Hi everyone! I was wondering if anyone has gotten D’Artiste 2 yet and how good it is. It sure looks like a kick-ass book from the small previews on their website. The Gears of War stuff alone is enough for me to seriously consider buying. Any early reviews yet?
I happend to get paid for a big job on the day that i saw the ad for pre orders for this fallah, so having my bank account more inflated than usual(that is to say i had more than $4.25 on my statement) i went completly nuts and forked out for the leather bound limited edition one, and i am not regeting it one bit. The book is stunning, lots and lots of great art, and the tuts are really helpfull, not to mention the construction of the book itself, the smell of the leather alone was enough to justify the price
that being said, the tutorials are not very specific, they are workflow orientated and seem to be more designed to get you into a particular mode of thinking rather than step by step, put this face here and subdivide twice sort of thing
if you are looking for specific technical knowledge, you’d be better of buying a gnomon dvd or something like that, if you want something that is beautiful to look at and makes you wanna dive into zbrush and start making characters then this one is for you.