, TN』
(Disappointing) 『This is a disappointing CD to me. The compositions and playing sound half formed, like the players were not quite ready to record an album yet and needed more seasoning. The band never really jells. Harris has obvious skill as a player but his ideas are not that compelling. This sounds like a student effort. I realize that other listeners have come to a different conclusion but these are my strong, and honest, impressions.』 『As a promising member of Generation X jazz musicians, vibraphonist Stefon Harris has accorded himself well with a variety of stars, including Wynton Marsalis, Steve Turre, and Cassandra Wilson. On his second CD, Harris is augmented by Turre on trombone, Jason Moran on piano, Gary Thomas on tenor sax and flute, Eric Harland on drums, and alto saxophonist Greg Osby. Stylistically, Harris is straight out of the Bobby Hutcherson school, especially on the uptempo numbers "Feline Blues" and "The Alchemist," which show off his penchant for blazing Coltrane-like runs. Harris's renditions of the standards "There Is No Greater Love" and "You Stepped Out of a Dream"--a solo performance--are marvelous melodic reconstructions, and "My Little Black Action Figure" and "Of Things to Come" swing in progressive, late-'60s and '90s grooves. "Faded Beauty" flirts with a moody, ebony-hued ambiance that suits Harris's beautiful mallet touch well and offers us a preview of what we can expect from emerging talent.--Eugene Holley Jr.』
Core2Duoノートレビュー 's review (Choose It for the Songs You Recognize) 『I own several CDs in this series and this one, unfortunately is the one that comes off the shelf the least. Even since loading the contents up MP3 style into my computer and iPod only a few get played. Only a select few truly sound like the alternative radio I grew up with in the 80s.』
(wonderful) 『I love listening to the music, but can you please tell me how to find New Wave Dance Hits: Just Can't Get Enough, Vol. 8. I've been looking everywhere for it. Thanks, Cristy』
Core2Duoノートレビュー 's review (An Upbeat Style Of Blues) 『I have seen B.B. King, Buddy Guy and George Thorogood live in concert and would pay as much to see these guys if they ever came to the Toledo area. I downloaded the product from Amazon to my computer and burned it to a cd. The sound is excellent! They seem to hit the right notes on every song. No junk music on the cd! The five dollars for the download was the best deal for any music I ever bought! These guys are good! The first time I listned to it I was impressed at how talented they are. If you like blues with a lot of electric guitar and an upbeat style, this cd is one that won't dissapoint!』
(Quite good) 『This is the first album I got from either of these guys. The other reviews are right on, you are listening to a couple of guitar masters who sound great together. I love Live blues and this is a real good one.』
(More Classic Blues Rock from Texas) 『You have to wonder what they put in the water in Texas, as so many unbelievable Blues Rock guitarists came from that State. Freddie King, Johnny Winter, Billy Gibbons, Stevie Ray, Doyle Bramhall, Ian Moore, Chris Duarte, David Grissom, Jay Hooks, Joe Kubek,Chris Anderson, Albert Cummings, Shane Henry, Kenny Wayne Shepherd and the list goes on and on. You can include Alan Haynes and Jim Suhler. Unlike the majority of reviewers so far, I prefer the dirtier Slide Blues of Jim Suhler, and not surprisingly my favourite songs are the Suhler led 'Down and out in Texas' and 'Too poor to die', but 'Knocking at your door', sung by Haynes is totally awesome too. Nothing but great Rocking Blues and a fitting 'Are you experienced' to close the disc. Highly recommended.』
(Alan Haynes is the most impressive guitarist I've heard live) 『Why doesn't Amazon have Alan Hayne's"Live at the Big Easy"album? I want to hear him by himself! I was in Austin for a conference, and accidentally wandered into Joe's Generic Bar on 6th Street, and was totally blown away by Alan Haynes! Apparently, he's better known in Europe than in his home country (the U.S.), and that's a real shame for us. I can't ever remember being so impressed, and I would have been just as impressed if he had been playing Carnegie Hall, and I had paid $50 for tickets.』
(Not Much Better Than This) 『Jim Suhler is good but Alan Haynes is great!... Check out the Red Guitar he has, it was Stevie Ray's on the Albert King Record- IN Sessions. Alan has been playing since he was 8 years old and is tremendous. Buy this CD and go check him out at Joe's Generic Bar on 6th Street in Austin (every tuesday night!). He will rock your world!!』
Core2Duoノートレビュー 's review (Disapointed!!) 『I just bought this video, and I was greatly disapointed! I saw the original footage on TV and they edited this thing so much it is rediculous! My greatest disapointment came in the Exhibition Tape. True it shows all of the performences wow, but not as they were shown on the original broadcast! I remember that when Michelle Kwan took the ice, before she the music started, before she stood still, people gave her a standing ovation!! I also remember how Scott Hamilton and Roslynn Somners could barely contain their tears when they saw Michelle skate and cry at the same time! I bought this tape wanting to relive that moment, and it was not there! Not to mention that you don't get the short programs which were outstanding specially Yagudin's! Perfect 6.0 if you ask me! But I guess this will do!』
(Disapointed!!) 『I just bought this video, and I was greatly disapointed! I saw the original footage on TV and they edited this thing so much it is rediculous! My greatest disapointment came in the Exhibition Tape. True it shows all of the performences wow, but not as they were shown on the original broadcast! I remember that when Michelle Kwan took the ice, before she the music started, before she stood still, people gave her a standing ovation!! I also remember how Scott Hamilton and Roslynn Somners could barely contain their tears when they saw Michelle skate and cry at the same time! I bought this tape wanting to relive that moment, and it was not there! Not to mention that you don't get the short programs which were outstanding specially Yagudin's! Perfect 6.0 if you ask me! But I guess this will do!』
(Great Skating, but Poor Production Values) 『This offering consists of two video tapes. The first is the figure skating competition from the 2002 Olympics, and the second is the exhibition skates that occurred afterwards. Each of these tapes is also for sale individually.
There was a lot of controversy surrounding the final results of the pairs competition, but I've found over the last year that I've watched and enjoyed the performances of the Russian pair, Elena Berezhnaya and Anton Sikharulidze (EB&AS), more than any others. For their short program, they skated to music from the "Lady Caliph" soundtrack by Ennio Morricone. The emphasis during this part of the competition is placed upon the technical performance of eight required elements.
One notable feature is the sophistication of their choreography. Sometimes with figure skaters, you can sense that a jump is coming from half the ice rink away from where it actually occurs, but all of the required elements are so nicely integrated and well disguised in this routine. For instance, on the entrance to their side by side triple toe loops, they are doing a number of stylish turns when they suddenly perform the jump. Next, they perform a beautiful spiral just before the throw triple loop. There are no telegraphed moves in this routine.
Their side by side triple toe loops are also notable because they took off, rotated in the air, and landed in such excellent unison. This awareness of one another helps them skate, spin and jump as if Elena was Anton's shadow. Their technical abilities are also displayed in the throw triple loop, where she gets great height, a tight air position, pointed toes, and a smooth landing.
Other notable things about the performance include the great split on the double twist, the beautiful aesthetics during the pair lift, and the amount of revolutions on the pair spin and the death spiral. I have a large collection of skating tapes, and I very much value having this performance in my collection.
During the free skate portion of the competition, the emphasis was on artistry. EB&AS skated to "Meditation from Thais" by Jules Massenet. They had debuted this performance a couple of months earlier during the 2001/2002 ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating competition that was shown on ABC. Because I feel that the NBC announcers did a poor job of appreciating the Russian's performance, I'd like to quote a few general things said by one of the ABC announcers, Dick Button, during the Grand Prix Final. He remarked "what a beautiful romantic flair this program has" and exclaimed that "the elegance of this couple is really sometimes mind-boggling."
The "Meditation" routine was inspired by an Auguste Rodin statue called "Eternal Embrace." There are many gorgeous positions held throughout during the lifts, spirals and spread eagles--as if they were the statue. Elena has one of the most flexible backs I've ever seen in a figure skater. The costume designer understood this particular strength, as her costume is very flattering with an open back to accentuate this aspect of her skating.
