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Click the download links below to preview the first 10 lessons from the video for free, as Sorenson-compressed Quicktime files: GEOMETRY BASICS, MODELING TIPS & TRICKS:   1.  Geometry 101: Meshes and Surfaces - download.   2.  Geometry 101: Surface Subdivision - download.   3.  Choosing and Combining Curves - download.   4.  Surface Types, Patches vs. NURBS - download.   5.  Faces (and how to avoid them) - download.   6.  MetaClay Modeling - download.   7.  Proportional Modeling - download. ORGANIC & CHARACTER MODELING:   8.  Skinning Characters - download.   9.  Mouth-Centered Creatures - download.   10. Adding Detail - download.   11. UV Coordinates   12. Seamless Skins   13. Phantom Points and Zipping   14. The Blending Effect   15. Overlapped Blending   16. Projection Fillets   17. Surface Deformation Fillets TEXTURING, LIGHTING & RENDERING:   18. Planar Projections in a Sample Scene   19. UV Mapping in a Sample Scene   20. UV Mapping Parameterization   21. Tiling Maps   22. Flowing and Reflected Water Effects   23. Projected Shadows   24. Rendering Elements for Compositing   25. Masking and Layering Textures   26. Bump Maps   27. Clip Maps   28. Lighting a Scene Step-by-Step   29. Luminosity Maps   30. Specularity Maps SHAPE & FACIAL ANIMATION:   31. Shape Animation   32. Advanced Facial Set-ups