I received this book for Christmas and was able to improve my digital Technique within a single day visible. The book explains step by step the creation of Brushes, gives tips and hints for the composition of an image and offers the practical advice of various digital artists. It may be for a advantageous for the other disadvantage is that the authors do not refer exclusively to Adobe Photoshop, but also cross-references to other design programs place (eg. Painter). However, the bulk of the work takes place in Photoshop. Aside from matters of content, the book also stands out for its beautiful presentation and excellent quality. I immediately ordered my second part of the series. Therefore: Absolute buy recommendation for beginners who do not want to wade through thousands of web tutorials and prefer hernehmen a book.