EB&AS do not rely upon charisma to sell their program. From a performance aspect, the mood of their free skate is apollonian: restrained, temperate and meditative. The general skating public's tastes trend toward the dionysian, as evidenced by professional ice shows such as Stars on Ice; consequently, for the typical skating fan and the media to value the full worth of a skating pair in low-key, non-flashy moments takes more careful observation than it does with those skaters whose artistic style relies more heavily on photogenic entertainment. EB&AS are pure skaters, and I enjoy them immensely.
I'd also like to talk a little bit about the Ladies competition. I'll admit that I'm first and foremost a Sasha Cohen fan, but I very much appreciate what Sarah Hughes accomplished in winning her Olympic gold medal. The Olympics are the biggest prize in the sport of figure skating, and I respect it when competitors go all out to win. Sarah was in fourth place after the short program, but pulled out all the stops with two triple-triple jump combinations to win convincingly.
One of the things that I don't appreciate about this tape is the favoritism that NBC shows in the edited product. As far as I'm concerned, when you win the Olympics, you are the best. But, for whatever reason, NBC gives top billing in the promotional copy to Michelle Kwan, despite her finishing in third place behind Sarah. The tapes have been edited throughout to be much more temperate in their accolades to Sarah than I would have expected. Here's an example of a live interview by Beth Ruyak with Sarah that didn't survive NBC's editing process, and I'll let it have the final word about the ladies competition. Sarah commented about her attitude in taking the ice: "I just said, 'This is the Olympics; I want to be the best.'" Ruyak concluded: "Sarah Hughes: you beat all the best in the world. You are [with emphasis] the best in the world now at the Olympics. Congratulations."
NBC owned the broadcast rights to the Salt Lake '02 games, and I have some major issues about their live broadcast, as well as the final edited product that's for sale here. While I very much enjoy the skating on these tapes, I cannot give this product a higher star rating because of its production values. Reviews on amazon.com are limited to one thousand words, and my criticisms of these two tapes require considerable context. I have already published these thoughts in critical reviews of both individual items on their respective product pages, which I would encourage prospective customers to read in addition to this review.』
(Less Scandal, More Skating) 『I can't wholeheartedly recommend this tape set. If you just want severely edited highlights of the skating events with the usual inane commentary, this will be just fine for you. Medal winner long programs are reasonably intact. If you want to see all the dramatic grisly bits, skate on to skate off, you will be disappointed. If you are expecting to see medal winner short programs in their entirety, you will be deeply and bitterly disappointed. I was hoping to see Sarah Hughes' abysmal short program again, because that's what made her win so exciting. I wanted to see Alexei Yagudin's short program because my life has been fraught with a series of freakish, near Biblical disasters wherein I have missed it every single time he has performed it. I understand it is rather good. Beyond the fact that everything he does on ice looks like it is based on a dare, this routine is also regarded by some as the best men's short program. Ever. This is why I ordered this tape set. Imagine my annoyance. You can't. If, however, you want to see the half-naked happy-dance that ensued after an intrusive cameraman followed Yagudin off the ice for a costume change during his exhibition skate, we've got that. It should hardly be necessary to point out that things would have gone very badly for that cameraman if his subject had neglected to wear underpants that day. If you want to see Yagudin and Plushenko circle each other like a pair of rabid weasels on the practice rink, we've got some of that. If you want ot see an appallingly drippy and funereal tribute to Todd ("Hey, I'm not dead") Eldredge, we've got one of those. If you want to see the long and short programs of both pairs gold medalists, we've got that. If you want to hear way too much about the judging scandal; well, boy howdy, have you come to the right place. This is all fine, whatever, I'm just saying I could have seen the short programs. Including Plushenko's, although admittedly for the sake of humor. Okay, okay. I'll wrap this up: Yagudin's exhibition skate is amazing; you have to see it to believe it, if you see it you won't forget it, and if you have a young niece asking you uncomfortable questions about it, she can be easily distracted with a hand-puppet. It has an "Ages of Man" motif; birth, life, death, resurrection, and there WILL be dancing in the afterlife. Be so advised. Sensitively interpreted, intelligent and sophisticated choreography which is well worth the price of admission, even by way of the VHS back door. In my estimation, it's not the judging scandal and it's outcome that is historically important, but an exceptional skater who has propelled the sport forward by light years and has singlehandedly dragged me, kicking and screaming, back to the never ending soap opera that is figure skating. Mandatory two star deduction for sins of omission.』
(A good tape that could have been a lot better) 『This is a good compilation tape of the 2002 Olympics, but it could have been a lot better. The tape does a great job capturing the pairs event, showing the complete short and long programs of the top two couples, and the ensuing controversy and double gold medal ceremony that follow. Unfortunately, things only go downhill from here. The tape does not show any short programs from the men's event, ice dancing, or ladies. I was stunned that Michelle Kwan's brilliant short program was not included, nor was Sasha Cohen's. It would also have been nice to see the short programs of Yagudin and Goebel, which were first rate. Also surprisingly, the gold medal winning dance of France's Anissina and Peizerat is edited to exclude the voice-over of Martin Luther King. The music and possibly the routine itself are somewhat awkwardly re-edited. Apparently, NBC decided to change history rather than risk offending viewers with the skaters'somewhat controversial choice of material. Overall, NBC could have done a lot better. Better luck in 2006.』
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Usually ships in 24 hours Core2Duoノートレビュー 's review (Pbs Peep science video) 『This is an excellent educational video that introduces preschool and kindergarten children to physical science phenomena and concepts. The episodes are animated with funny short story plots .Each episode is followed by a clip of children doing experiments related to the phenomena presented in the episode. My granddaughters ages 3 and 5 love watching the video and request to see it over and over. They are stimulated to conduct experiments after watching.』
(Adorable!) 『If you love the Peep series (like my 4 kids) this is a must have!』
(14 month old daughter loves it) 『We bought this and Peep Floats to entertain/distract our 14 month old daughter for a long airplane trip. It worked very well. She would laugh out loud at certain points.』
(Can't get enough of Peep!) 『We love Peep and Chirp and Quack and all that they teach while being so cute and funny! Top notch programming, so glad we found it!』
(Peep and the Big Wide World) 『Absolutely Fabulous!!!!! Great show!!!!
My daughter and my husband and I LOVE Peep and the Big Wide World!!!!』 『Join Peep Chirp and Quack on six exciting new adventures! Find out what a "whatchamacallit" is. Discover where the sun goes at night. Figure out how to un-flip a turtle. And learn why a step a squirm and a hop are very different measurements. There's a big wide world out there and it's waiting for YOU!Then join real kids as they experiment and play in their OWN "big wide worlds." Build bridges. Make shadow puppets. Track shadows. Find funny ways to measure yourself. It's all part of your scientific research!Little friends big adventures! It s PEEP AND THE BIG WIDE WORLD!Peep Figures It Out includes: Bridge the Gap The Watchamacallit Flipping Newton Shadow Play Go West Young Peep Peep Feet and 2 bonus programs Chirp Builds a Nest and Night Light.Special DVD features include: English and Spanish audio tracks; downloadable activities for young children; closed captions and access to the Peep and the Big Wide World Web site.HEY PARENTS! The animated series PEEP AND THE BIG WIDE WORLD narrated by award-winning actress Joan Cusack gives wings to the innovative idea of teaching science to young children. Wry and distinctive visual humor charming plotlines and lovable characters combine with a comprehensive science program to attract and engage young kids.System Requirements:Running Time: 60 minFormat: DVD MOVIE Genre: CHILDREN/FAMILY UPC: 783421418899 Manufacturer No: WG41889』
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Warner Home Video
Usually ships in 24 hours Core2Duoノートレビュー 's review (A great DVD...got it at the buzzer!) 『I've always been a great fan of the NBA, and always loved those last few moments when victory is snatched in the face of defeat. At first, I thought this DVD (given the date of release) was only those buzzer-beaters from before the date of release. But to find the more recent buzzer-beaters on the disk as a bonus feature, as well as the amazing comeback from T-Mac against the Spurs (the final 2:35 that show how bad the Rockets were going, their miraculous comeback and the brilliance of McGrady) made this a complete experience for me. Buy it!!!』
(Furious Finishes DVD: A Very Good Buy) 『I am the owner of a lot of basketball DVDs and this is one of my favorites. It is a collection of historic performances and incredible highlights; the bonus features are also entertaining. McGrady's 4th quarter exhibition was one of the top 5 highlights of the 2004-2005 season. Of course the Bulls, Lakers, and Celtics take part on this disc, but the playoff flashbacks serve as great nostalgia. If you are a basketball fan, this is definitely the DVD for you. It gets 4 1/2 stars from me.』
(Crazy Buzzer Beaters...Nick Van Exel Finishes are the BEST!!) 『First of all i gotta give credit to Warner Home Video for releasing this DVD. This DVD is packed with good buzzer beaters. Also, watching all those highlights it's really exciting because now in days in the NBA you don't see exciting plays like those. When MJ, Magic, Bird, Barkley, Isiah, Dominic, Drexler, etc. were playing that's when the NBA was exciting. Now you have all these young players getting money for nothing. In the early 90s there were competition, now in days is all about money. Well, back to the DVD, i gotta agree with a Reviewer name Daniel in the part that he stated that the T-Mac's plays were like 5 mins long. But overall, i recommend this DVD, i enjoyed it.』
(Not too bad!) 『This dvd'd ok. It has the original program in it, and some new features. Although I was a bit dissapointed as the new features, only included about 10 mins of extra buzzer beaters, and the T.Mac ending goes for like 5 mins, and the quality isnt that great!』
(Simply amazing! Furious finishes and more adrenalina) 『On this DVD there is a more complete edition than old one (VHS of 1996). There are two bonus features:
- T-Mac unbeliavable threes Vs San Antonio in its entirety with TNT broadcast - "More finishes": it's a bonus video with other incredible finishes with player of new NBA era like Derek Fisher, Wade, Kobe, A.I. , Shaq, Jason Kid, Garnett, Carter, Pierce, Walker, and many others.
