ZBrush Digital Sculpting Human Anatomy, Scott Spencer, Wiley, 2010
This book is for the digital artist who is creating 3D humans or human-like creatures for games. 350 pages with CD.
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ZBrush Digital Sculpting
Wednesday, June 9th, 2010Adobe Photoshop Elements 8 Digital
Friday, May 28th, 2010
Adobe Photoshop Elements 8 Digital Classroom, Wiley, 2009
A user guide to Photoshop. 400 pages.
Learning AutoCAD 2010
Thursday, May 27th, 2010
Learning AutoCAD 2010, Autodesk, 2010
This is a user guide to AutoCAD. More graphics than text. 850 pages, heavy.
Adobe Photoshop Elements 8
Thursday, May 27th, 2010Adobe Photoshop Elements 8 Classroom in A Book
The Official Training Workbook, Adobe Press, 2010
A user manual for Photoshop. 400 pages with a CD.
SmartDraw
Tuesday, April 27th, 2010
SmartDraw for Dummies / by Daniel Hoffmann, Wiley, 2009
Here is a user manual for SmartDraw, the business graphics app, which can be used to make charts, schedules, floor plans, and other 2d diagrams. 300 pages.
Pixarpedia
Tuesday, February 2nd, 2010
Pixarpedia / by Barbara Bazaldua, Dorling Kindersley, 2009
This book will interest designers of 3D graphics, and contains pictures from all of Pixar’s recent movies. Unfortunately, there is nothing about the underlying technology. Oversize hardcover, 350 pages.
Google SketchUp for Site Design
Tuesday, January 12th, 2010
Google SketchUp for Site Design : a guide for modeling site plans, terrain, and architecture / Daniel Tal, Wiley, 2009
Architects who use SketchUp will find this book very useful, in particular for landscape design. Large format, many example graphics, 350 pages.
ZBrush Character Creation
Saturday, December 12th, 2009
ZBrush Character Creation : advanced digital sculpting / Scott Spencer, Wiley Pub., 2008
Here is a user manual for ZBrush, a sculpting tool for human like characters (though the examples are quite inhuman!). Large format, with high res graphics for the examples, 300 pages, and a DVD containing tutorial videos.
The artist’s guide to GIMP effects
Tuesday, June 16th, 2009The artist’s guide to GIMP effects : creative techniques for photographers, artists, and designers/ Michael J. Hammel, No Starch Press, 2007
The Gimp has needed this book for years. Gimp has a quirky GUI that can be learned with a bit of patience. Now, with this book, an artistically inclined person can jump in and easily learn how to use Gimp.
Adobe Photoshop elements 6 maximum performance
Tuesday, March 10th, 2009
Adobe Photoshop elements 6 maximum performance : unleash the hidden performance of elements / Mark Galer, Focal Press, 2008
Here is a great guide to Photoshop Elements, and claims that you can get the same professional quality results as if you used the full version of Photoshop. It has a DVD containing supporting images and movies.