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Create stunning professional grade artwork using Sketchbook Pro Overview Discover tricks and techniques that will help you make the most out of Sketchbook Pro Packed with practical examples that help you create expressive sketches ranging from cartoons to portraits A step-by-step guide packed with supporting imagery In Detail Sketchbook Pro is a professional grade painting app that is easy to use and which helps you create digital art that looks like paintings created using ink and color. Using Sketchbook Pro, you can transform your digital art into true masterpieces that resemble work done using traditional mediums. Sketchbook Pro Digital Painting Essentials will show you how to transform your digital art into true masterpieces. This book will gu...

A hands-on approach to mastering the fundamentals of Grunt Overview Gain insight on the core concepts of Grunt, Node.js and npm to get started with Grunt. Learn how to install, configure, run, and customize Grunt Example-driven and filled with tips to help you create custom Grunt tasks In Detail In recent times, modern web browsers have become the application platform of choice. Grunt, along with its wide range of plugins, provides a simple way of managing the large number of build tasks required to maintain a sophisticated web application. Getting Started with Grunt: The JavaScript Task Runner provides you with all the information you need to become an effective Grunt power-user. You will quickly learn how to install, configure, and run Grunt. You...

Develop exciting and engaging GUI applications in Python and Tkinter by working on 10 real-world applications Overview Develop 10 real GUI applications using procedural and object-oriented styles Write network programs, database-driven programs, multi-threaded programs and more with Tkinter A practical guide to discover the best practices involved in writing GUI applications In Detail Tkinter is the built-in GUI package that comes with standard python distributions. This means it is easy to get started right away, without any extra installation or configuration. Tkinter's strength lies in its simplicity of use and its intuitive nature which makes it suited for programmers and non-programmers alike. Once you get started, you will be surprised to see...

A hands-on guide to customize and embellish your BuddyPress website Overview Learn the anatomy of a BuddyPress theme Be guided through BuddyPress theme development from conceptualization to testing Go beyond designing and work with additional functionalities In Detail BuddyPress is a plugin for WordPress that allows you to create communities. BuddyPress themes, whilst based on WordPress, have a lot of extra templates that set them apart. Having a custom theme for your community has numerous benefits, so learning how to create a theme is a great step in your BuddyPress journey. BuddyPress Theme Development is part rough guide and part practical, hands-on tutorial. It will give you an insight into the state of BuddyPress themes and will take you beyo...