Old video is also exciting, there are many stories of 90s like the great upset of houston rockets against orlando in '94 finals with 20 point of margin and the escalation of threes by Smith, a Bird story about injury and the game Vs Indiana. There's a part for MJ and his return to the NBA with his buzzers and many other stories.
What about the music? Yeah! Right music for the right moment. This DVD is amazing. While you watch buzzers you can feel the tension of the moments and after the shoot...the energy of crowd explodes; adrenalina raise up since the beginning of buzzers. Pump up the volume and let it takes you inside the show!』 『New to DVD! Some of the most incredible finishes in sports take place in the NBA. Now, NBA Video puts you in-the-action and behind-the-scenes as you experience over 90 unforgettable Furious Finishes.』
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Santa Fe Ventures,Inc.
Usually ships in 24 hours Core2Duoノートレビュー 's review (The Legend speaks!) 『Coach Wooden is the essence of a man who places values ahead of winning. Strange, he had a lot of winners didn't he?. Coach is from Indiana and so am I, I still kind of resent him beating my Dayton Flyers in the final game of the NCAA even if it was almost 40 years ago!』
(Outstanding!) 『Coach Wooden is an amazing man. In this one hour video, he generously shares his wisdom, personal philosophy, and principles for living a happy and successful life. And he has a unique ability to connect in a way that is interesting, friendly, motivating, and non-judgmental. After watching and listening to him, I now understand why he became one of the most successful coaches in sports history.
If you want to become a better person, this video of John Wooden has a lot to offer you. I highly recommend it.』
(Simply terrific!) 『I watched this video 5 times this week. John Wooden knows the secrets for living a great life and tells it all in this very personal reflection. Phil Jackson, Kareem, and Bill Walton add a lot of insight.
Johnny Nick』
(Simply terrific!) 『I watched this video 5 times this week. John Wooden knows the secrets for living a great life and tells it all in this very personal reflection. Phil Jackson, Kareem, and Bill Walton add a lot of insight.
Johnny Nick』
(The Wisdom of Wooden) 『The wisdom of Wooden as told by the master himself! John Wooden's philosophy of how to achieve competitive greatness is more relevant today than ever. Great.
Jim Stevens MPLS, MN』
『Legendary basketball coach John Wooden, who was revered as the "Wizard of Westwood" while guiding UCLA to 10 national championships (including an astounding seven in a row), presents his philosophy for success in life in this intelligently produced video that transcends the world of basketball. After a notable career as a college player at Purdue, Wooden graduated in 1932 and became an English teacher. And his love of literature and his thoughtful nature are very much on display as Wooden, at the age of 90, sits before an intimate audience and presents his "Pyramid of Success." In Wooden's system, attributes such as friendship, initiative, poise, and confidence all build upon each other to create the pinnacle of "great competitive success." Wooden, speaking in a gentle and articulate manner, offers anecdotes from his decades of coaching, and punctuates his lessons with dramatic vintage game clips showing some of the great players he coached. Appearing in interviews to speak of how much they learned from Wooden are Phil Jackson, Bill Walton, and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar. In an age when college basketball coaches are often in the public eye for their atrocious behavior, Wooden's thoughtful manner and gentle humor are all the more remarkable. Besides imparting lessons for ballplayers (and others), this is an insightful look at Wooden's remarkable personality.--Robert J. McNamara』
Core2Duoノートレビュー 's review (Arbonne Tea) 『This is a great tasting tea, but with the economy the way it is I'm afraid I'm going to have to cut back and order few of this product, at $14.00 a canister its just getting beyond my brudget』 『Figure 8 Daily Detox Tea assists the
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Core2Duoノートレビュー 's review (Cute and silent) 『Our family have a total of four of these cute humidifiers. They are very good quality, work very nice, low maintance. After more of two years, the water tank of one of them was broken while I cleaned. I contacted Crane by email and they replied very fast. I am very happy with them. My three children love them and me too. I have tried several different brands and most of them are noisy, have to change filter.... a lot of money, time and the noise during the night would wake up little babies. These are very quiet, very easy maintance. I highly recomend them.』
(Broken. Terrible Customer Service) 『Item did not work despite being brand new. Called Crane and they sent me other parts which did NOT fix the problem. Took two days to get a hold of them, no one answers the phone at their customer service line. After two weeks, multiple phone calls and extra parts being shipped I asked for a refund and I was told they "don't do refunds" and I have to send the product's power cord back and they will send me a new product. Quite frankly I'm not interested in a product that doesn't work, nor did I buy the product anticipating a two to three week issue. We actually needed the humidifier so I had to go out and buy another brand (which works wonderfully). Maybe my product is a fluke but I was utterly unimpressed by the customer service』 『The Crane EE-4140 cow ultrasonic cool mist humidifier helps relieve the symptoms brought on by dry air such as nasal congestion, dry nose, throat, lips and skin. It adds moisture to the air which moistens your skin and nasal passages, making it easier to breathe.
Low Power Consumption The Crane EE-4140 ultrasonic humidifier does not use more electricity than a standard light bulb.
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Powerful Moisture Output Every day, this humidifier releases up to 2.1 gallons of moisture per day.
