Digital Art Masters: Volume 2 from Focal Press is not only a large collection of varied digital art, it is also a resource guide offering insight into how contemporary artists make their work. Culled from the online digital community 3DTotal, and featuring a foreword text by John Kearney, this 288 page publication highlights a range of striking artworks by well-known digital 2D and 3D artists from around the globe. Beyond the pieces themselves, each artwork also features an artist written overview plus supporting imagery to show the artist's process, as well as tips, tricks, and examples of different techniques used.

Author: 3DTotal / Various Artists    Foreword by John Kearney    Softcover, 288 Pages    Date Published: 2007    Collection of Digital Artworks    Descriptions on Workflow and Process

Marek Denko; Benita Winckler; Andrea Bertaccini;Antonio José González Benítez; Glen Angus; Bingo-Digital; Hrvoje Rafael; Daniel Moreno Diaz; Kornél Ravadits; Hyung-Jun Kim; Marcin Klicki; Raymond Yang; Marco Menco; Hao Ai Qiang; James Busby; Andrey Yamkovoy; Sebastien Sonet; Massimo Righi; Wen-Xi Chen; Stefan Morrell; Wiek Luijken; Yang Zhang; Maurício Santos; Hoang Nguyen; Michael Engstrom; Torsten J. Postolka; Pawe Hynek; Alessandro Baldasseroni; André Kutscherauer; Alessandro Pacciani; Philip Straub; Emrah Elmasli; Michael R. Smith; Brian Recktenwald; Vitaly S Alexius; Neil Maccormack; Rolando Cyril; Tae young Choi; Daarken; Jonathan Simard; Alexandru Popescu; Daniela Uhlig; Mikko Kinnunen; André Holzmeister; Gerhard Mozsi; Fran Ferriz Blanquer; Khalid Abdulla Al-Muharraqi; Fred Bastide; Jian Guo; Patrick Beaulieu; Olga Antonenko; Vincent Guibert; Jonny Duddle; Marcel Baumann; Siku; Rose Frith; Kosta Atanasov; Adrzej Sykut; Vitaly S Alexius, and Tae Young Choi

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