Painting with Paint and Pixels


Applying color to a surface is one of the oldest and most common forms of self-expression. From the meticulous application of thinned glazes used to render exacting detail on photo-realistic paintings to pigment splashed by the gallon on Abstract Expressionist canvases, the application of color is the artist s way of whispering, speaking, or shouting.

Paint is indeed a versatile medium. Colors are made from minerals or organic substances, ground, and then mixed with either an oil- or water-based vehicle that forms a liquid or paste to make them fluid enough to apply. It can be brushed, troweled, rolled, sprayed, poured, spattered, or thrown onto a surface. It can be mixed, blended, glazed, or smeared, thin or thick, to produce an infinite variety of colors and surface effects.

Photoshop s drawing and painting features enable you to use light instead of physical compounds on paper or canvas. Specifying digital color and applying it with one of the painting tools is fundamental to digital imaging. The painting tools go far beyond just the ability to apply color in an artistic capacity, however. They are essential for spot editing and photo retouching, creating textural surfaces, and image compositing.




Photoshop CS Savvy
Photoshop CS Savvy
ISBN: 078214280X
EAN: 2147483647
Year: 2004
Pages: 355

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