<DIV><p>Celebrating its fifth year, <I>Digital Painting Techniques: Volume 5</I> continues to present the latest digital painting trends and techniques, courtesy of experts including Brian Sum (<I>Mass Effect</I> series) and Levi Hopkins (<I>Guild Wars</I> series). This year's volume features such topics as weapon design, cartoon characters, painting materials, and battle scenes, and is a worthy addition to this groundbreaking series.</p><p><B>Brian Sum</B> is a concept artist and video games developer for BioWare and his credits include the award-winning <I>Mass Effect</I> series.</p><p><B>Levi Hopkins</B> is a versatile artist who has worked in a variety of different positions on the best-selling <I>Guild Wars</I> series.</p><BR></DIV>