3Dtotal.com Ltd. Digital Art Masters. Volume 4

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Digital Art Masters.
Volume 4.
1. Digital Art.
I. 3DTotal.com (Firm)
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Library of CongressControl Number: 2009901729
ISBN: 978-0-240-52170-1
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Contents
Andrée Wallin 10 84 Bruno Melo de Souza
Andrei Kashkin 16 88 Daarken
Cesar Martinez Alvaro 22 96 Jelmer Boskma
Gerhard Mozsi 28 102 Loïc e338 Zimmermann
Hao Ai Qiang 34 110 Maciej Kuciara
Marek Denko 40 116 Marc Brunet
Piotr Luziński 46 122 Nicholas Miles
Sarel Theron 54 126 Nykolai Aleksander
Thibaut Milville 58 132 Sebastien Haure
Titus Lunter 64 138 Tomáš Müller
Tomáš Král 68 142 Viktor Titov
Viktor Fretyán 74 148 Alexey Kashpersky
Andrius Balciunas 78 152 Blaz Porenta
Contents
Kekai Kotaki 158 222 Rudolf Herczog
Marek Okoń 164 228 Stefan Morrell
Roberto F • Castro 170 234 Andrew Hickinbottom
Ryohei Hase 176 240 Denis C. Feliz
Sōnke Maeter 180 244 Fabricio Moraes
Andrzej Sykut 186 250 Gregory Callahan
Bradford Rigney 192 254 Iker Cortázar
Craig Sellars 196 258 Jonathan Simard
Daniel Lieske 202 262 Martin Carlsson
Eduardo Peña 206 266 Michal Kwolek
James Paick 212 272 Till Nowak
Leonid Kozienko 218 278 Weiye Yin
Digital Art Masters
: VOLUME 4
Compiled by the 3DTotal Team
Introduction Tom Greenway Lynette Clee Chris Perrins Richard Tilbury
The Digital Art Masters series was born from a realization that there
was missing from the market something that showcased not only high
quality gallery images, but also shared the thought processes and
creation techniques behind such stunning imagery. Since Volume 1
we have seen a huge growth in the popularity of this series, which has
been demonstrated not only in the sales of the books, but also in the
support from the CG community and contributing artists. We had over a
staggering 1100 art submissions for this fourth volume in the series – we that the artists give to us are priceless, and I never fail to be moved
could have very easily created a book at least fi ve times the size of the by the sheer warmth of the CG community; the way in which groups
one you are holding right now with images all of the quality that you will of artists from all corners of the globe will come together to create
see as you make your way through the following pages. something beautiful, such as this fourth volume in our DAM series. This
year in fact we again boast artists from Africa, Asia, Australia/Oceania,
These books are collaborations; they are the product of many months Europe, North America and South America, making this volume yet
of labor and many nights and weekends spent, not in the sun, but at a another diverse collection of talents from, quite literally, all around the
computer desk behind a glowing screen. Each volume of the DAM series world.
is an emotional rollercoaster – from the very moment that I email artists
to confi rm receipt of their submissions, to the judging process with the The CG community is buzzing greater than ever with the most wonderful
3DTotal team and our guest judges, through the ups and downs of the artwork ever being created, making our task in the judging process as
content creation to the fi nal moments before sending the book to print. painful as it possibly could be when having to make a decision to take
I would love to be able to measure the amount of energy that goes into one image over another. As this year’s guest judges found, the task is
one of our volumes – not only from the 3DTotal team but the physical not an enviable one, but at the same time you could not help but be
and mental energy that each artist devotes and contributes. The hours overwhelmed and feel honored by the sight of an entire room literally
fi lled wall to wall with the most gorgeous collection of work you could
hope to see in one place at one time. Just fi fty of those images are
here today in this collection, making this just a tiny taste of what the CG
community has to offer. The articles that you’ll fi nd as you move through
the book have been created by artists, for artists. We are the mere
compilers of the stunning artwork and write-ups you’re about to see and
read, and we produce these books to give the artists within these pages
the exposure and merit that they deserve, for they are each in their own
right a Master of their digital art. And it is on this note that I’d like to thank
each and every contributor to this volume of the DAM series: the artists,
the translators, the guest judges, the friends and families who have
supported the artists through their late nights and weekends at their
computers, as well as the publishers who have made Volume 4 possible.
Finally, we thank you, the reader, for investing in the DAM series; we
hope you’ll thoroughly enjoy this latest offering and that it may lead to
the creation of your very own digital art masterpiece.
Lynette Clee
Capsula © Eduardo Peña Content Manager, 3DTotal
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If you need to contact us, please email: [email protected], or write to: 3DTotal.com Ltd, 1 Shaw Street, 3rd Floor, Worcester, WR1 3QQ, United Kingdom
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Foreword
I remember it like it was yesterday: my
fi rst year at university, I had no idea
about my future, and then I stumbled
across the mind-blowing works of
an illustrator whilst shuffl ing through
the pages of an art magazine. From
that very moment, I realized what I wanted to do with my
future. The images adorning the pages of the magazine
changed the fl ow of my life; my passion for digital art had
© Emrah ELMASLI
started to develop. I discovered that the possibilities and
things that could be achieved were almost endless – and
without any further thinking, I leapt into the “endless”
world of digital art ...
Afterfi rst deciding to be an illustrator, I would never have
guessed that one day someone would spread countless
numbers of awesome artworks in front of me and ask me
to choose the very best of them. So when the 3DTotal
staff asked me to help them out with the judging process
of this fourth volume of the Digital Art Masters series,
I was really honored, but at the same time I had the
nagging feeling that I was about to get myself into a really
tough situation … When the judging day fi nally arrived,
we laid out all of the prints on the ground, and I realized
that I was right about my initial concerns – we were
choosing the best of the best! As an artist, it’s not diffi cult
© Emrah ELMASLI © Emrah ELMASLI
for me to draw or to paint, but it soon turned out that it
was pretty tough for me to choose from the awesome The book you’re holding right now is the fruit of many tough moments, plenty of sweat,
artworks that have been created by so many freakishly battles of indecision and many, many cups of coffee.
talented artists – all who share the same passion as me.
The world of digital art is so endless that it’s very hard not to get lost in it. Someone who
is just beginning needs to fi gure out what to do fi rst, but the internet has almost turned
into a tutorial garbage dump. So at this point, the Digital Art Masters series takes its
place on the shelf of “must have” classic art books for artists and art enthusiasts alike.
This fourth volume of the series is a particular reference to where digital art has come to
today.
I’m pretty sure that most people who gaze at the pages of this book will have similar
feelings to mine when I fi rst looked at that art magazine many years back. Perhaps
there will even be some confused students, curious art lovers and even potential artists
who haven’t yet discovered their talents but will somehow obtain this book, and whilst
looking through the images and articles they will unconsciously be opening a fresh page
in a new chapter of their lives.
I congratulate the 3DTotal team and Focal Press for getting this book together and for
supporting the world of digital art. Through these efforts, many new artists will reveal
and push the limits of digital art. So, if your coffee is ready, prepare yourself to turn the
fi rst page of this new visual adventure.
Emrah Elmasli
© Emrah ELMASLI http://www.emrahelmasli.com | [email protected]
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