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(wonderful panty) 『vanity fair nylon briefs are the best! they fit and feel so comfy to wear day after day. the nylon is so soft and silky that your jeans or dress feel so nice with these panties. they also last wash after wash so if you like a full cut panty i highly recommend these pretty panties』 『A comfortable basic full-coverage brief in a smooth, soft, stretchy knit. Sits at navel. Style #15712』
Core2Duoノートレビュー 's review (not supportive) 『This bra isn't very supportive for me. I wear a 42DD, so maybe it's just in larger sizes that it is not supportive. I accidently ordered it thinking it was another Goddess sports bra that it turns out is actually being discontinued. Just goes to show you need to check the number for the bra to be sure it's the right one.』
(Great option) 『The bra came in a timely manner and was exactly as expected. This is a great option for an active woman.』
(Best sports bra for larger women) 『this is the best sports bra I have found for larger women--and I have tried several. I was professionally fitted at a department store and ordered online. The bra was true to size. It is also worth every penny if you want full support.』
(Great quality but not true to size...) 『I thought thia bra was great in theory but let me down in the execution. It was much smaller than the size indicates. I couldn't even get it over my head and my arms through the holes. I got my normal bra size and this was WAY too small. But it seemed to be of nice quality and fabric. But that didnt matter much when I couldnt even get it on. I sent it back.』
(real support) 『running with this bra (40DD) is easy. I was able to control "jiggle" and still feel my posture was correct. As a large busted women who finds it hard to find GREAT high impact support- this is one you want to try!』 『This Goddess Sports Bra features excellent comfort and support!』
Core2Duoノートレビュー 's review (Comfy but not super effective) 『I've now had this bra for a couple of months. While it IS very comfortable (5/5 stars for comfort), it's not terribly effective at its minimizing job (I'd give it a 3/5 stars on minimizing). The "plunge" part isn't the best, either, because the top of the center of the bra really isn't very low. The back also tends to ride up as the day wears on, which is less than ideal. In sum, it's an okay bra, but not my favorite.』
(best bra I ever owned) 『I am thrilled to find this style of Lilyette bra on Amazon. I bought one, for a mucher higher price, at Macy's, and I absolutely love it. It does everything you want a good bra to do and it is incredibly comfortable!』
(awesome fit!) 『Best bra i have ever owned..supportive, great minimizer and no digging in under the breast.very comfortable!! Love it!』 『A beautiful bra for comfort and confidence, by Lilyette®. Style #0904』
price：$1.98
Nite Ize
Usually ships in 24 hours 『The figure 9 eliminates the frustration of tying adjustable and untying knots. Excellent alternative to stretch cords and cam tensioning devices.』
price：$13.60
DK ADULT
Usually ships in 24 hours Core2Duoノートレビュー 's review (A Celebration of Human Form) 『This is one of the best anatomical references I have come across. Instead of being a laundry list of isolated body parts and static diagrams, this volume treats the human form holistically. Its beautiful photographs tastefully capture the energy, unity and motion of the human body.
Rather than models lit with flat light that diminishes the changes in their forms' physical plains, the models in this reference are lit with the artist in mind. Strong light and shadow are used to more clearly show the musculature to its best advantage. Artful poses demonstrate the motion and organic nature of the human form.』
(great reference book) 『I just recently got back into drawing after a long break, and I've really been pleased with this book as a general reference book. It is very well produced with abundant photos, illustrations and explanations. I especially like the "master class" chapters which explain the use of the human form in certain great works of art. My only complaints about this book are that all the models are young and very fit--I would like to see a wider variety of body types--and that it only comes in hardback.』
(Excellent Reference and Resource Book) 『This is a great book for studying anatomy for any artist. An artist can never practice drawing and painting anatomy enough, no matter how advanced they are in study or career. I love the skeletal velum overlaying photographs of body parts illustrating exactly how they fit inside our bodies. There are several photographs of hands, feet, and an actual skeleton for detailed practice. The bodies, as others have mentioned, are fit and muscular making for excellent for reference and drawing practice. I borrowed this book from the library so many times I decided it was time to buy a copy of my own. It continues to be one of my favorite anantomy books to use when I need a reference while experimenting with various mediums.』
(Useful&Beautiful) 『This book was exactly what I wanted: detailed anatomy designed for the artist's needs.
Highly recommend.』
(the best book ever!!) 『My father bought this book a couple of years ago, but now I'm studying anatomy in college, so I started using it. I just loved it!! Its complete, simple, well explained, wonderfull!! Even if you like also other authors, its a must-have!!』 『Anatomy for the Artistis like having your own life-drawing studio in the privacy of your home. Carefully constructed photographs of the human form allow you to see the structure and function of the skeleton and main muscle groups. Six imaginative drawing lessons, each supported with photography, show how to portray the bones, head, rib cage, pelvis, hands, and feet in perspective, from different angles, both in still poses and in movement.』 『In Anatomy for the Artist, acclaimed artist and teacher Sarah Simblet unveils the extraordinary construction of the human body, and celebrates its continual prominence in Western Art.
The transparent body. Using superb, specially commissioned photographs of male and female models, together with historical and contemporary works of art, and her own illustrations, Sarah shows us how to see inside the human frame, to map its muscle groups, skeletal strength, balance, poise, and grace. Selected drawing superimposed over photographs reveal fascinating relationships between external appearance and internal structure.
Drawing from life. Six drawing classes guide the reader to see the human body afresh, offering techniques and attitudes that imaginatively show how to view and draw the skeleton, head, ribcage, pelvis, hands, and feet.
Dissecting the Masters. By investigating ten Masterworks, the author demonstrates different artist's ideas and knowledge across time, ranging from Holbein's Christ Entombed, to Edward Hopper's Hotel Room. Each Masterclass presents a photographed model set in the same pose, so that anatomical comparisons can be made. Understanding anatomy is often the key to an artist's understanding and interpretation of the body. This imaginative modern reference book will enhance the drawing and painting techniques of artists at every level.』
price：$8.48
Watson-Guptill
Usually ships in 24 hours Core2Duoノートレビュー 's review (Excellent book to polish one's ability to draw the figure) 『I love life drawing (from models, not from anatomy books or photos) and while I am very capable of producing lively, instant and strong "alla prima" drawings from the figure, I find it difficult to execute a "finished" drawing, in the classical way, if I wanted to. I find it particularly difficult to render skin tone and shadows in a way that unifies the figure. I bought this book based on its cover and editorial review, mostly because of the appeal of the classically executed nude and the range of contrast, the skin rendering the author was able to deliver. I wanted to learn more about this.
While I agree with comments from 1 and 2 stars ratings that the title does not reflect the content (this is NOT a "complete guide" to figure drawing as I think it does not take the "want to be" life drawer or the beginner to the level of drawing Ryder is capable of. But it is of a tremendous help and inspiration to the artist who has already a sound knowledge of anatomy and drawing in general. The book describes many tips and hints and techniques which make your drawing move to higher grounds, stand out from the page, the text and directions are VERY CLEAR if you understand drawing.
I have to say that I am a medium experienced artist, and as such I am tired of "how to" books that try and cover every level of technique, starting with info that is often far too basic (what brand of pencil to buy, 2 points perspective) and only touching up on more advanced skills (which by the way are the ones that will make you actually PROGRESS). While this particular book does mention some basic skills (how to achieve 'tone', variety of lines and hatching methods required to master Ryder's style) and some principles (Ryder bases is method on drawing the contour, then drawing on the inside), the actual level and quality of the teaching and information delivered is exceptional.
One buyer complained about the lack of "how to" (step by step) demonstrations to deliver a particular drawing from the book. If you actually READ the text, you do not need any. Each chaper is a step in Ryder's method. If you read and understand the techinques described, then you internalise the teaching and go and PRACTICE it next time you draw from a LIVE model.
In conclusion, I find this book worth reading and keeping as a reference, but would not recommend this as a "STARTING" book for the beginner. The title is definitely misleading from this point of view.』
(More about the artist than about learning to draw) 『The artist seems more impressed with his own skill than in helping anyone try to learn how to draw.
The book has beautiful drawings and is a handsome book in general. It shows the authors work in an interesting way.
It is hardly a "complete guide to figure drawing: a contemporary perspective on the classical tradition" as it claims in the title. Most of the text is empty of real meaning.
I would not recommend it to a friend.』
(Excellent) 『Read it page to page. Excellent book. I would recommend it to those whom are very interested in the 'Classical' tradition and training to become a serious artist. 』
(Exceptional) 『One of the very best! Exceptional examples of realistic tone drawing, with explanations for depicting gesture, mood and subtle surface details. Contour, light and shadow, basic and advanced techiques.』
(Excellent insights into figure drawing) 『It seems that many of the reviewers of this book make reference to the time it takes to make a complete figure drawing using Ryder's "method", and that this figures in to their estimation of the book. For those of use not interested in spending 20 hours methodically refining the figure through a series of well defined steps, it seems easy to dismiss a book which advocates just that approach. However, this is unfair.
While Ryder does advocate a lengthy, involved and deliberate approach... his book has value beyond that. His explanations of the envelope, linear block in, contour construction, and shading are so fully developed and so well explained, that I learned a lot about figure drawing in general... things applicable to other approaches to figure drawing, and drawing in general.
