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

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





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!









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Plant and Floral Studies for Artists and Craftspeople (Dover Books on Art Instruction)

Useful reference covering several varieties of plants includes more than 100 precise drawings of flowers, leaves, buds, and growth patterns. Includes detailed depictions of the anemone, arbutus, broad bean, bell-flower, briar rose, dahlia, and lily, among others. A detailed narrative provides descriptions of physical features and general botanical information for each plant. 114 illustrations.

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