Digital Painting in Photoshop is a great book for anyone who is interested in turning their digital images into classical works of art. As a proficient Photoshop user, I thought this book was very well written and very easy to read. At 236 pages, it goes into significant detail without dragging things out. The author has included easy to follow instructions and plenty of screenshots to show readers the way.

The first chapters cover the brush and pattern tool in great detail and explain how to go about creating your own. It goes on to explain the different paper textures that are available by default and how to create new textures. The book covers a variety of wet and dry media techniques such as pastel, graphite, oil and watercolor. All of which can be achieved primarily though the use of Photoshop's textures and brushes.

Although it is easy to read and follow along it would be helpful if the reader had at least general knowledge of Photoshop. There is the assumption that the user already knows the basics and the author focuses primarily on the tools and techniques of digital painting. Another thing to keep in mind is that this book is geared towards enhancing existing images as opposed to creating new works of art from a blank canvas.

Overall, I thought this was a great book. Although some might argue that nothing beats the real thing, I was impressed with the effects achieved in the book. I would recommend this book to anyone who is interested in created fine art renditions of their digital images.