MH2: Metalheart is Movement

Rating:
Summary: Disappointment
Review: After recieving the first Metalheart book, I was very excited getting this book (MH2), but was very disappointed of the outcome. Some of the work in this book is great, but the most part its terrible. The projects seem incomplete. The CD is just a waste. There is no cool Fonts like the ones in the first book. The background images are terrible. If you like these kind of designs I suggest you get the original Metalheart, NOT Metalheart2.

Rating:
Summary: Alright
Review: I liked this book a lot. Althought the first version was better this one shows great design pages including 3D.

Rating:
Summary: Once again...50/50
Review: I reviewed the first Metalheart book, and I was a little harsh on Ronnblom. Whenever you have a collaboration between somebody who's really excellent (Lindholm) and somebody who clearly sucks, it's hard not to call attention to the fact. Ronnblom seems like one of those people who just lets his 3D apps make mistakes, which he then proceeds to call "fonts" and "dingbats"...lol. They are ugly, weird, and pointless. Anybody plan on using the fonts included on the disc, or the "3D objects," in one of your own pieces? I didn't think so. Lindholm, by contrast, has mastered his medium. However, he's barely evident in this sequel, so you'll have to look elsewhere for real talent. Check out Dimitar Karanikolov's astounding architectural landscapes, the exploding technological nebulae of Kalle Everland and Per Gustafson, James Marsden's beautiful 3D wildstyle, Charlie Owens' re-organizations of chaos, and, although I don't see how they fit into the general theme, the interesting photoshop montages of Viktor Koen and Alessandro Bavari. I have definitely been inspired by their work in this book. However, just as in the previous installment, there are also pages and pages and pages devoted to Ronnblom's ridiculous masturbatory nonsense. It REALLY makes you wonder how he consistently tricks people into letting him bring down the quality of their projects. Plus, there are also several other featured artists who suck just as bad. I really need to try and get in the next Metalheart, cuz even though I'm not all that cocky, I know I can blow some of these toys out of the water. Maybe that's the idea - to give us all some hope. lol

Rating:
Summary: Once again...50/50
Review: I reviewed the first Metalheart book, and I was a little harsh on Ronnblom. Whenever you have a collaboration between somebody who's really excellent (Lindholm) and somebody who clearly sucks, it's hard not to call attention to the fact. Ronnblom seems like one of those people who just lets his 3D apps make mistakes, which he then proceeds to call "fonts" and "dingbats"...lol. They are ugly, weird, and pointless. Anybody plan on using the fonts included on the disc, or the "3D objects," in one of your own pieces? I didn't think so. Lindholm, by contrast, has mastered his medium. However, he's barely evident in this sequel, so you'll have to look elsewhere for real talent. Check out Dimitar Karanikolov's astounding architectural landscapes, the exploding technological nebulae of Kalle Everland and Per Gustafson, James Marsden's beautiful 3D wildstyle, Charlie Owens' re-organizations of chaos, and, although I don't see how they fit into the general theme, the interesting photoshop montages of Viktor Koen and Alessandro Bavari. I have definitely been inspired by their work in this book. However, just as in the previous installment, there are also pages and pages and pages devoted to Ronnblom's ridiculous masturbatory nonsense. It REALLY makes you wonder how he consistently tricks people into letting him bring down the quality of their projects. Plus, there are also several other featured artists who suck just as bad. I really need to try and get in the next Metalheart, cuz even though I'm not all that cocky, I know I can blow some of these toys out of the water. Maybe that's the idea - to give us all some hope. lol

Rating:
Summary: Very disappointing
Review: If you're familiar with the first (and excellent) MetalHeart book, you know the two authors: The super-talented Andreas Lindholm, and his less-talented mate, Andres F. Ronnblom.
In the second book, you will find little of Lindholm, and a lot of Ronnblom.
You will find a lot of those wierd (and not-so-wonderful) "3d" typefaces that were on the first book, and some very unpolished 3d works by Ronnblom. Very little works by Lindholm, and guest works which in no way rise to the standarad set by the first book.
The DVD that comes with the book (which, btw, is geaerd towards Mac users), is not much better. It containes the same old stuff by Ronnblom, some amturish textures (those were taken with a consumer-level camera, have a lot of noise, are badly lit, and some are out of focus), and some Quicktime clips.
I expected a lot from those full-resolution clips, but frankly, I dont understand why they bothered to include full-resolution.
some of them are half-works, some look like student projects, and only two or three are interesting. Certainly dont expect any gmunk-level stuff here.

All in all, a BIG disappointment. If you like the first one, this is not it.