I rate this book as VERY HIGH value. Don't be put off by the "method" that he teaches. All realists teach a method... which seems to be the specific form in which they integrate their knowledge. You have to extract the knowledge from their methodological approach in order to apply it to your own method... or to consider it apart from the method, if you don't think you want to work in that way.』 『Many of us want to learnâhow to draw.â But as artist Anthony Ryder explains, itâs much more important to learn what to draw. In other words, to observe and draw what we actually see, rather than what we think we see. When it comes to drawing the human figure, this means letting go of learned ideas and expectation of what the figure should look like. It means carefully observing the interplay of form and light, shape and line, that combine to create the actual appearance of human form. InThe Artistâs Complete Guide to Figure Drawing, amateur and experienced artists alike are guided toward this new way of seeing and drawing the figure with a three-step drawing method.
The bookâs progressive course starts with the block-in, an exercise in seeing and establishing the figureâs shape. It then build to the contour, a refined line drawing that represents the figureâs silhouette. The last step is tonal work on the inside of the contour, when light and shadow areshaped to create the illusion of form. Separate chapters explore topics critical to the method: gesture, which expresses a sense of living energy to the figure; light, which largely determines how we see the model; and form, which conveys the figureâs volume and mass. Examples, step-by-steps, and special âtipsâ offer helpful hints and practical guidance throughout.
Lavishly illustrated with the authorâs stunning artwork,The Artistâs Complete Guide to Figure Drawingcombines solid instruction with thoughtful meditations on the art of drawing, to both instruct and inspire artists of all levels.』
price：$3.63
Perigee Trade
Usually ships in 24 hours Core2Duoノートレビュー 's review (Best art book for drawing people) 『This book makes drawing people a simple set of steps. One of the best Art books I have ever own.』
(One of the best) 『I think this is a super book. Jack Hamm is right up there with Loomis as an art teacher.』
(Practical lessons but dated style...) 『The short book of lessons is ideal for beginners to develop a perspective. Good practical lessons but lacks artistic style. Drawings look 80s retro and not classical or modern. However, if you are just beginning to draw, then this book will give you a good overview and approach to drawing the head/figure.』
(Brilliant Method) 『Anyone who gives this, or any of Jack Hamm's books a grade lower than 5 Stars is a fool. Mr. Hamm's method of instruction is extremely practical, cuts through the long-winded pedagogical theories, and hits on the practical approach. One critic mentioned that the women pictured look like they were from the 1950's. If Michaelangelo di Lodovico Buonarroti Simoni (1475-1564) wrote an instruction book for artists, I suppose that same critic would criticize the use of subjects who look like they were from the 15th and 16th centuries. Anyone who would like to explore the short-cut to developing artistic technique owe it to themeselves to stock up on all of Jack Hamm's books. Those who do not possess any artistic talent would not benefit from any art method.』
(All you need to start drawing figures) 『The author, Jack Hamm, describes his book as a "how-to handbook" that offers simplified techniques, hints and helps and step-by-step-procedures. This book is exactly that, and it doesn't disappoint the beginning artist who needs the a-b-c, 1-2-3 teaching method. Not only does Jack Hamm show us step by step how to draw heads and figures, he illustrates how to draw these from from different perspectives (I found this especially useful for head studies). Foreshortening, anatomy, and drawing clothing and shoes are also covered. This book is an invaluable tool and reference for the beginning to intermediate artist.』 『A how-to handbook that makes drawing easy. It offers simplified techniques and many hints and helps, as well as step-by-step procedures.』
タイトル『 Tucano Figure Euro-Metro Laptop Carrying Case - Medium >
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Tucano
『Easy access front&rear external pockets for quick put away&retrieval of personal&professional essentials, Comfortable handle for quick&easy pick up and transport. Stylish Business Professional Laptop Carrying Case for up to 15.4" MacBook Pro&14.1" PC, nylon fabric with leather trim details, two spacious internal compartments with unique organizer system, easy access external pockets in front, sides, plus rear trolley pass through doubling as a storage back pocket. Includes comfortable handle and shoulder strap.』 タイトル『 Riedell Silver Star 355 (Boots Only) Women's Figure Ice Skates - 7.5/A >
Core2Duoノートレビュー 's review (Lego Batman) 『Delivery was prompt. My grandson really enjoyed this game. Graphics are good and the challenges and choices take some skill.』 『The makers of Lego: Star Wars return! Players can choose to be Batman and save the city with Robin and Nightwing--or, they can choose to wreak havoc as one of a whole selection of infamous Gotham villains, including The Joker and Catwoman. Xbox 360, Wii and Nintendo DS, PS2 and PS3, PSP and Windows PC. Rated E 10+, WB Interactive, $49.99 (PSP, PS2, DS and PC $29.99)』
Core2Duoノートレビュー 's review (NOT for kids) 『This toy is NOT for kids. It is impossible for a kid to assemble this castle...it falls apart constantly while you are trying to assemble. the pieces do not fit togdther smoothly and there is absolutely no way you could actually PLAY with the castle if you managed to get it assembled. I had to assemble it piece by piece for my son, supergluing each piece in place. It took several days to do so. Once assembled with superglue, the castle is actually very clever. The details of the castle and the drawbridge and the knights are varied and interesting. Lots of good imaginitive play with the spikes and moving parts. Even so, would NOT recommend.』
(Not a good alternative to Legos) 『We bought the Mega Bloks King Arthur Attack Action Warship and the Mega Bloks King Arthur Battle Action Castle because they were half the price of the Lego options last year. This year we went ahead and bought the Lego's Pirates Brickbeard's Bounty because our kids simply did not enjoy working with Mega Bloks. The pieces wouldn't stay attached - making it difficult to even assemble the ship and castle - and pieces would break easily. I wrote to Mega Bloks and asked for a new trebuchet but never heard back. It's meaningful that my kids play almost each day with their Legos but their Mega Bloks are untouched. Wish the Legos were cheaper but they are well-built.』
(Mega Blocks Castle) 『After reading reviews on Amazon.com I had some reservations. My son, afterall, is only seven and I believe the product said 9 and up, but I couldn't find what I was looking for in his age range. My husband and I had to help quite a bit, but in the end we had a great castle for him to play with. Some of the blocks, once put together, aren't tremendously sturdy, but it is a buidling block castle. If you wanted it to stay together permanently as you built it you could use super glue, but if you want the child to work on his or her building skills I wouldn't suggest it. Overall, I'd definitely reccommend the product.Mega Bloks King Arthur Battle Action Castle』
(Castle) 『Mega Bloks has not done a very good job with this Castle. It has a lot of cool pieces and looks great but does not snap together very well like Lego's usually do. My son and Nephew 5&8 had a great time playing pretend with this but pieces were falling off right and left. This may be better for an older kid or maybe it should be glued.』
(Mega Bloks King Arthur Battle Action Castle.) 『Like many of the other reviewers, I had struggled to get the pieces to stay together, so I got out my hot glue gun. The castle glued together beautifully, and my six and eight year old sons love it. For a true lego enthusiast the idea of gluing it together may not have much appeal, but for a mom of two boys, it was a great solution. This product is reasonably priced and with a little hot glue was a great buy. 』 『This buildable 250-piece playset sets the stage for royal adventures as King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table come to life. A real working drawbridge, hidden chambers, launching cannons, opening doors, King Arthur's round table and more provide the perfect backdrop for medieval merriment. The included articulated figures come to life with the "magic in motion" stick. Requires 2 "AA" batteries, not included. Castle measures 15" tall when assembled.』
Core2Duoノートレビュー 's review (Didn't meet my full expectations but I'm not dissatisfied) 『Another good edition to the HTDM series or the MORE collection.
I got a good read out of this book today. The inking techniques provided are quite good.
I was expecting the entire book to be more focused on actual pen techniques however. The book skips around after the first couple pages or so regarding how to ink to make the most of creating that "manga-esque" effect.
I'd say only about a quarter of the book is actually focused on the inking techniques. The rest therein lies in characterization and all the various expressions seen in manga. All very useful information. And as expected of an HTDM title, the illustrations provided are wonderful.
