The Painter IX Wow! Book
Cher Threinen-Pendarvis - Collection Wow! Book
Résumé
The Painter IX Wow! Book, which has been thoroughly rewritten for Painter IX, has something to spark every reader's creativity. Cher, the artist who built the default brush libraries for Painter 7, 8 and IX, gives you insider knowledge on Painter's tools, functions, and preferences.Beginners will love the clear, step-by-step instructions, which assume no prior knowledge of the program. Intermediate and advanced users will gain valuable insight from the author's savvy explanations of a wide variety of cool, creative, and productive techniques, and will find plenty of inspiration in the stunning artwork that graces the book throughout.
In this new edition, the expanded painting chapter features many exciting new techniques, including the new Artists Oils and improved Digital Watercolor mediums and how you can integrate them into your Painter digital art studio or Painter workflow. The Building Brushes section has been expanded into its own chapter, and gives you detailed information about how to create and organize your own custom brushes. The newly updated printmaking chapter showcases more creative printmaking techniques and addresses color management issues. You'll also find expanded chapters focusing on:
- Painting with brushes: Many new creative drawing and painting techniques using new high-performance natural-media brushes
- Enhancing photos: learn how to use Painter creatively with photographs and collages
- Special effects for graphics and type
- Creating images for the screen and for printmaking
- Painter's improved compatibility with Adobe Photoshop
New Painter users will find thorough explanations of Painter's interface, as well as drawing and painting exercises to help them get up to speed with Painter quickly, while readers who are familiar with traditional artist tools will learn how to transition their art media from traditional to digital tools. The Painter IX Wow! CD-ROM includes new custom brushes built by the author, extra textures and custom lighting effects that you won't find anywhere else, as well as recorded scripts, stock photographs and video clips, filters, software demos, and The Painter IX Wow! Study Guide, a study guide/instructors guide for self-study or classroom use.
L'auteur - Cher Threinen-Pendarvis
Cher Threinen-Pendarvis has created fine art, illustration and design on the Macintosh since 1988. Her earliest digital paintings were made in black-and-white using MacPaint and Image Studio, and she has been a devoted user of Painter and Photoshop, and the Wacom pressure-sensitive tablet since these electronic art tools were first released.
A California native, Cher lives in San Diego, Califonia, USA. Cher received a BA with Highest Honors and Distinction in Art in 1974 from San Diego State University, specializing in painting and printmaking, and since then she has worked in design, illustration and fine art. Her digital paintings have been exhibited as large-format hand-worked prints worldwide, and her work has been featured in numerous books and periodicals.
A gifted teacher, Cher teaches digital painting and illustration workshops internationally and she is a featured speaker at many conferences. Her deep understanding of Painter, her teaching ability, and her enthusiasm for digital media are also evidenced in her latest book, The Painter 8 Wow! Book (Peachpit Press), the sixth edition of this highly praised volume of techniques and inspiration.
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Sommaire
- Getting to know Painter
- The Power of Color
- Painting with Brushes
- Building Brushes
- Selections, shapes and masks
- Using layers
- Enhancing photos, montage and collage
- Exploring special effects
- Working with type in Painter
- Animation and film with Painter
- Using Painter for Web graphics
- Printing options
- Appendixes
Caractéristiques techniques
| PAPIER | |
| Éditeur(s) | Peachpit Press |
| Auteur(s) | Cher Threinen-Pendarvis |
| Collection | Wow! Book |
| Parution | 16/06/2005 |
| Nb. de pages | 464 |
| Format | 19 x 23,5 |
| Couverture | Broché |
| Poids | 1135g |
| Intérieur | Quadri |
| EAN13 | 9780321305329 |
| ISBN13 | 978-0-321-30532-9 |
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