Contents -- Introduction -- PART I: THIS LAND IS YOUR LAND -- Chapter 1 Land Development -- Modifying Terrains -- In Closing -- Chapter 2 Hitting the Ground Running -- Staying Grounded -- In Closing -- Chapter 3 Highs, Lows, and Points in Between -- Are There Aliens Among Us? -- A Rip in the Earth -- In Closing -- Chapter 4 The Grand Vista -- Let's Talk Composition -- Building the Grand Vista -- Adding Some Atmosphere -- In Closing -- Chapter 5 Going to Great Depths -- The Surface Aquatic -- More Filter-Based Altitude Adjustments -- Under the Sea -- Adding the EcoSystem -- Lighting the Scene -- In Closing -- PART II: ARCHITECTURE AND CITY PLANNING -- Chapter 6 Building Better Cities and Towns -- Picture Perfect -- In Closing -- Chapter 7 Beautifying the Neighborhood One Plant at a Time -- Home Decoration -- Preparing Your Window Boxes -- Landscaping -- In Closing -- Chapter 8 The Growth Industry -- A Leaf by Any Other Name -- Time Marches On -- A Tree Grows In -- In Closing -- Chapter 9 Other Outdoor Activities -- Slopping On the Paint -- Back to Our Regularly Scheduled Project -- An Affinity for EcoSystems -- Putting Your Head in the Clouds -- In Closing -- Chapter 10 The Great Indoors -- The Basics -- Creating Interior Atmosphere -- Variations on the Lighting Theme -- In Closing -- PART III: ILLUSTRATION AND DESIGN -- Chapter 11 Creating Toon Materials for Comics and Illustrations -- How to Create a Toon-Like Effect -- Modifying the Atmosphere -- Toon-Style EcoSystems -- Mixing Metaphors -- In Closing -- Chapter 12 Playing Well with Others -- Multi-Layered Banner Ads -- Power to the People -- In Closing -- Chapter 13 A Smattering of Techniques -- Scatter and Replicate-Simulating Particle Systems -- A Healthy Glow -- What's New in Vue 7.5 -- A Waxy Build-Up -- In Closing -- PART IV: ADVANCED RESOURCES -- Chapter 14 xStream Creations.

Going to xStream -- In Closing -- Chapter 15 Functional Behavior -- FE-101 -- Another Fun Suggestion -- Using Image Maps to Generate Material Effects -- MetaNodes -- It's a Mixed Up World Out There -- Terraforming -- In Conclusion -- Appendix A -- Third-Party Providers -- Plug-Ins -- Digital Elevation Maps -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- X -- Y -- Z.