INTRODUCTION
Digital Painting Techniques: Volume 1 offers a comprehensive cross-section of tips and techniques from some of the most accomplished digital artists in the industry today. A wide variety of popular subjects are covered from aliens, creature and humans through to robots, cityscapes and natural environments. The styles covered include speed painting, offering a more traditional impressionistic style and setting up custom brushes that can provide precise, technical and often time-saving techniques.
Apply digital painting tutorials from the likes of Marc Brunet, Matt Dixon and Mélanie Delon to your own digital canvas and get inspired by some of the finest examples of digital painting in the stunning gallery section, which features artists such as Daniel Dociu, Jaime Jones, Raphaël Lacoste and Marta Dahlig.
With the benefits that digital painting offers – such as the increased speed, freedom to experiment, efficient workflows and the ease of sharing work with online communities – this book has been compiled to help everyone interested in digital art to be the best that they can be. Learn from the masters’ tutorials, experiment with new tips and tricks and be inspired by the gorgeous artwork!
Product details
Softback: 288 pages
Publisher: 3DTotal + Focal Press
Dimensions: 21.6 x 27.9 cm
Paper quality: Full color premium paper pages
ISBN: 978-0-240-52174-9
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CONTENT
Chapter 1 - Custom Brushes
Organic Custom Brushes from Ink, Water and Salt Experiments by Brian Recktenwald
How to Create Brushes from Animal Textures by Carlos Cabrera
Custom Brushes by Daarken
Creating Custom Brushes to Save Time by Marc Brunet
Custom Brushes for Skin by Mélanie Delon
Creating a Brush from Scratch in Photoshop by Mike Corriero
Chapter 02 - Speed Painting
Tornado Moving Towards Farmhouse by Carlos Cabrera
Steam-Powered Mechanical Destroyer by Daniel Ljunggren
Alien Hot Air Balloons by Emrah Elmasli
Forest Fire by Levente Peterffy
Ship Hit by Torpedo by Levente Peterffy
Alien Hot Air Balloons by Nathaniel West
Once a Thriving City, Now Deserted and Taken Over by Vegetation by Serg Souleiman
Chapter 03: Matte Painting
The Making of “Renaissance” by Marco Bauriedel
The Making of “Finding Unknown Kadath” by Sergey Musin
Season Change: A Winter Scene Matte Painting by Tiberius Viris
Pyrotechnics: Fire and Smoke by Tiberius Viris
Matte Painting Tips and Tricks by Tiberius Viris
Chapter 04 – Creatures
The Making of “Bird Catcher” by Matt Dixon
Creature Concept Design 101 by Mike Corriero
Creature Design for Low Atmospheric Conditions by Pascal Raimbault
Painting Fur by Richard Tilbury
Painting Animal Eyes by Stephanie R. Loftis
Chapter 05 – Humans
How to Paint Blonde and Red Hair by Anne Pogoda
How to Paint Luscious Lips by Anne Pogoda
Male Portrait by Daarken
Painting Realistic Skin by Emrah Elmasli
The Human Face by Nykolai Aleksander
Painting the Human Eye by Richard Tilbury
Chapter 06 – Environments
Sandstorm by Carlos Cabrera
Twister by Carlos Cabrera
Rainstorm by Carlos Cabrera
Snowstorm by Carlos Cabrera
Heat Waves by Carlos Cabrera
“Another Rainy Day”: Painting a Cityscape by Daarken
Painting a Water Surface/Waves by Richard Tilbury
Chapter 07 – Sci-fi & Fantasy
Painting Armor: European Knight by Daarken
Planets and Starfields by Chee Ming Wong
The Making of “Pier Duty” by Graven Tung
Chapter 08 – Complete Projects
The Making of “Funfair” by Daniela Uhlig
Creating a 2D Image from scratch by David Revoy
The Making Of “Keep A Sharp Eye” by Ron Crabb
The Gallery
Industry Quotes
“The book is 248 pages and for the $49.95 price tag, this is a real steal. I cannot say I’ve ever seen a book try to pack in so much digital painting information before, but the simple layout makes it easy to follow and the knowledge gained is an essential reference for any artist, working professional or hobbyist."
CGChannel.com review – Jan 2010- Read the full review here!
"I recently bought a book called “Digital Painting Techniques” which I would like to bring to your attention and believe me it’s worth every penny."
CGPad.org- Read the full review here!
“A stunning visual collection from some of the top talents working in the industry today, who share their techniques and creative processes in what is an informative and inspiring must-have for any artist.”
Brom – Illustrator
http://www.bromart.com
“Digital Painting Techniques: Volume 1 is a great resource for amateur and professional artists alike! The art is top notch and the insight from the industry’s top artists into how they execute their craft is invaluable! I highly recommend this book for any artist’s reference library!”
