A follow up to their extensive and introductory painting book, Creating Art with Alcohol Ink, which teaches all the beginning techniques for those exploring alcohol ink, artists and instructors Laurie Williams and Sherry Williams return with this instructional resource for creating truly realistic art using this versatile medium. Learn and master the four main alcohol ink painting techniques that include blending, masking, creating a barrier layer, and painting on both sides. From there, tutorials are provided for painting skin tones, fur, stones, rocks, and water, botanical effects, trees, and animals. Also included are 10 realism projects to practice and put together the skills learned into stunning works of art. The authors have years of experience working with alcohol inks, mastering the brushes, blenders, masking, control, and layering that enables artists to create magnificent realistic art, from portraits to landscapes and still lives to photo realism.

This book constitutes revised selected papers from the jointly held conferences FHIES 2014, 4th International Symposium on Foundations of Health Information Engineering and Systems, and SEHC 2014, 6th International Workshop on Software Engineering in Health Care. The meeting took place in Washington, DC, USA, in July 2014. The 16 papers presented in this volume were carefully reviewed and selected from 23 submissions. They deal with security aspects of health information systems; medical devices in cyberphysical systems; the process of providing healthcare and of monitoring patients; and patient safety and the assurance of medical systems.

This book constitues the refereed proceedings of the Second XP Universe and First Agile Universe Conference, XP/Agile Universe 2002, held in Chicago, IL, USA in August 2002.The 27 revised full papers presented together with tutorial abstracts, workshop summaries and panel statements were carefully reviewed and selected. The papers are organized in topical sections on methods and support tools, introducing extreme programming and agile methods, experience reports, testing, empirical studies, pair programming, and educational issues.

Whether you’re a seasoned artist or a complete novice, this step-by-step instructional book will take you through the 12 different alcohol ink painting techniques. From pouring, dripping, and blowing to blending, masking and brush painting, and more, you can practice and master them all. Learn about the fundamentals of alcohol inks, surfaces, colour theory etc and create stunning alcohol ink paintings and gifts - birch trees, tropical scenes, seascapes, mountain landscapes, coasters, ornaments and pendants - for yourself. With easy-to-follow technique tutorials and inspiring projects to try, this guide is an absolute must-have art resource for all skill levels.

Perspectives on Data Science for Software Engineering presents the best practices of seasoned data miners in software engineering. The idea for this book was created during the 2014 conference at Dagstuhl, an invitation-only gathering of leading computer scientists who meet to identify and discuss cutting-edge informatics topics. At the 2014 conference, the concept of how to transfer the knowledge of experts from seasoned software engineers and data scientists to newcomers in the field highlighted many discussions. While there are many books covering data mining and software engineering basics, they present only the fundamentals and lack the perspective that comes from real-world experience. This book offers unique insights into the wisdom of the community's leaders gathered to share hard-won lessons from the trenches. Ideas are presented in digestible chapters designed to be applicable across many domains. Topics included cover data collection, data sharing, data mining, and how to utilize these techniques in successful software projects. Newcomers to software engineering data science will learn the tips and tricks of the trade, while more experienced data scientists will benefit from war stories that show what traps to avoid.

Adding an extension to a house is one of the most popular forms of home-improvement, and this comprehensive book will assist anybody planning such a project, whether they plan to build it themselves or to employ contractors. It presents a step-by-step guide and covers all the points of 'good building practice' that must be observed during construction to ensure that the quality of the building work meets a high standard. From the initial plans and planning applications, through to finding contractors and building materials, managing the different stages, and completing the work and tying up any loose ends, this book provides invaluable guidance and helps the reader to avoid the many pitfalls that await the unprepared and unsuspecting.