Not a bad book at all for someone wanting to understand the various inking techniques used in manga.』
(Real nice refrence book) 『This is a pretty decent refrence book to penning and like all How to draw manga books they also show you some basic drawing ( i dont understand why they do this since they already have a MHTDM volume for it ). What I loved about THIS MHTDM volume was the drawing style as well as the angles, UNLIKE the first volume the art style is more current and not 80s feel like the first one. Provides info on what type of pens and pencils should be used when penning as well as shading info.』
(fantabulous - not just for inking!) 『this book is just as excellent as the reviewer before me stated. however, there are also some other reasons to get this book. even though i plan to CG my sketches, i bought this books anyways. why, you ask? is has a surprisingly large selection of different body and head poses, especially downward and upward angles (which i find difficult). and many of the techniques shown can easily be adapted to digital inking as well (i.e. modulating lines, tapering, etc.) by all means, give this book serious consideration.』
(Much better than I expected) 『I've been drawing for about 15 years, 10 of them SERIOUSLY, I mean, with REAL dedication and study. 9 years ago, I discovered my love manga-style, and wanted to learn more. And every time I got stuck on the same point: I don't know how to ink. I have about seven books of the HTDM series now, and when I found out this one, I wanted to take the risk of ordering something that has no review. And I found the following:
-Yes, IT DOES TEACH YOU HOW TO INK, with description and examples of materials, techniques and all the stuff.
-It gives you good advice on texturing and shading, even to express the character's personality through inking. And to make your drawings look professional.
-It covers a lot of manga related subjects, from the inking point of view, like the use of special "codes" (sweat drops, X's and the kind).
Yup, it's not for the rookie artist, but you just need to know this: if you already do a good work with pencils, now you won't ruin it anymore on the ink process.
Summing up: buy it. You wont regret it (well, unless you're a skilled inker, and even then you might get some usefull advice).』 『 The How To Draw book contains 128 pages.
It's time to learn the basics of inking and two indispensable stroke types: strokes with tapered and even ends. Combining tapered lines with blunt, even lines allows for the production of balanced artwork.
Applying discretion in using tapered and even lines when drawing figures will help you establish whether a character is good or bad. 』
タイトル『 e frontier Poser 6 Collector's Edition with Volume #1 Figure Pack (Mac) >
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price：$50.00
Curious Labs, Inc.
Usually ships in 24 hours 『
Marketing Information: This limited release of the Poser 6 Collector"s Edition introduces Poser 6 with Miki and her new exclusive content, together with Shade 7 designer LE. This bundle provides interactive figure design, photorealistic rendering, and select high quality content, plus 3D rendering software power that presents endless possibilities. A collector"s true dream package.
Whether you create for print, animation, or for the web, there"s always need to integrate the human form. Poser 6 delivers the power of interactive 3D figure design, offering infinite opportunities to portray human diversity, form and expression
Miki CE Figure Pack:
Miki"s high-resolution figure (112,595 polygons)
37 face morphs
20 different clothing items such as baby-doll, jeans, high-heel, sandals cut shirts, mini-skirt, tube dress and more
Retro-looking futuristic scooter
Three high-resolution vehicles including a van, car and sports-car
Tokyo street scene including street crossing, Japanese street signs, bus stop shelter, over-head lights and signs, 10 high-rise buildings, phone booth and much more
Shade 7 Designer LE:
The powerful 3D modeling and rendering software. Use Shade to create even more props and clothing for Miki
Core2Duoノートレビュー 's review (A digital tool for the traditional artist.) 『Poser Figure Artist is for the artist who draws, paints, sculpts, or uses a stylus and needs a model. It's not a useful 3D art creation tool. Do you ever flip through the pages of your figure drawing book looking for the desired pose, the correct hand position, the angle you want? Poser Figure Artist allows you to position the human body in any way imaginable.
Upside: The most obvious benefits of Poser Figure Artist is that it gives you a model that is more lifelike than a wooden model, more visual and adaptive than a drawing book, and Figure Artist allows you to work with implausible poses a live model would never agree to.
There are aspects of the software that are very useful, such as the basic packaged poses that include running, throwing, etc. and you can adjust them to exaggerate the motion.
You can also pose as many figures in one scene as you like. The camera angle is fully adjustable in free space.
Lighting color, and position can be adjusted.
Fortunately each model has variations that make them more muscular or thin, and changes their proportions.
The downside: Of course you can't design anything, including clothing.
The package does not include a wide variety of models. You only receive four models a man, woman, boy, and girl.
The boy and girl models, Ben and Kate apparently don't have hair, their hair is not included on the installation CD, so they're oddly bald. It must have been a mistake. Their clothing options are also very limited.
Poser Figure Artist also claims to provide multiple ethnicities but sadly they have to be purchased separately through the content website. Additionally you won't find any diverse selection of faces to draw.
While Figure Artist comes with various facial expressions, they can't be adjusted.
Limits to the motion of the figures are wacky, even when at their strictest a body can be twisted to unrealistic limits,...which brings me to my next qualm.
Multiple undos or a history pallet is an option that is missing and is needed when you over manipulate a figure and can't go back.
Summary: Poser is suited for the traditional artist. I use Poser Figure Artist only for getting the Pose I want, and that's what it excels at and was designed for.』
(good graphics) 『I've only had time to play with the product a little, but it looks cool. Somewhat complicated, but has tutorials.』
(Interesting but...) 『The software is genial, but there are some little problems. For example the quality of the male figure is not very high, there are more free models online that are better. They say on the site that there are more hair for the models, but for the child there's only one. Some poses are not accurate. I would try the free software DAZ Studio before to buy this software: perhaps it could be a good start. I find the support from the site not very good.』
(Excellent reference tool for figure drawing) 『I purchased Poser Artist after first downloading the demo offered at e-frontier website. Here's a review of some of the features. The program is loaded with LOTS of goodies too many to really get into so consider this an overview of the most outstanding items.
After startup, the program is like an open book on the screen. There is a figure, `James' on the left hand side, which is the default that can be changed to something else. Below the figure are the controls for lighting, movement of the figure and camera. On the right hand side are tabs and choices for different figures, poses, clothes, props, etc. Even at the basic level you pick a figure, pick a pose, render the scene and start drawing. The figure `renders' in a beautiful photographic style. The rendered scene even on my laptop looks very realistic. I was amazed the first time I rendered a scene at the amount of detail and shading seemed life-like. I usually save the render to a jpg and open it up with the pc's photo viewer. I can then zoom in or out and see all the details.
There are several figures that come with the program, James, the male, Jessie, the female, a young girl and a young boy. James and Jessie both come with different ages, 30, 50, 75 as well as a `heroic' James and a thin Jessie. Also, which I like a lot are the skeleton and `stick figures'. I still do stick figure drawings to see the basic body movement, even after 30 years of sketching. There are various props included for the figures to stand on or by. As well as clothes and clothing items. As for the figures be all the same color, I don't find that to be that to be limiting since I know what other races look like I can easily change a skin tone or specific race feature.
I like the way multiple figures can be added to a scene. And the figures are in perspective. With the moveable camera angles and lengths you can setup scenes to show foreshortening and correct perspective. The figures can be placed so that they look like there is interaction between them. You can place figures in conversations, walking past or with each other. There is a movable horizon line and perspective lines which you can turn on or off.
One of the great features is the Poses. Several types are included from the classic poses, to common activities as brushing teeth. There are even comic book action hero poses which I found to be really fun to work with. It's an easy thing to freeze to figures in the middle of a fist fight and then sketch out the action. You have the ability to change a pose to suit what you're looking for. All the figures are easily moveable and move in a realistic manner. They have a center of gravity, if you move a leg, the hip moves to balance it self as real person would. This makes for much more realistic looking drawing. You can rotate the figure, move in or out. Move the camera around to various angles just like on a movie set.
There is tool where you can change body form. All the include figures are in excellent condition. With the `Magnet' tool you can make a figure add on the weight. This does take some practice to understand how it works, but I've created figures and saved them for later use. The poses will work with self created figures, but you have to adjust the pose for the new figure. All poses and figures can be saved for later. There an online manual and tutorials. I read the manual after working with the program some to learn more about how to do something. But basically once I started the program I found it easy to use.
