Digital art
Subtitle: a complete guide to making your own computer artworks
By: David Cousens
Publisher: Arcturus Publishing Limited
Published: 2013
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 128
ISBN-13: 9781848589759; 9781743521502
Subjects: Computer art; Technique
Description: "Instructs readers in techniques for using digital art programs"--Provided by publisher.
Notes: Includes index.
Table of contents: title: Setting up. RGB, CMYK and DPI ; Workspaces ; Pixels and vectors ; Basic non-creative tools ; Colour selection ; Saving and exporting in different formats ; Which digital art program is right for you?; title: Creative tools. The pencil tool and aliased pixels ; The brush tool ; Bristle brushes and the mixer brush ; The pen tool ; The eraser tool ; The custom shape tool ; The type tool ; The free transform mode ; Blurs ; Filters ; Layer masks ; Blending modes; title: Creative concepts. Composition ; Leading the eye ; Perspective ; Reflected light and ambient light ; Establishing mood with colour ; Drawing faces: proportions ; Drawing bodies ; Contrast ; Drawing dynamic poses ; The rule of thirds; title: Digital art in action. Retouching a photo in Photoshop ; Oil paint effect ; Watercolour cloning in Photoshop CS6 ; Silkscreen print effect ; Chalk and charcoal effect ; Highlights, glows and shadows ; Drawing from reference ; Creating line art from a photo ; Digital distress effects ; Retro pixel art.