Beginner's Guide to Digital Painting in Photoshop: Characters
Characters
• Digital painting is a very fast-growing medium within the art world and this series aims to be a complete guide to the subject with a focus on character design
• Very useful for new artists or those switching from another artistic medium
• Step-by-step and project-based tutorials covering topics such as posing your characters, choosing costume, composition, storytelling, portraying emotion, and lighting and color
• Includes practical applications of the tips and techniques covered in complete projects
• Presents the most up-to-date digital painting techniques
• Can be browsed for inspiration and to pick up highlighted tips, or followed in a comprehensive step-by-step approach
• Can be used as a guide for artists wishing to make the switch from traditional mediums
• Additional links to free downloadable content such as custom brushes and videos
• An excellent learning tool to accompany digital art classes
• Intended to be a timeless guide to digital painting and a resource that the reader will always be able to refer back to
• Will appeal to artists in both the 2D and 3D industries
Charlie Bowater is a concept artist working at Atomhawk, United Kingdom.
Derek Stenning has spent over a decade working as a concept artist in the game development field. Over the years he has worked on projects in many different genres for clients such as Nintendo, Microsoft, Activision, Sega and Marvel Entertainment.
3DTotal Publishing
3DTotal was founded in 1999 as a simple 3D resource website. Over the last decade the site has evolved into one of the premier CG art websites in the world, offering a variety of training products, an inspirational gallery, a free texture library and hundreds of free tutorials on a variety of subjects.
In 2006, 3DTotal entered into partnership with Focal Press and launched the popular book series Digital Art Masters and Digital Painting Techniques. The premise for these books was to provide high quality content that would inspire and educate the next generation of digital artists. Featuring the work of top industry professionals, detailed tutorials and image breakdowns, these series have become firmly established as indispensible resources for any digital artist.
After five successful years working with Focal Press, 3DTotal Publishing was launched in early 2010. As well as self-publishing the next volumes in the pre-existing Digital Art Masters and Digital Painting Techniques series, 3DTotal Publishing has launched a number of new titles including: Sketching from the Imagination, Art Fundamentals and Elysium: The Art of Daarken.
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