Book description
Have you ever considered using Photoshop to create fine art?Photoshop is usually used for enhancing photos, but this extremely powerful software package is capable of so much more. Every feature, from brushes to background, can be customised and optimised for artistic effect. With a little guidance from a pro, your photoshop results can go from competent retouching of images to visually stunning re-interpretations of them, turning everyday pictures into breathtaking works of art.
In this beautiful and inspiring book, acclaimed artist, author and lecturer Susan Bloom shows you how to do just that. Starting with the fundamentals: creating your own artistic brushes and textured papers virtually, she goes on to demonstrate how to create a variety of classic artistic styles in Photoshop, with chapters on watercolours, pastels, charcoal and oil. Further chapters cover illustration techniques in photoshop, and using third-party software to create painterly effects.
While the results are highly polished and realistic, this is not a book written specifically for artists. The techniques are aimed squarely at the Photoshop user looking to broaden their pallette, with emphasis on altering photographs to create artwork, rather than creating artwork from scratch.
Beautifully written, clearly laid out, and guaranteeing inspiring results, this book is a must-have for every Photoshop user.
Table of contents
- Cover
- Halftitle
- Title
- Copyright
- Contents
- Chapter 1. Introduction to the Concept of Digital Painting
- Chapter 2. The Basic Tools for Painting in Photoshop
- Chapter 3. Charcoal Drawings in Photoshop
- Chapter 4. Pastel Drawing in Photoshop
- Chapter 5. Painting with Watercolors in Photoshop
- Chapter 6. Painting with Oil Paints in Photoshop
- Chapter 7. IllustrationTechiaques in Photoshop
- Chapter 8. Effects Using Third-party Software as Photoshop Plug-ins
- Index
Product information
- Title: Digital Painting in Photoshop
- Author(s):
- Release date: November 2012
- Publisher(s): Routledge
- ISBN: 9781136110856
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