There are 50 artists published in 4th volume showcasing over 900 images in five sections: Sci-Fi, Scene, Fantasy, Character and Cartoon. Andree Wallin, Marc Brunet, Marek Okon, James Paick, Srefan Morrell, Viktor Titov, Alex Kashpersky and many others are sharing their experience while creating stunning imagery. Even if you’re a professional artist you can’t get tired of exploring other people’s approaches in drawing, painting and 3D modeling. Some artists speak of general approaches while others dive into detailed explanations so the book would benefit both pro and aspiring artists. There are also portfolio samples so you can enjoy the talent and creativity even more.

This book wouldn’t teach you how to paint but definetely feed you with various methods and techniques and maybe even slap your growing edgy ego creatively speaking (at least it happens to me). I think it’s good feeling since it’s pushing you to reach new heights.

I’m happy I was a part of this massive project, it was really great to work with 3D Total guys though my contribution is fairly modest with a making of article on ‘Beach mecha’ painting.

More info on Digital Art Masters 4 would appear soon on 3D Total website, so stay tuned!

On Utherworlds promo website you’ll find a bit more info on visual journey as well as book previewer and promo trailer. Oh and the first 20 buyers of Utherworlds will receive a free download of the entire Utherworlds soundtrack by composer Alan Hewitt. The next 200 buyers will receive an alternate track and the Utherworlds theme from the soundtrack.

Another buzz came from Blizzard who have been partnering up with Sideshow Collectibles to produce Diablo III’s Barbarian statue. The original unpainted version looks cool despite the price but the recently released colored version looks… well, great except the face.

I personally prefer more courageous and rugged look. So I’ve played a bit with it to get Diablo III cinematic or movie style appearance.

The guys at Blizzard doin’ a great job as usual but sometimes they need a fresh pair of eyes over their stuff.