2.12.3 Can you answer these questions?

Can you answer these?

2.12.3.1 How to make this 3D shape (ellipsoid) more realistic?

http://tex.stackexchange.com/questions/301229/how-to-make-this-3d-shape-ellipsoid-more-realistic

So I am trying to draw an ellipsoid, this is what I have so far: 
How can I make it more realistic (by improve the shadowing)? 
\documentclass{article} 
\usepackage{tikz} 
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- asked by Mike 3votes

2.12.3.2 How can I design book cover pages?

http://tex.stackexchange.com/questions/301489/how-can-i-design-book-cover-pages

How can I design the following cover with \latex in A4 paper, landspace? 
Related to:http://tug.org/pracjourn/2007-1/robbers/robbers.pdf
                                                                                  

                                                                                  
 

- asked by A~\226zgA~\274r 2votes

2.12.3.3 Adding an image in every cell of a table

http://tex.stackexchange.com/questions/301460/adding-an-image-in-every-cell-of-a-table

I am trying to insert an image in every row (apart from the first row of each column) but every time I try to insert an image in the last cell of each row it does not work, please see below. 
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- asked by Miccio 2votes

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