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Digital Character Design and Painting: The Photoshop CS Edition (Graphics Series) (Charles River Media Graphics)

ISBN: 1584503408
EAN: 2147483647

Year: 2004
Pages: 112

Authors: Don Seegmiller

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• 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
• Tutorial: Painting the Image
• Conclusion
• Chapter 22: Painting the Heaven and Hell Image
• Tutorial: Creating the Heaven and Hell Image on the Computer
• Conclusion
• Chapter 23: Painting the Wizard Image
• Tutorial: Painting the Wizard Image
• Conclusion
• Index
• Index_B
• Index_C
• Index_D
• Index_E
• Index_F
• Index_G
• Index_H
• Index_I
• Index_J
• Index_K
• Index_L
• Index_M
• Index_N
• Index_O
• Index_P
• Index_R
• Index_S
• Index_T
• Index_U
• Index_V
• Index_W
• List of Figures
• CD Content