Thursday, April 30, 2015

Knifemaking with Bob Loveless: Build Knives with a Living Legend




Durwood Hollis, "Knifemaking with Bob Loveless: Build Knives with a Living Legend"


English | 2011 | ISBN-10: 1440211558 | 192 pages | PDF | 25 MB




Blade aficionados will revel in color photos from inside Bob Loveless' knife shop, and of his knives, as author Durwood Hollis details Loveless' stock-removal method of knife making, tools of the trade, designs, heat treating and tempering of blade steel, handles, sheaths, knife care and maintenance, and tips for the field.




Bob Loveless, a member of the Blade Magazine Cutlery Hall Of Fame©, passed away on Sept. 2, 2010, at the age of 81. He was known as the father of the modern custom knife movement, the man who popularized the dropped hunter, Big Bear sub-hilt fighter and other knives, and, along with Richard Barney, co-wrote How To Make Knives, the precursor to this book.







The Gun Digest Book of Modern Gun Values




Phillip Peterson, "The Gun Digest Book of Modern Gun Values"


English | 2011 | 16th Edition | ISBN-10: 1440218315 | 712 pages | PDF | 61 MB




Learn to identify the firearms, evaluate their condition and determine value. The Gun Digest Book of Modern Gun Values features detailed specifications and current values from specialized experts for domestic and imported handguns, rifles, shotguns and commemorative firearms.




25,000 gun values


8,500 different guns


4,000 photos







Zbrush Fantasy Landscape 1 by Jan Urschel




Gumroad – Zbrush Fantasy Landscape 1 by Jan Urschel


53m | .MP4 | 48kHz, 2 channels, s16, 128 kb/s AVC1, 1920×1080, 2509 kb/s, 25fps | 1.12GB

Genre: E-learning




We start off from scratch to build random geometry in ZBrush. As a next step we frame, light and render the mesh in Modo to generate multiple different scenes. After a breakdown of why I chose certain scenes and talking about composition basics, we move on to take a quick look at the collected reference. The stage is set for the paintover in part 2.


SKILL LEVEL Beginner – Basic knowledge of ZBrush, Modo and Photoshop required


SOFTWARE Adobe Photoshop CC 2014, Adobe Bridge CC, ZBrush 4r6, Modo 801


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1) Tutorial video in 1080p (53 mins)


2) ZBrush geometry as ZTL file


3) Modo scene as LXO file


4) Chosen render as TARGA file