Learn how to paint digitally in Adobe Photoshop, the key professional software for illustrators, video game artists, and the CG industry.
With a line-up of world-class contributors, this book is the essential guide for newcomers, students, and anyone who wants to learn more about how to harness the tremendous power of Photoshop as a painting tool.
- Learn the fundamentals of Photoshop’s tools and functions.
- Discover powerful photo manipulation techniques.
- Develop a digital painting from a hand-drawn image.
- Paint astounding special effects Gain valuable industry insight from the professionals.
Product details
Softback 288 pages
Dimensions: 210mm x 297mm
Paper quality: Full-color premium paper pages
ISBN: 978-1-909414-76-1
SKU: DPIP
What is digital painting?
Hardware guide
Software guide
Introduction to Photoshop by Markus Lovadina
The Photoshop interface
Tools
Brushes
Layers
Photoshop in action
Fantasy landscape by James Wolf Strehle
Key skills:
Setting up a canvas
Using layers
Custom brushes
Layer masks
Value structure
Atmospheric lighting
Refining details
Magic effects
Alien crash site by Matt Tkocz
Key skills:
Adding photos
Manipulating assets
Blending photos into paintings
Using channels
Saturation and desaturation
Color adjustment
Transform tools
Managing layers structures
Steampunk explorer by Daria Rashev
Key skills:
Using hand-drawn sketches
Using selections
Clipping masks
Layer blending modes
Merging layers
Sampling layers
Match Color adjustments
Creating reflections
Basic functions by Markus Lovadina
Glossary
Index
Acknowledgments