A new book on poly modeling has been published by Focal Press. "Poly-Modeling with 3ds Max: Thinking Outside of the Box" was written by CG artist Todd Daniele and according to the publisher's description is "a collection of tips, tricks and techniques on how to create professional models." More information at Focal Press, Elsevier and Amazon.

EXPOSÉ, the flagship title of Ballistic Publishing, is now available for pre-order. This year's edition features 334 images prepared by 257 artists from 43 countries. Visit BallisticPublishing.com for more.

Italian artist Francesco Legrenzi has announced the upcoming release of a book with over 1000 pages of information dedicated to Chaos Group's VRay renderer. The book will be published in Italian but an English version is expected to be available sometime in 2008. Find out more at Treddi.com and Franceso Legrenzi's website.

An interesting new book by Christian Bloch that covers HDR imaging and according to his website is a successor to his very own diploma thesis on HDRI. Also of note, the site that hosts the info on the book features great sections dedicated to HDRI, including an up-to-date list of tools and a gallery of panoramas. Check it out!

Longtime 3DS Max author Michele Bousquet releases e-book "MAXScript Made Easy" with instant delivery at a low price.   [ more... ]

Focal Press have released a new, long-awaited book by Tony White, author of "The Animator's Workbook". More information on Tony White's projects at Animaticus.com.

(Updated May 2, 2006) Errata/Addenda - The availability and release of Exposé 4 has been announced by the publishers but the books seem to be currently available for preorder only. Estimated shipping dates have been added to the Exposé 4 web pages.
Ballistic Publishing announced the availability of the fourth edition of their EXPOSÉ digital art book series. Find out more at BallisticPublishing.com.

Ballistic Publishing's Elemental 2 is now available. The Elemental series showcase quality digital artwork created with Autodesk software.

Ballistic Publishing has released Exotique, a book devoted to showcasing CG characters created by accomplished digital artists worldwide. Exotique presents 228 examples of character artwork by 113 artists from 37 countries.

A free and very impressively put together art book showcasing some of today's top digital artists (link on page 2 of article). http://www.cgfocus.com/ArticleDetails.cfm?ArticleID=310