Shader Recipes - Translucent Materials in Maya
10 min. 8 sec. | June 1, 2010 | Maya (all versions) | Author: Kyle Green
In this short course, we will learn how to mimic the characteristics of translucent materials that are not completely transparent but still allow light to pass through. We will discuss the critical attributes that control the translucency result, as well as controlling the shadows cast by translucent surfaces.

There are a few secrets of the trade in making your own pizza; once you know them, it is not hard to make your own and it takes very little time. In fact, after you make it a few times you ll wonder why I made such a big deal out of it.. The word pizza is from the Italian word pizza (IPA: /pittsa/), with plural form pizze (IPA: /pit:tse/). The term was originally used to refer to a range of dough-based dishes, and is thought to be derived from pinza.

Ready-to-use recipes to customize and extend your e-commerce website osCommerce expert `Monika in Germany` lets you in on her secrets on how to hack your way to that perfect osCommerce site Create new modules and custom-code your default osCommerce installation.
osCommerce has been around since March 2000. At present there are over 10,000 live, registered osCommerce sites, and about 100,000 registered community members. Apart from providing ready-made solutions to problems, as well as a huge repository of information, the osCommerce community is a living entity with which we can all interact. With the rising success and popularity of this remarkable piece of software, things can only get better.

Are you hungry? The number-one New York Times bestselling phenomenon is back--with even more yum-a-licious guilt-free recipes. This time, the easiest ones on the planet!

Hungry Girl s recipes aren t just delicious, they re SUPER-SIMPLE, too. Hungry Girl 1-2-3 will help you make the world s most delicious guilt-free appetizers, meals, snacks, desserts, etc., with practically no effort whatsoever! There are loads of crock-pot recipes, microwavable meals, HG s famous foil packs, and more. Some are such a cinch, you won t even have to turn on the oven or stove! Really.

Hungry Girl mania is sweeping the nation! The New York Times bestselling phenomenon delivers even more yum-tastic recipes in an easy-to-use cookbook containing 200 Hungry Girl recipes all under 200 calories. Recipes include:
* H-O-T Hot Boneless Buffalo Wings
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* Cheesy-Good Cornbread Muffins
* Holy Moly Guacamole
* HG s So Low Mein w/Chicken
* Cheeseburger Lettuce Cups ;
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* Swirls Gone Wild Cheesecake Brownies
* Personal Pretzel-Bottomed Ice Cream Pie, and many more.

Told with Lisa s signature wit and sassy style, these recipes are as fun to read as they are to make!

Americans are embracing the small plate craze. They are serving bite-size mini meals-tapas, bar snacks, antipasti, skewered vegetables-whenever they entertain. Simple Italian Snacks shows how to plan a menu for any gathering in the informal yet chic way that Italians have mastered. Here are recipes appropriate for an afternoon by the pool, a fireside get-together with friends, an intimate dinner for two, or a party for a crowd. The dishes, which can be served as hors d oeuvres or presented as a meal, are easy to prepare, and many can be made ahead of time.

Just because you re watching your waistline doesn t mean you need to go hungry. Recipes from Hungry Girl--like the Fiber-Fried Chicken Strips featured below--feed your every craving without piling on the calories. What s more, Lisa Lillien s lighthearted love for food and fun shines through in every recipe, making it easy to follow her healthy example and even come up with your own simple calorie-saving shortcuts.

Salads are all-time favorite foods cutting across cuisines and cultures See History. Loved by all they are prepared in different ways. Changing flavors and appearance regularly in sync with seasonal offerings, they keep alive the zest and appetite for creative Salad recipes. You have typical and exotic specialties along with regional legends lending variations to the art of preparing salads.