A review of two new books for the digital artist on your Christmas list.

Halloween may be over, but faces are still scary for the newbie Painter artist. Richard Ramsey offers some great training to help you face your fears.

Finally, a book that shows how to work with Photoshop and Painter together, by the author of the Painter Wow books.

Karen Sperling has a wonderful new book out for anyone trying to learn Painter (and Photoshop). Here’s our review.

A review of Susan Ruddick Bloom’s new book, Digital Painting in Photoshop, from Focal Press.

An indepth review of Vue 7: Beyond the Basics, by Richard Schrand.

Don’t let the title fool you. This book will unlock the mysteries of 3D texturing, whether you’re a game artist or not.

Free online image editor Sumo Paint 1.0 has been released. Is it ready to conquer Photoshop?

Three programs that give Corel Painter a run for the money. In fact, two of them are free!

Here’s a list of mostly free fractal art programs. Create amazingly complex 2D and 3D images in no time!