Digital Character Design and Painting: The Photoshop CS Edition (Graphics Series) (Charles River Media Graphics) - page 1
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- Table of Contents
- Table of Contents
- BackCover
- Digital Character Design and Painting-The Photoshop CS Edition
- Preface
- Introduction
- Software and Hardware Requirements
- Part I: Character Design
- Chapter 1: Introduction to Character Design
- What Is Character Design?
- Character Design Issues and Limitations
- Conclusion
- Chapter 2: Developing a Working Method
- Conclusion
- Chapter 3: Expanding on Your Ideas When Creating the Character
- Basic Strategies to Help Generate Creative Ideas
- Developing Your Basic Idea
- Conclusion
- Chapter 4: Making the Character Real by Creating a Character History
- Conclusion
- Chapter 5: Designing the Physical Look of Your Character
- Conclusion
- Part II: Artistic Principles For a Digital Age
- Chapter 6: Basic Principles for Improving the Drawing, Sketching, and Painting of Your Character
- Some Basic Ideas About Painting Figures, Hair, and Flesh Tones
- The Art Part: Sketching, Drawing, and Painting the Character
- Conclusion
- Chapter 7: Value and Its Use in Picture Making
- What Is Value?
- How to Use Value Effectively in Your Art
- Rules for Using Value in Your Images
- Conclusion
- Chapter 8: Color and Its Use in Picture Making
- Secondary Color Characteristics
- How Color Acts and Reacts
- Using Colors Effectively
- Conclusion
- Chapter 9: Using Lighting Arrangements to Light a Character Effectively
- Using Lighting to Create Striking Art
- Conclusion
- Chapter 10: Using Edges When Painting a Picture
- How Edges Interact
- Where You Will Find the Different Types of Edges
- Conclusion
- Chapter 11: Blending Edges in Your Digital Paintings
- A New Method for Blending the Edge Where Your Colors and Shapes Meet
- Conclusion
- Chapter 12: Creating Textures and Patterns for Use in Digital Painting
- Creating Textures
- Conclusion
- Chapter 13: Photoshop Brushes
- Where Are the Photoshop Brushes?
- Section 2: The Photoshop Brushes Palette
- Section 3: Creating Your Own Photoshop Brushes
- Creating a Custom Brush in Photoshop Using a Photographic Texture
- Conclusion
- Part III: Digital Painting: Bringing It All Together
- Chapter 14: Painting an Eye
- Tutorial: Painting the Window into a Character s Soul, the Eye
- Conclusion
- Chapter 15: Painting a Face
- Conclusion
- Chapter 16: Painting Hair
- Tutorial: A Technique for Painting Long, Dark Hair
- Conclusion
- Chapter 17: Painting a Male Portrait Using Varied Textures
- Tutorial: Painting a Face Using Lots of Textures
- Conclusion
- Chapter 18: Painting a Strange-Looking Character
- What You Need to Know About Photoshop for This Chapter
- Tutorial: Getting Started
- Conclusion
- Chapter 19: Painting a Creature and a Candle
- Tutorial: Painting a Rather Dour-Looking Blue Character Standing by a Candle
- Conclusion
- Chapter 20: Painting the Fabric of a Character s Costume
- What You Need to Know About Photoshop for This Chapter
- Tutorial: Painting Fabric
- Conclusion
- Chapter 21: Painting a Man with a Sword
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