How do you illustrate a children's book for self-publishing?
If you want to create your own illustrations go buy a large format iPad Pro and an iPen, then get the Procreate App from Amazon. With a little practice you can draw anything you want on it. It is literally impossible to make a mistake you cannot instantly correct. No mistakes, just happy accidents. There are many you tube videos about the use of this app. Colleges teach digital art with this set up. You also need a vivid imagination, tons of time, and lots of diligent work.Which ever pallet you choose, be sure to set it at 300dpi. Try not to expand your image when you insert it onto your story page. It is better to compress the image than to expand it. When they are expanded to fit it can cause a fuzzy image on the printed version. The ebooks seem to be fine.I started out with colored pencils on papaer and scanning. Wow, what a disaster. The original art was good, for me, but it sure lost it in translation, and the scanning quality was very inconsistent. I was using professional services, and it was expensive and slow and the product was not good.Now I draw y own on the iPad, send them to Dropbox on my desktop and then insert them in the text of my document page.I am not an artist, but I am my own illustrator because I know what I want it to be, I can see it in my head. It isn’t the best, but it is mine. You can do it.I write my stories on Open Office 4.1.5. It is incredibly simple to insert, crop, and wrap the images in the program. When I am finished I can export as a pdf. That pdf is then sent to KDP where it is in turn formated it as they see fit. There is a preview option which is very important and allows you to get your book right before publishing. All very simple and not too time consuming once you are accustomed to the procedure. There is a learning curve so prepare to not know what you are doing.The same pdf file can be used for the ebooks. KDP has a free Kindle Kids Book Creator which you can download. Follow the instructions. All very simple. Load your file, it will format your pdf into an appropriate mobi file and you can publish directly from there.It is important to follow the instructions. Paperbacks need to have a separate cover file. The ebook file is best if created from whole cloth. Play with it. You’ll get the hang of it. There is a good deal of on line support available.
Is it legal to use superhero character models for a mobile game?
Obviously not. Abhishekh has mentioned everything. You can try leasing the characters from them and in some cases using clip arts which are not exactly same as the real ones, can be used. Copyright law states, its needs to be exactly the same or appeared to be derived from the real ones.Problem is Marvel and DC comics have enough lawyers to sue you sitting in USA, it is also possible they won't bother because they know your business is not big enough to make money by suing you. They will actually lose more money because the US lawyer's fees will be much higher than what you can pay them.Unless what ever you are doing is going to become very famous or make you lot of money it is not going to be problem, but chances are games can spread fast by word of mouth, so do not try it, because it is unethical. It can leave a big dark spot on your whole career, if they sue you.You will find many Tshirts and Toys available in the market with all the comic stuff, not everyone is sued, but I remember when Harry Potter books came out, many countries including Indians started publishing books by changing the name and using similar story lineRowling and her publisher hunted down each and every publications, sued them and destroyed the books.With your case Google and apple will simply ban your game or not even allow to publish on their storesRowling's publisher launched Harry Potter thinking it will sell few 100 or max 1000 copies, he was just trying to help Rowling pay her debts. She was jobless before that and we all know what happened with her original story. So make your own original story and characters.
Is using torrent in India illegal? What punishment?
Shortly, yes if you are downloading commercial content.For example, say if you download google chrome via torrent, you are not doing anything illegal. I sometimes prefer torrents for downloading large free softwares because torrent apps are available for mobiles, and it has a much needed pause and resume functions.However, if you use torrents to download pirated softwares, movies or so called 'cracks', you can land yourself in serious trouble. And moreover, you are putting your computer too at risk because softwares can be bundled with other rogue softwares and your PC can get infected.And just remember the world is round, if you steal others hardwork, someday others will steal yours.Edit: Now, Government has official authority to arrest you for trying to even access Blocked torrent sites. Source - Are you a criminal now? Users may get 3 years in jail for viewing torrent site, blocked URL in IndiaThough the writing seems to be extremely stupid, because you can get jailed for accessing “blocked sites”, but the only thing you see in blocked site would be the ‘Warning’ of do-not-try-to-access-this-site and so you wont be able to access the sites content, and no stupid court would deny scrapping your case for just viewing a warning page.
How did people obtain public domain images to use pre-Internet?
The Dover publishing company has long re-printed out-of-copyright texts and images at a low cost. One of the lines they published was a line of “clip art” books, mostly using art from the 1800s. Back in the days of phototypesetting, the name was literal — people would clip out images from the books with scissors, then paste or tape them to the layout that was going to be photographed for reproduction. After photocopiers became common, people could photocopy the page and cut out the desired image from the copy, so the book itself would not be cut up.Other companies did this as well. Indeed, in looking for some art for some of my own books, I went to the library and photographed images from such books with my phone, since I could often obtain better-quality images that way then I could find online.Later on, many of the Dover books came with a CD with the art as well, so it could directly be inserted into desktop publishing programs. The company is still in business, and now offers both out-of-copyright art and art that the company has commissioned and owns the copyright to through their web site.
Is there a good/free book cover design software?
Yes there is, Placeit just released a good and free book cover design software that you can use straight from your Chrome or Safari browser.On the middle of your screen you will see a preview of your book cover. On the left side you can edit the text on your book cover and on the right side you can choose what graphics you want to put on your book cover. Finally, at the top, you can determine the size/dimensions of your book cover. Easy right?!While we are at it, you should know that with Placeit, you can also create book ads to promote your book like a pro. Book ads basically consist of a 3D book mockup + a special offer for your readers. You can later use these images on your website, email newsletter or with Facebook ads. Here’s a good Facebook Ads Guide for Ebooks you should also be checking.Well, there you have it. Hope this helps some or hopefully, lots of you. Good luck!Source: Book Cover Maker: Design Your Cover Online for Free | Placeit BlogDisclaimer: I’m part of the Placeit team.
How you would incorporate technology into your classroom?
Many schools have Smart Boards. If not, you can project computer screens onto a screen or use multiple monitors so everyone can see. If you want the kids to use the technology themselves, you can write and edit stories with a word processing program, and illustrate them using a draw program or clip art. Children can start by making posters using PowerPoint. The older students can do online research using a select, limited list of acceptable sources. Younger students can use these sources to answer specific questions. If you have the capacity to record sound, and most computers do, then children can record themselves reading a book or a story of their own. Burn it to CD and it's a treasured (and inexpensive!) Christmas, Mother's Day, or other present. It can be quite a challenge if there aren't sufficient numbers of computers to use! You may have to let children use them in a rotating schedule while the other children have another activity scheduled. If you have a critical shortage of resources, some parents may be willing to work with their children at home on their home computers to complete assignments.
How to hack into my schools gradebook system?
Back when I was a kid in high school I hacked into their database and changes some friends grades. They expelled me and I had to get my diploma elsewhere. With that said, it is not worth it, use your knowledge of computers for ethical hacking, e.g. programming and networking. I went on to get my masters in computer science and now make a very comfortable living. I'm just thankful that I chose that path instead of the illegal route.
Can you play roblox on a notebook/ netbook?
Yes. Long as it runs a valid copy of Windows, it should be fine. I play ROBLOX on a notebook. Notebooks are slightly better than netbooks. Netbooks don't run regular versions of Windows, notebooks do. Long as it's the same version of Windows as more expensive PC's, it will run.