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

Pollard, Jann Lawrence; Little, Jeremy James

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0823010392 ISBN 13: 9780823010394

Publisher: Watson-Guptill Publications Inc.,U.S., 2001

Synopsis

This manual demonstrates different ways to use image-editing software, along with scanners, digital cameras and printers, to develop drawings and paintings no matter what the medium. The author offers tested tools and techniques for working with multiple photographs, creating moods, working with layers, zooming in on detail, developing an abstract painting from a photograph, and more. There are examples from over 40 professional artists, including Ron Ranson, Richard McDaniel and Penny Soto, which illustrate a variety of mediums, styles and subjects and detail, step-by-step, ways to experiment with colour, composition, value, scale and proportion.

About this title

About the Author:

Jann Lawrence Pollard is a watercolor artist who specializes in landscapes and architecture. She teaches workshops in California and Europe. Jerry James Little is a watercolor and collage artist whose work has been exhibited in shows and galleries throughout the US. Both authors live in the San Francisco area.

About this edition

• Publisher: Watson-Guptill Publications Inc.,U.S.
• Publication date: 2001
• ISBN 10: 0823010392
• ISBN 13: 9780823010394
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 144