The software has replaced my mannequins and photo references I've collected over the years. I can even print out a pose, but I usually just work from the screen since I can zoom in and get a better view. It's saved me money on finding a model or joining a class. I don't have to worry about finishing a drawing before time runs out. I can set down and do a quick sketches or a finished painting at my leisure. 』
(CHECK IT OUT...) 『I am not sure what is up with those other reviews, but I had no problems with this product. I am a fine artist, an oil painter working on her BFA, and even though I am not a "computer person" it was very easy to install this program on my computer and use it. I only paint from live models so at first I was really skeptical about using a virtual one but it turned out to be really great! The model is 3D so it totally works to paint from, and you can move all the way around it, zoom in, everything. And I didn't have to worry about taping and all that to get the pose back after the model takes a break. I use my knowledge of anatomy to help me while I am painting and I can make adjustments as I work. The company has all sorts of other things you can get to go with this too, like more clothes, furniture, different models (of different ethnicities), tons of stuff. It really is pretty cool, and it costs a lot less than paying a live model to pose for a painting!』 『Poser Figure Artist is a virtual studio providing highly realistic human models to help artists create human figure art for canvas, sculpture or digital artwork. Poser Figure Artist is perfect for artists who want to use the human form in their artwork or studies, and would prefer an option to wooden mannequins and costly, live models.
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Poser Figure Artist takes Poser's diverse feature set and focuses it for the generation of images featuring human models.
Easily Design and Pose 3D Figures Poser Figure Artist is the premier 3D virtual model tool for artists. Create 3D models using a diverse collection of ready-to-use 3D human figures, props and accessories. Place those models into any scene using Poser Figure Artist's powerful and intuitive posing tools. Poser Figure Artist's innovative interface makes figure design and posing fast and easy.
Select from included Content as a great starting point for unique figure design.
OpenGL hardware accelerated preview offers improved performance with figure Posing and Preview renders.
AutoBalancing helps to realistically pose figures.
Interactive Click and Drag figure posing makes figure design completely intuitive--artists can focus on the scene, rather than the dials and numbers.
The Direct Manipulation tool allows you to interactively rotate, translate and scale objects directly in the Document window.
Inverse Kinematics (IK) delivers natural character motion by modeling the hierarchical interactions of bones and joints, so that when you move a hand, the arm naturally follows.
Multiple Document Display Styles, including the configurable Cartoon Shading preview style, allow you to approximate the final render results as you work.
The Editing Tools, with functions such as Twist and Rotate, facilitate figure posing by putting common tasks at your fingertips.
Deformers, including Magnets and Waves, deform your object's geometry to create different effects.
Interactive Click and Drag figure posing makes figure design completely intuitive.
Rich Libraries of Included Content Poser Figure Artist ships with an extensive Content Library, with eight categories including a wide variety of figures in various preset poses, as well as props, lights, cameras, and accessories. All of this content is easily accessed via the Library room, which offers a hierarchical organization and thumbnail previews to help you find and select content quickly and easily.
With Clothing designed specifically for each included figure, Poser Figure Artist enhances your artistic endeavors by providing yet more options for customizing your figures.
Prop-based Hair designs make the creation of diverse characters even easier.
Accessories enable you to supplement your figures with distinctive extras to make them truly individual.
Props include anything from balls to furniture to walls. Whatever you need to complete your Poser scene!
Low-resolution Figures are available for populating simple to complex scenes while conserving resources.
Poser Figure Artist Tutorial Manual.
Quick Start Guide The Quick Start guide is an onscreen step-by-step interactive guide that takes users through the necessary steps to quickly create scenes within Poser Figure Artist. The Quick Start guide includes five separate Projects: Get Started, Pose Figure, Add Props, Lighting, and Rendering Styles. Each of these Projects walks you through a different aspect of building a scene within Poser Figure Artist.
Page by page guide layout allows users to work at their own pace, skip forward or go back. You are in complete control!
Follow along with the Quick Start guide, or use it as a starting point for your own individual creations.
The easily accessible Quick Start dialog makes it simple to return to a previous project, or switch to a new one.
Use Content Paradise to Find More 3D Content The Content Paradise is your gateway to leading marketplaces that provide both free and for-sale Poser content. Poser Figure Artist includes an embedded link to the Content Paradise, with its extensive offerings of content designed by e frontier's partners including Zygote, Jolly, Renderosity, Cubed, Sixus1Media, RuntimeDNA, Shader's Cafe, and The Forge. For Windows users, Poser's Download Manager can auto-install most downloaded content and add it to the Library room.
Follow along with the Quick Start guide, or use it as a starting point for your own individual creations.
Realistic Lighting, Shadows and Ambient Occlusion Lighting is an essential component of any 3D image. Lights add colors, cast shadows, create specific effects, and set the tone for your scene. Poser Figure Artist's Light controls allow you to add and individually configure different types of light sources in your Poser scene. When these light configuration options are combined with Poser Figure Artist's powerful rendering tools, the lighting possibilities are unlimited!
Unlimited light sources provide all-important shadowing and light effects, to make your characters and scenes look like the real world.
Image Based Lighting (IBL) allows you to use any image map as a comprehensive 360 degree light source, providing realistic lighting based on complete light data for a given space.
Point Lights add omnidirectional lighting effects to your scenes, enabling you to place your light source directly into your scene to cast shadows and generate other lighting effects from a specific source point.
Infinite and Spotlights provide powerful options for illuminating your outdoor and indoor scenes, whether you want general ambient lighting for all objects, or select lighting effects focused on specific parts of your scene.
Point At control enables you to aim directional lights automatically by targeting them towards specific figures or objects.
The quality and placement of shadows in a rendered scene are critical to the believability of the image being presented. Poser Figure Artist includes several features to support artists in rendering more true to life shadow effects, giving your scenes a whole new level of added realism.
Ambient Occlusion makes figures seem as though they are in the natural lighting environment of the real world. (See below for more information.)
Soft Raytraced Shadows gives you the power of raytraced rendering, plus the realism of soft shadow edges. (See the Rendering section for more information.)
Ambient Occlusion makes figures and objects appear as though they are in a natural lighting environment, thus providing a new degree of realism. Ambient Occlusion darkens surfaces within a scene whose exposure to light is blocked by other objects. This effect uses raytracing to calculate the degree to which other objects within a scene occlude the ambient light of a surface at a given point. Surfaces with more occlusion will be rendered as darker than surfaces with little or no occlusion.
Use the Camera to Enhance Your Vision The Camera represents your window into the Poser Workspace. You can use the Camera as a director would, to set up your ideal camera shots for each individual image. Or, you can take advantage of the benefit that comes with 3D work, of being able to render a scene from multiple angles.
Interactive Camera controls allow you to quickly navigate around your scene, without having to interrupt your creative flow to change your point of view.
Configurable Camera parameters allow you to rotate, zoom, or orbit the camera along any of the three 3D axes independently.
The Cameras Library allows you to used saved camera positions to quickly jump between viewpoints, such as for doing detailed posing work and then checking the results from the final perspective.
FireFly contains many controls that let you define exactly how you want your rendered images to appear.
Create and Render Powerful Images with FireFly Create both photoreasitic and non-photorealistic images with the FireFly render engine. FireFly contains many controls that let you define exactly how you want your rendered images to appear. FireFly is a hybrid micro-polygon and Raytrace renderer that uses subdivision surface polygon rendering to generate truly breathtaking results. Poser Figure Artist includes many powerful options for the FireFly renderer, giving artists the ability to create incredibly lifelike and stunningly beautiful renders.
New Image Based Lighting (IBL) allows you to use any image map as a comprehensive 360 degree light source, providing realistic lighting based on complete light data for a given space.
Ambient Occlusion is available on every light to create accurate soft shadow effects, giving scenes a true sense of naturally realistic lighting.
Cartoon Outlines for cartoon renderings add definition to cartoon characters.
Configurable Smooth Shading through crease angle support renders crease edges between polygons as smooth, continuous surfaces rather than hard edges.
Simple and fast access to Render Presets, from draft to high-end production options, allow you to save and reuse your preferred render settings, thus saving your time for other creative endeavors.
