Java 2D Graphics

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Summary: Not worth buying!
Review: This is a not worthy buying book. I bought it in Amazon, so, without flipping pages. The author expends much of the time showing things you can find in Sun's javadoc, with tiny examples. For example, I read on and on looking how to create a BufferedImage and came to nothing! If I wanted only commands, I could look in at Sun's javadoc. I bought the book expecting to find out how to stuff, not bla bla bla.

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Summary: Excellent straight-forward book on 2D Graphics
Review: This is an excellent book on Java's 2D Graphics classes. It's both straight-forward and complete, and the author discusses topics with unique clarity. The author gives some background on graphics theory but always ties it to actual Java classes and the 2D Graphics framework. I kept saying things like, "Oh! That's what anti-aliasing means" and "Oh! That's what a 'raster' is." I highly recommend this book.