Flip Through - Digital Painting Techniques Volume 1 by 3dtotal

Short Review of Digital Painting Techniques Volume1 by 3dtotal

Digital Painting Techniques Volume1 is a compilation of tutorials written by many great digital artists. The book has 8 chapters: Custom Brushes, Speed Painting, Matte Painting, Creatures, Humans, Environments, Sci-Fi and Fantasy, and Complete Projects.
The main tool used in the book is Photoshop with a few exceptions using Corel Painter. Due to the fact that a lot of different artists wrote those tutorials, some of them are better than others obviously!
The quality of the art itself is amazing and the book teaches as the name states digital painting techniques. The focus is not on art fundamentals or anything like that, it’s about some selected techniques, which are definitely useful in a digital workflow, but not really more than this.

„Most of the tutorials provided screenshots of software settings, brushes used, and picture progress with clear explanations. Creature Concept 101 by Mike Corriero, Paint Luscious Lips by Anne Pogoda, The Human Face by Nykolai Aleksander, and The Environmental Series by Carlos Cabrera immediately spring to mind.

Overall, this is an excellent resource for digital artists looking for inspiration and to learn some new techniques. It comes with the caveat, however, that this is not a book for beginners; you won't find tutorials for preparing a digital canvas, mimicking paint consistencies, or color blending. So while this book won't replace a good foundational book on digital painting, it would make a great supplement.“ T. Adlam

To sum this up, it’s a pretty art book, with some cool tutorials and a lot of great tips. It’s not meant for beginners though, it’s meant to show experienced people a few new tricks and workflows. If you’re looking for something more fundamentals, you should choose a different book.