Meet some of the finest 2D and 3D artists working in the industry today and discover how they create some of the most innovative digital art in the world. More than a gallery book or a coffee table book- Digital Art Masters Volume 4 includes 50 artists and 900 unique and stunning 2D and 3D digital artworks. Beyond the breaktaking images is a breakdown of the techniques, challenges and tricks the artists employed while creating stunning imagery. This volume, much like the previous volumes is not your standard coffee table book nor is it our usual how-to-book. This book offers inspiration and insight for the advanced amateur and professional CG artists. The Digital Art Masters series has expanded upon the competition’s gallery book concept and has added the insight and experiences of professional CG artists worldwide. Divided into 5 sections, Sci-Fi, Scene, Fantasy, Character and Cartoon, Each featured artist segement will include the thought processes behind creating unique digital images and an artist portfolio for further inspiration. Find your inspiration and discover the tips, tricks and techniques that really work.
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padjoe –
Great service, received the order within days. It was in a box surrounded by foam, and also shrink wrapped, i couldn’t have asked for a better book. New book, great price
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Jimmy D –
I do love these books… they go in to great depth about the techniques used by the top professionals in the field of digital art. I bought another of these (the one with the portrait of a man on the cover, can’t remember the volume number) and it is great for anyone interested in furthering their skills in digital painting with photoshop as it has tons of examples.
This book, though still very good, concentrates far more on 3D. In fact 75% of the examples in this book are 3D based so there’s a lot of info on texture mapping and modelling. Unfortunately for me this is not something I work with so although an interesting read and of typical high quality from this publisher, it isn’t something I’m going to get as much use from.
I don’t think it detracts from the quality of the book but if, like me, you are looking to expand your reportoire of photoshop skills, you would be best looking at another book in this fantastic range. Just trying to save my fellow painters a few quid, if you’re a modeller/3D guy, get involved… I’m sure you’ll enjoy it.
EDIT: It’s not 75% 3D, probably more 60-65%. Still some great photoshop painting tutorials contained within
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Russell Katuin –
Very informative and well written, I would recommend this to any designer / Illustrator. I am learning so many new techniques.
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Lucian B. Boicu –
This book is a good-to-great resource in terms of learning workflows of other people/artists and adopting it to your own style of working. What this book is not is a step-by-step tutorial filled “manual”. Each piece contains roughly 4 pages of info and pictures of the artist, his work and how the respective illustrated piece was achieved. They never go into minuscule detail, as i said, but give you enough info as to which steps they took to finish the piece and explain why.
The book comes fairly well balanced between 2D painting work and 3D stills. This is mostly aimed at non-animators (animator as in the job) since all featured artwork is pure stills even though it could be used as reference if you so choose to.
One thing unfortunately i noticed is a few of the pieces are just a bit too cliche and even if very well done, most people will have the “another car in ?” type moment while sifting through the book. Luckily the quality is there to help you overlook this in all cases presented.
For the price, quality of artwork and insight into artists’ minds, i highly recommend this as a buy.
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Delete me –
I was browsing around through design books, which i purchase on a regular basis and picked up this book. I hadn’t heard of it prior to that and was surprised to see the variety and quality of work that was in it. Although i’d say about 70%+ of the book is 3D, i like how the book also give you a tutorial on a lot of the pieces featured. I have design books like expose, concept art of books, and the like, and this is a good addition to my library, i highly recommend it.
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Parka –
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Digital Art Masters is a series of art books that feature the workflow of digital artists, both 3D modelers and painters. Having this book in hand is no different from looking over their shoulders while they work. It’s a great opportunity to learn from the top artists (full list below) in the art industry.
In the fourth volume, we get to see new artists as well as returning artists with their new projects. If you’re a frequent visitor to 3DTotal or CGSociety, you have probably seen their work. This book has 50 artists providing valuable insight into how they work, be it matte painting with Photoshop, 3D modeling with Maya or even digital sculpting with Zbrush.
All the illustrations featured have their workflow explained concisely, from conception, execution to post production. Included are multiple screenshots of their work in progress. Note, however, that this is not a step-by-step tutorial book that tells you which button to click on screen.
Although a lot of software titles are mentioned, the techniques used can be easily replicated in other similar softwares. For example, in the case of 3D workflow, commands like Extrude, Bevel, Chamfer or Cut are pretty much the same in 3D Studio Max, Maya or even the open source Blender. Techniques are also not tied to specific versions of software so the book is pretty timeless.
Plenty of art is featured in the galleries as well, making it a wonderful resource. There are different styles and genres, ranging from fantasy art, interior and exterior architecture, character designs, etc. There is something for everyone. At 288 pages, this book has a very satisfying thickness.
I would highly recommend it to 3D modelers, digital painting artists and art lovers.
Here are the artists featured:
* Alexey Kashperskey * Andree Wallin * Andrei Kashkin * Andrew Hickinbottom * Andrius Balciunas * Andrzej Sykut * Blaz Porenta * Bradford Rigney * Bruno Melo De Souza * Cesar Martinez Alvaro * Craig Sellars * Daarken * Daniel Lieske * Denis C. Feliz * Eduardo Pena * Fabricio Moraes * Gerhard Mozsi * Gregory Callahan * Hao Ai Qiang * Iker Cortazar * James Paick * Jelmer Boskma * Jonathan Simard * Kekai Kotaki * Leonid Kozienko * Loic E338 Zimmermann * Marciej Kuciara * Marc Brunet * Marek Denko * Marek Okon * Martin Carlsson * Michal Kwolek * Nicolas Miles * Nykolai Aleksander * Piotr Luzinski * Roberto F. Castro * Rudolf Herczog * Ryohei Hase * Sarel Theron * Sebastien Haure * Sonke Maeter * Stefan Morrell * Thibaut Milville * Till Nowak * Titus Lunter * Tomas Kral * Tomas Muller * Viktor Fretyan * Viktor Titov * Weiye Yin
(More pictures are available on my blog. Just visit my Amazon profile for the link.)
padjoe –
Great service, received the order within days. It was in a box surrounded by foam, and also shrink wrapped, i couldn’t have asked for a better book. New book, great price
Jimmy D –
I do love these books… they go in to great depth about the techniques used by the top professionals in the field of digital art. I bought another of these (the one with the portrait of a man on the cover, can’t remember the volume number) and it is great for anyone interested in furthering their skills in digital painting with photoshop as it has tons of examples.
