Digital Painting, 26 Beginner Tricks and Techniques will show you how to get more out of your software and improve your digital artwork. Gary Tonge, one of the world's leading digital art pros, offers state-of-the-art advice for beginners covering every aspect of computer-generated art--from lighting and color basics to working with layers. Clear instruction, screen shots and striking art make these tips immediately applicable so you can begin right away.
Award-winning manga artist Sonia Leong, with the help of other acclaimed manga creators and educators, gives you all the tips, tricks and tools you will need to get your ideas onto the page. - Discover how to get started, build your confidence, and boost your skills, beginning from first principles. - Learn how to draw faces, bodies, hands, feet, and create unique characters with their own styles. - Get the most out of your drawing materials, from traditional pens and pencils to digital software, and discover how best to use them to work up your own manga stories and comics. - Benefit from advice on pacing, layout, composition and lettering.
More and more people are learning the advantages of using Corel’s Quattro Pro over other spreadsheet applications. If you have joined their ranks, this book is for you! Absolute Beginner’s Guide to Quattro Pro X3 is endorsed by Corel, and offers a straight-forward, no-nonsense approach to the basics. With the help of this book, you will learn how to efficiently manage, analyze, report, and share data, and then move on to more advanced features.
This book provides all the advice artists need to transform their digital painting--from brush, lighting and color basics to special effects, working with layers, and speed and matte painting. The 100+ expert tricks provide quick and easy solutions to all aspects of digital painting through clear instructions, step-by-step demonstrations and breathtaking annotated art. The book is divided into core elements of digital painting providing beginner, improver and advanced techniques to ensure progression and relevance to all skill levels, making it ideal for beginners and essential for more experienced digital painters. This is the ultimate tool to help emerging CG artists get started with digital painting, and help advanced CG artists improve their digital painting techniques.
Everyone can draw and paint, including you! Even if you have never drawn or painted before, you can start creating your own beautiful artwork. Let the Willenbrinks show you how! Beginning with materials and basic techniques, these pages will teach you everything you need to know to get started in drawing, watercolors and oil painting. Follow along with 75+ demonstrations and mini-demonstrations as you learn how to draw and paint a wide variety of subjects: people, landscapes, buildings, still life and more. Every essential art topic is covered, from sketching and shading to composition and color. Simple step-by-step instruction and many enormously useful lessons and tips will have you making your own masterpieces in no time! You may be an absolute beginner, but great results are absolutely within reach!
Drawing for Beginners - Step By Step Guide to Drawing A fun book teaching how to draw using familiar items like wizards and horses. Step by step instructions with lots of examples. Learn basic sketching, Pencil illustration, charcoal drawing, pastels, watercolor and airbrush. Let your creative side move forward with this wonderful book teaching the skills to draw. Table of Contents Introduction How to draw a Cartoon Harry Potter Drawing Harry’s Body Drawing Harry in different poses How to Draw a Cartoon Horse Light source and Cast Shadow Cartoon Eyes More Horse Cartoons Cartoon Expressions Materials Cartoon Eyes Other Characters and Creatures Cartoons Various Gags and Caricatures The Basics: Sphere Cone Cube Cylinder How to render a Harry Potter with pencils How to Draw a Horse Drawing Horses in Different Poses How to Render a Horse with Pencils Charcoal Painting Rendering Harry Potter in Charcoal Rendering the Horse in Charcoal Learning about Color Colors Terms Pastel Painting Rendering Harry Potter in Pastels: Rendering the Horse in Pastels Watercolor Painting Application and Techniques in Watercolor Painting Ginny and Harry in Watercolor Painting the Horse in Watercolor Airbrush Painting Airbrushing Harry Potter Painting the Horse with Airbrush Author Bio