Illustration

This book is geared primarily toward professional illustrators and graphic arts students who use computer graphics as a major design tool. It features the work of 16 different artists, presenting a case study of one project with each.For each artist, there is a brief biographical background. Then the project is introduced and the artist's process of development and technique in carrying it out is described. The computer hardware and software used in each project is also listed. There is some narrative by the author, but most of the text describing each project is in the artist's own words.There are a great variety of projects here, including work for comic books, record labels, newspaper supplements, web design and personal projects. The styles and approaches of the artists are just as varied and taken together they present a great overview of modern trends in illustration. The intention here is to show how computer graphics has expanded and enhanced the creative process, but this is not just about computer generated art. A variety of other media and source material have been used as well and it is the process of integrating it all that is emphasized.There is a gallery of additional works by the featured artists in the back. This book provides some great artwork and fascinating insight into the artists' mind.

I think this is a beautifully designed and well written book. The artists featured are all very talented and have some very good things to say about the processes illustrators and digital designers go through to arrive at various solutions. I was one of the artists asked to contribute and I have to say that I am extremely honored to have been a part of this book. Great job, Yolanda!

Zappaterra has dug up some fascinating work for this project-based look at the flourishing world of electronic creativity. As the title suggests, there's a strong pragmatic edge to the book, which gives good insights into creative minds involved in the creative process. It's clearly written and, in fact, the most difficult thing to understand is the author's name...

This is, I think, the second book in a series that seems to be looking to cover digital design. The first one was about graphics and this one continues in the same excellent style. Basically take some of the acknowledged greats of contemporary illutration and find out what they think about when they're working on a project. Insightful and with great pictures.