This book, though still very good, concentrates far more on 3D. In fact 75% of the examples in this book are 3D based so there’s a lot of info on texture mapping and modelling. Unfortunately for me this is not something I work with so although an interesting read and of typical high quality from this publisher, it isn’t something I’m going to get as much use from.
I don’t think it detracts from the quality of the book but if, like me, you are looking to expand your reportoire of photoshop skills, you would be best looking at another book in this fantastic range. Just trying to save my fellow painters a few quid, if you’re a modeller/3D guy, get involved… I’m sure you’ll enjoy it.
EDIT: It’s not 75% 3D, probably more 60-65%. Still some great photoshop painting tutorials contained within
Russell Katuin –
Very informative and well written, I would recommend this to any designer / Illustrator. I am learning so many new techniques.
Lucian B. Boicu –
This book is a good-to-great resource in terms of learning workflows of other people/artists and adopting it to your own style of working. What this book is not is a step-by-step tutorial filled “manual”. Each piece contains roughly 4 pages of info and pictures of the artist, his work and how the respective illustrated piece was achieved. They never go into minuscule detail, as i said, but give you enough info as to which steps they took to finish the piece and explain why.
The book comes fairly well balanced between 2D painting work and 3D stills. This is mostly aimed at non-animators (animator as in the job) since all featured artwork is pure stills even though it could be used as reference if you so choose to.
One thing unfortunately i noticed is a few of the pieces are just a bit too cliche and even if very well done, most people will have the “another car in ?” type moment while sifting through the book. Luckily the quality is there to help you overlook this in all cases presented.
For the price, quality of artwork and insight into artists’ minds, i highly recommend this as a buy.
Delete me –
I was browsing around through design books, which i purchase on a regular basis and picked up this book. I hadn’t heard of it prior to that and was surprised to see the variety and quality of work that was in it. Although i’d say about 70%+ of the book is 3D, i like how the book also give you a tutorial on a lot of the pieces featured. I have design books like expose, concept art of books, and the like, and this is a good addition to my library, i highly recommend it.
Parka –
The media could not be loaded.
Digital Art Masters is a series of art books that feature the workflow of digital artists, both 3D modelers and painters. Having this book in hand is no different from looking over their shoulders while they work. It’s a great opportunity to learn from the top artists (full list below) in the art industry.
In the fourth volume, we get to see new artists as well as returning artists with their new projects. If you’re a frequent visitor to 3DTotal or CGSociety, you have probably seen their work. This book has 50 artists providing valuable insight into how they work, be it matte painting with Photoshop, 3D modeling with Maya or even digital sculpting with Zbrush.
All the illustrations featured have their workflow explained concisely, from conception, execution to post production. Included are multiple screenshots of their work in progress. Note, however, that this is not a step-by-step tutorial book that tells you which button to click on screen.
Although a lot of software titles are mentioned, the techniques used can be easily replicated in other similar softwares. For example, in the case of 3D workflow, commands like Extrude, Bevel, Chamfer or Cut are pretty much the same in 3D Studio Max, Maya or even the open source Blender. Techniques are also not tied to specific versions of software so the book is pretty timeless.
Plenty of art is featured in the galleries as well, making it a wonderful resource. There are different styles and genres, ranging from fantasy art, interior and exterior architecture, character designs, etc. There is something for everyone. At 288 pages, this book has a very satisfying thickness.
I would highly recommend it to 3D modelers, digital painting artists and art lovers.
Here are the artists featured:
* Alexey Kashperskey
* Andree Wallin
* Andrei Kashkin
* Andrew Hickinbottom
* Andrius Balciunas
* Andrzej Sykut
* Blaz Porenta
* Bradford Rigney
* Bruno Melo De Souza
* Cesar Martinez Alvaro
* Craig Sellars
* Daarken
* Daniel Lieske
* Denis C. Feliz
* Eduardo Pena
* Fabricio Moraes
* Gerhard Mozsi
* Gregory Callahan
* Hao Ai Qiang
* Iker Cortazar
* James Paick
* Jelmer Boskma
* Jonathan Simard
* Kekai Kotaki
* Leonid Kozienko
* Loic E338 Zimmermann
* Marciej Kuciara
* Marc Brunet
* Marek Denko
* Marek Okon
* Martin Carlsson
* Michal Kwolek
* Nicolas Miles
* Nykolai Aleksander
* Piotr Luzinski
* Roberto F. Castro
* Rudolf Herczog
* Ryohei Hase
* Sarel Theron
* Sebastien Haure
* Sonke Maeter
* Stefan Morrell
* Thibaut Milville
* Till Nowak
* Titus Lunter
* Tomas Kral
* Tomas Muller
* Viktor Fretyan
* Viktor Titov
* Weiye Yin
(More pictures are available on my blog. Just visit my Amazon profile for the link.)