* This book is both instructional and inspirational. * It features 50 full-color reproductions of the award-winning digital art from worldwide competitions, including Macworld, Seybold, and others, featuring some of the best artists in the international digital art community. * The book's artwork was selected from thousands of entries by contest judges who are highly regarded in the digital art and computer graphics industry * Each section includes one or more cutting-edge techniques that reveal the secrets behind the winning artwork. * This book can be used an enjoyed for inspiration as well as for reference to scores of cutting-edge techniques for Photoshop, Painter and other leading graphic applications * This book is equally useful for artists working on Macintosh and Windows platforms.