Digital Art Masters: Volume 2 (Digital Art Masters Series)

I... 'continues' or 'pre-disposes' - whatever - the other volumes in the collection. High quality repro. of interesting, engaging imagery. Some discussion (from some creators) as to technique and image-building. Basically: if you're trying to train yourself, this would be a BIG asset, and if you're in a school and trying o track resources for your students this is VERY pertinent and inspirational. Buy it.

This book was purchased for my daughter, an art major. She has looked at it in detail and determined that it doesn't quite serve her purposes. She is interested in game design and felt that there was a limited amount of examples. She did agree that there are many outstanding pieces of digital art in the book, just not what she needs.I've looked at it as well and noticed many examples of the steps the artists took to construct their images. Also, it's an international group. I'm fairly up on the major digital artists, but I didn't recognise any of the names, which shows the level of talent out there. If you're a digital artist, I'd recommend this for your library

Digital Art Masters Series has always been a fascination for me, and now that i've had the chance to actually look through the pages of this awesome book (and Vol.3 as well) i can honestly say it was worth the wait!More than a how to, these books focus on the overall process for artists to create their pieces. Their inspirations, their work flow, their tips & tricks to come up with unique and original ideas that have never been seen before or how they can transform something old into something completely new.This is a great buy on its own but if you have the money, buy both Vols, you won't regret it.

Good book

Awesome!

The book was ok, this particular eddition Didn't appeal to me. I think I'll sell it to Amazon.

Merchandise arrived as described in a timely manner.

The media could not be loaded.  The illustrations in this book shouldn't be unfamiliar if you're a frequent visitor of 3D Total. The artwork can be found in the art galleries over there.This book has compiled the working processes of more than 50 artists. It is not a step-by-step tutorial book and it doesn't focus on any specific software. But the frequently used software are 3D Max, Maya and Photoshop. The art techniques used by the artists can be easily achieved using similar software.One illustration from each artist is chosen. The workflow of creating the illustration is then explained in first person by the artists. They talk about the challenges, tips, techniques and inspiration they have. For example, on the subject of creating realism in scenes, different artists will take different approaches. All these are discussed non technically that every reader should have no problem following.The book focuses heavily on 3D art. However, there's a small section with several artists featured on 2D digital painting as well. For 3D, you'll read about things like how textures are applied, how lighting is handled, the different approaches to modeling etc. For digital painting, it's basically on the process and how they achieve the look they planned out in the concept stage.This book is highly recommended to 3D and digital painting artists.(More pictures are available on my blog. Just visit my Amazon profile for the link.)

He loved it. Has so much knowledge in it to help him with his graphics. Has bought all the other volumes now.

Même si les textes sont en anglais (pas mon fort), je voulais acquérir ce livre de la collection "Digital Art Masters".C'est un livre de toute beauté. Les photos et images sont superbes.A recommander sans problème.