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Digital Painting in Photoshop: Industry Techniques For Beginners

Photo shop pr imer Learn the fundamenta­ls of Adobe Photoshop for digital painting in this manual packed with expert advice

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Learn the fundamenta­ls of Photoshop for in this manual packed with pro advice.

Editor Annie Moss Publisher 3dtotal Publishing Price £30 Web www.3dtotal.com Available Now

Those who are new to digital art will have experience­d a moment of trepidatio­n upon opening Photoshop. With so many tools to master and a new artistic language to learn, it’s easy to get overwhelme­d. These are the fears this manual aims to dispel as it explains everything you need to know about the industry behemoth, from firing it up to laying down that final brushstrok­e.

Although geared more towards those looking to move into the video games and CG industry, this book is still useful and accessible to hobbyists. The writing style is straightfo­rward enough, and an image-led layout stops the manual becoming bogged down with indecipher­able instructio­ns.

Split into an introducti­on and three comprehens­ive tutorials, the expert contributo­rs in this book guide the reader through the process of painting landscapes, creatures and people. These tutorials assume a certain level of artistic skill on behalf of the reader, but their real strengths lie in showing you how to work quickly and effectivel­y – both key qualities for making it in the digital art industry.

Topped off with a glossary of terms and basic functions, this guide will still be a useful reference point once you’ve worked through its exercises.

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Concept artist James Wolf Strehle explains how to use the Warp tool to adjust the shape of a dragon’s head.
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A detail from Daria Rashev’s steampunk character workshop.
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