Creative Photoshop CS4 : digital illustration and art techniques / Derek Lea.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Lea, Derek.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Adobe Photoshop.

Computer graphics.

Image processing--Digital techniques.

Image processing.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (435 p.)

Edition:

1st edition

Place of Publication:

Amsterdam ; Boston : Focal Press/Elsevier, c2009.

Language Note:

English

System Details:

text file

Summary:

If you are a digital artist, illustrator, cartoonist, graphic artist, designer, or serious hobbyist looking for new and interesting ways to use Photoshop, this is the book for you! You already know how to use Photoshop as an image editing tool; now, challenge yourself and discover the more artistic aspects of the program with one of the world's best teachers by your side. In addition to four brand new chapters on real world projects, this new edition of award-winning digital artist Derek Lea's bestselling Creative Photoshop contains several brand new features su

Contents:

Cover; Creative Photoshop Cs4: Digital Illustration and Art Techniques; Copyright; Contents; Foreword; Introduction; Acknowledgments; Part One. Drawing and Painting; Chapter 1. Painting in Photoshop; What You'll Learn in This Chapter; Part One: Getting Ready to Paint; Part Two: The Background and Figure Outlines; Part Three: Painting the Figures; Part Four: Realistic Canvas Texture; Chapter 2. Creating Characters with Shape Layers; What You'll Learn in This Chapter; Part One: The First Character; Part Two: The Second Character; Part Three: The Third Character

Part Four: Duplicates and VariationsChapter 3. Graffiti Spray Paint Art; What You'll Learn in This Chapter; Part One: Preparing the Wall; Part Two: Black Outlines; Part Three: Paint Drips and Buildup; Part Four: Color and Highlights; Chapter 4. Creating Stencil Art; What You'll Learn in This Chapter; Part One: Creating a Distressed Brush; Part Two: Creating a Second Distressed Brush; Part Three: Defining Your Stencil Brushes; Part Four: Applying Stencils; Part Five: Repeating the Process; Chapter 5. Tracing Photographs; What You'll Learn in This Chapter; Part One: Create a Stylized Background

Part Two: Create the Figure OutlinesPart Three: Add Regions of Color; Part Four: Shading Via Gradients; Chapter 6. Illustrating from Sketches; What You'll Learn in This Chapter; Part One: Creating the Outline; Part Two: Filling Regions with Color; Part Three: Shading Via Gradients and Masks; Part Four: Polygons in the Background; Chapter 7. Retro Art Effects; What You'll Learn in This Chapter; Part One: the Background and Outline Art; Part Two: Distress the Outlines; Part Three: Solid Regions of Color; Part Four: Distress the Solid Areas; Part Five: Halftone Effects

Part Six: Embellish and OrganizeChapter 8. Coloring Comic Art; What You'll Learn in This Chapter; Part One: Preparing the Outline Art; Part Two: Exploring Kuler; Part Three: Adding Color; Part Four: Defining Regions and Graduated Fills; Part Two. Unconventional Methods; Chapter 9. Antique Effects; What You'll Learn in This Chapter; Part One: Real Thermal Fax Effects; Part Two: Incorporating the First Drawing; Part Three: Thermal Effects Via Channels and Layers; Part Four: Repeat the Process; Chapter 10. Photocopier Meets Photoshop; What You'll Learn in This Chapter

Part One: Prepare, Print, and PhotocopyPart Two: Prepare the Background; Part Three: Add the Main Components; Part Four: Typographic Elements; Part Five: Application Methods; Chapter 11. Urban Lowbrow Art; What You'll Learn in This Chapter; Part One: Building the Background; Part Two: Introducing Painted Textures; Part Three: Adding the Main Components; Part Four: Bitmaps and Type Layers; Part Five: Additional Paint Effects; Part Three. Real World Photoshop; Chapter 12. Sketch and Dry Brush Effects; What You'll Learn in This Chapter; Part One: Preparing the Actual Drawings

Part Two: Working with Markers and Ink

Notes:

Includes index.

ISBN:

9786612768989

9781136110771

1136110771

9781136110788

113611078X

9781282768987

1282768980

9780080878492

0080878490

OCLC:

500579243