Use the Sketch Designer for Non-PhotoRealistic Renders The Sketch Designer render engine provides support for non-photorealistic (NPR) stylized renders, such as pencil drawings or watercolors. Sketch Designer provides customizable simulation of black-and-white or colored brush strokes, allowing you to create images that look like they were done using fine art tools rather than the computer. And Sketch Designer's straightforward interface and preview render window make it simple to experiment and create beautiful artwork, even if you've never had a single art class!
Create Artisitic Images using customizable brush settings, to simulate pen, pencil, pastel, and charcoal drawing styles, as well as watercolors and paintings.
Works on objects, backgrounds and edges, so you can transform your entire 3D scene into a work of fine art.
Many controls, such as line length and angle, allow you to customize the appearance of your sketch render for truly unique results.
Further Your Figure Studies Poser Figure Artist includes the following documentation:
Figure Drawing with Virtual Models: Les Pardew's book, Figure Drawing with Virtual Models, is included with this version of Poser Figure Artist. This book can be accessed directly from the Tutorial room within Poser Figure Artist.
Reference Picture Library: The Reference Picture Library is a collection of eleven classic paintings by Rubens, da Vinci, Michelangelo, and van Eyck, all depicting human figures in various scenes. The Reference Picture Library can be accessed directly from the Tutorial room within Poser Figure Artist.
Poser Figure Artist Reference Manual: This Reference Manual is included in both hard copy and in electronic PDF format on the Poser Figure Artist CD. The Poser Figure Artist Reference Manual can also be accessed directly from the Tutorial room within Poser Figure Artist.
Poser Figure Artist Tutorial Manual: The Poser Figure Artist Tutorial Manual provides step-by-step tutorials to assist you in mastering different aspects of Poser Figure Artist, including figure posing, adding props, rendering tips, and more. This manual is available in PDF format on the Poser Figure Artist CD. The Poser Figure Artist Tutorial Manual can also be accessed directly from the Tutorial room within Poser Figure Artist.
Core2Duoノートレビュー 's review (Too narrow for most men) 『My feet should be very normal. Not too wide, not too narrow. Length wise this is just write. But it's too narrow. It's hurts to wear it. I am seeking to see if I could return it.』
(QUALITY ITEM!!!!! WONDERFUL PRODUCT!!!!!!) 『Quality materials used and prompt shipping from this company. Buy with confidence.』 『The American 552 mens figure skates offer an entry-level, recreational design with professional styling. The easy-care PVC vinyl uppers can be wiped dry and the full-quarter padding helps provide you with added comfort. They also feature hollow-ground, nickel-plated steel blades, multi-layer ankle support and form-fitting, padded split tongues.』
Core2Duoノートレビュー 's review (geart for its purpose) 『This skate will do what it should do. It will searve your kids very well. Young boys girls their feet grow rapidly, why spent $$$ on other hard boarded skates.』
(boy's figure skates) 『Great skate for the price. Ankles rub a little bit, but after wearing in will soften.』 『Features bell backstays for support, heel protecting counters, hollow ground and hardend and tempered zinc plated steel blades. A basic recreational or "pond" skate.』
price：$2.13
Nite Ize
Usually ships in 24 hours Core2Duoノートレビュー 's review (Easy to use the first time) 『These work great and are easy to use the first time. Makes setting up a campsite quick and easy.』
(Very slick) 『These light weight Figure 9's work perfectly, I used them to hold up a sun shade canopy and had excellent results. Very simple to use and they are even easier to take down at the end of the camp. They go with me everywhere now.』 『Easy to use safe. No knots, pull it tight and keep it tight. Excellent alternative to stretch cords and cam tensioning devices. Quickly secure most loads. Works 2 ways loop system and or fixed end. Made of strong aluminum. Sold individually and with』
price：$0.02
Mattel
Temporarily out of stock. Order now and we'll deliver when available. We'll e-mail you with an estimated delivery date as soon as we have more information. Your credit card will not be charged until we ship the item. Core2Duoノートレビュー 's review (Avatar Leonodopteryx Figore) 『This is a pretty cool creature. the coloring could have been better, I agree, at least brighter. This one was less difficult to assemble, and stays together with no problem. Nice display model, and would hold up to some play, but works better for a display. Not real posable, but it's appearance is great for what it is. I'd primarily recommend it as a display souvenir rather than something to try to use as a toy. Worth buying in my opinion.』
(Great piece! it is beautiful, a great piece of collection) 『This Na'vi Leonopteryx is gorgeous. it has beautiful details and it's big! i'm really happy with it.』
(rather a let down) 『James Cameron's Avatar Na'vi Leonopteryx Collectible Figure very disappointing-colors seem drab&poor articulation-size does not make up for what it lacks in colour&movement. bigger here is not even close to better in this case. cannot recommend it as a good model...』
(Best of the series) 『The plastic this toy is made from, is flexible, so less change of breakage. It was easy to put together, for an adult. Some of the parts need some strength, so I don't recommend a child putting it together.
Overall, the detail is nice. The underside is almost devoid of markings though. But the rest of the creature has plenty of detail. The clear stand is a nice way to display it.
Overall, this is not really a toy to "play" with. Its more a model to be admired, but its durable enough to withstand some light play. Though I don't recommend this for young children. I got it for my daughter who is 11 and she isn't one to beat it to death, so its working out just fine.
I just wish the Ne'vi's braids actually connected with the leo like in the movie. But the Ne'vi's hands can hold onto the natural "reins"』
(Amazing Avator Lenopteryx Display Model) 『This model of the Leonopteryx from Avatar is impressive. It is huge and very well detailed. Its made of a dense hard rubberized plastic that is slightly flexible but not brittle or flimsy. The colors are just like the movie and the details are done nicely. I was expecting a cheap plastic toy, but it turned out to be a quality model of the the best creature in the movie. It comes with a display stand the attaches to the underbelly so it looks like its floating about eight inches and in flight. I could care less about the i-Tag gimmick that comes with the model and don't plan on using it - its not part of the model itself thankfully. This is not a toy to be played with - its a display model. A note - the wings require adult strength to attach, so you need to build this for your child. I think the colors are correct, but I thought there was more blue in the wings, instead of black, but don't know for sure.』 『The fiercest and most feared Na'vi creature in all of Pandora comes swooping in, claws poised with an impressive 20-inch wingspan, several points of articulation and the ability to carry any basic Avatar figure on its back. Includes a display stand and an exclusive i-Tag to bring the Leonopteryx to 3-D life. Figures sold separately. Go to www.avataritag.com to activate and unlock the adventure!』
price：$59.99
LEGO
Usually ships in 24 hours Core2Duoノートレビュー 's review (10 Year Old Loves it) 『I got this set for my 10 year old daughter for Christmas as she saw it here on Amazon and requested it. She loves this set. She decided to make a couple of her own creations before starting to make the set that the instructions are for. She had so much fun making up her own house and little things to go inside and outside. Now she's been working on the main house that is shown on the front of the box. She's been having no problems at all with it (sometimes with some sets the instructions can be confusing and she will ask for help, but so far has not with this set). We have had many different LEGO sets over the years and I would have to say this is one of our absolute favorites. It's just a very nice looking piece. Though I think the price is a bit much for what you get, yes...it can build 3 items, but I still believe the set is too expensive for what you get. I was happy that I was able to get this for a much smaller amount on a deal here on Amazon. So other than the price point, which is why I gave it 4 stars instead of 5, this set is great.』
(Fun) 『I bought this Lego set for my 9 year old daughter for Christmas. She loved it. It took a few sittings to put the whole house together but it was not difficult. My daughter and her friends were able to follow the directions booklet mostly on their own with only a little help from me. Now my daughter is talking about taking it apart to make one of the other houses that you can make with the set.』
(Love Legos) 『I love this Creator series. It gets away from all the fads--good ol'-fashioned building. This one is great because it includes plans for 3 different houses . . . and my kids always have fun building others on their own.』
(LEGO CREATOR FAMILY HOUSE REVIEW) 『It was great to play with LEGO again after all these years. I bought it for my younger daughter, BUT, my wife end up doing it all day after Christmas Morning. Great Fun...』
(Lego Creator Family Home) 『This was purchased as a gift. The nice thing is that it makes several different houses, not just one. This was more reasonably priced than locally, and much much cheaper than eBay. Very good purchase.』 『LEGO Creator Family Home (6754)』
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