Creative Computer Tools for Artists: Using Software to Develop Drawings and Paintings - Couverture souple

Pollard, Jann Lawrence; Little, Jeremy James

 
9780823010394: Creative Computer Tools for Artists: Using Software to Develop Drawings and Paintings

Synopsis

This manual demonstrates different ways to use image-editing software, along with scanners, digital cameras and printers, to develop drawings and paintings no matter what the medium. The author offers tested tools and techniques for working with multiple photographs, creating moods, working with layers, zooming in on detail, developing an abstract painting from a photograph, and more. There are examples from over 40 professional artists, including Ron Ranson, Richard McDaniel and Penny Soto, which illustrate a variety of mediums, styles and subjects and detail, step-by-step, ways to experiment with colour, composition, value, scale and proportion.

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Présentation de l'éditeur

Artists have used mechanical devices to enhance and refine their work for nearly 300 years. Now there’s an innovative, one-stop guide that demonstrates scores of ways to use imaging-editing software (along with scanners, digital cameras, and printers) to develop drawings and paintings, no matter what the medium.

Here are dozens of tested tools and no-fail techniques for working with multiple photos . . . creating moods . . . working with layers . . . zooming in on detail . . . developing an abstract painting from a photograph . . . and much more. Examples from over 40 professional artists, including Ron Ranson, Richard McDaniel, and Penny Soto, cover a variety of mediums, styles, and subjects and clearly detail, step by step, proven ways to experiment with color, composition, value, scale, and proportion. This one-of-a-kind reference offers infinite possibilities!

Biographie de l'auteur

Jann Lawrence Pollard is a watercolor artist who specializes in landscapes and architecture. She teaches workshops in California and Europe. Jerry James Little is a watercolor and collage artist whose work has been exhibited in shows and galleries throughout the US. Both authors live in the San Francisco area.

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