Bobby Chiu – Illustrator
http://www.imaginismstudioes.com
REVIEWS
- Nice book Review by Federico
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Very interesting book, it has very good pictures and text as well, i highly recommend it. (Posted on 26/02/2013)Value - Great info in a nice package Review by bruno
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So many books, so little budget....This book becomes a serious candidate if one has to settle for buying only one book covering digital painting techniques. Nice tips covering a wide variety of subjects. A really helpful book for digital artists. (Posted on 04/10/2012)Value - Exceptional book Review by david
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An exceptional book with many practical cases. Very well edited book - the only bad thing I see is that it is not in Spanish, lol! A very good book to learn how to use Photoshop, with many useful tricks. (Posted on 03/06/2012)Value - Great resource! Review by Taranimator
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This book is a must-have for digital painters of all levels. Beautiful artwork and very informative lessons. (Posted on 02/05/2012)Value - Simply amazing Review by David
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The book itself is a piece of art. It is strong, thick, and the print quality is really excellent (better than every book I have). Inside, we discover an epured and well presented book that covers every major subjects or techniques of digital painting. All embellished of stunning paintings from professionnals to abord all of those aspects, step by step. I really have nothing to blame about this book.Value
So thanks to 3DTotal for quality products, quick shipping, and really nice customer support. Oh and if you are interested by this book, you can't have an ounce of hesitation to buy it ! (Posted on 16/02/2012) - inspiring Review by Contractor
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This book goes beyond instructional,for which I might add it is excellent, it is consuming. Like a good novel, it provides one with hours of entertainment and when you set it down, what is found is that you carry the experience gained into your work and personal world, truly a book experience not to be missed. (Posted on 31/08/2011)Value - Stunning book – Excellent material Review by Timothy
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The make of this book is simply beautiful. The cover is thick and strong, and the full color pages are a pleasure to peruse through. On top of that, the contents of the book is top notch. Digital Painting Techniques contains an incredibly wide variety of tips and guidance to painting all sorts of subjects, yet remains in-depth and detailed in what it covers.Value
Also, if you are considering buying, I highly recommend 3dtotal as a company. Their staff provide wonderful customer support and were very helpful with a package that was delayed in shipping. Due to the delay they even sent a second one and let me keep both of them! Great products and great people. (Posted on 09/03/2011) - It's my favorite book. Review by Jo Ann
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I have been drawing/painting for just a year and this book has been the most helpful and inspiring book in my collection. I refer to it every time I sit to paint something. It's always at my side, so much so that I might get a second copy just so that when this one wears out, I'll have a back-up. (Posted on 09/02/2011)Value - The quality of the tutorials' explanation is great Review by David Gonzalez
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I recently purchase `Digital Painting Techniques` and here is what I think about it. In terms of content I love the structure of the book. I mean, it's very useful because I can go through any chapter to get that precise technique that I want to know. The quality of the tutorials' explanation is great as well as the quality of the images. The size of the book is very good because it lets the layout design put big pictures for reference. And the book binding and its flexibility is perfect because this lets you put your open book on the table without it closing.Value
(Posted on 25/08/2010) - I realized it was even better. Review by Jesús Alonso Abad
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I recently bought your book `Digital Painting Techniques: Volume 1`. I liked the preview in the online shop, but as soon as I had it in my hands I realized it was even better. First, the size and print quality are superb (better than I expected). The book covers every aspect of digital painting, explained by industry people themselves in a clear and concise way. As they talk more from their own experience, every single tip is solid gold. I'm enjoying it a lot and have already taken advantage of many of the things that are written there :) The only negative thing I see about the book is that there's no Volume 2 yet ;)Value
(Posted on 25/08/2010) - An amazing, inspiring book for anyone who wants to create digital art. Review by Enric Batista
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Digital Painting Techniques Vol. 1 is an amazing, inspiring book for anyone who wants to create digital art. It is devided in several chapters, separating various diciplines, which makes the book very readable. The first chapter only, about making custom brushes, is an outstanding help for artists who wish to save time while creating their work. Not to mention that some of the brushes can be downloaded, ready in no time for you to use and mimic the tutorials! I love the images in the book and the screenshots that allow you to clearly see what kind of photoshop presets the artists in the tutorials apply. The next step for me would have be owning a dvd in which I can see what kind of tecnique the artists use to actualy paint. However, I'm sure I'll be inspired and busy enough the next months perfecting my tecniques and learning from this outstanding guide to digital art. I recommend `Digital Painting Tecniques Vol 1` to anyone who wants to create digital art, specialy starterValue
(Posted on 25/08/2010) - a heck of a job! Review by Parmentier Arnaud
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I've always loved digital painting; since I first discovered this technique my fascination for this particular art has never decreased. But there was a problem when I wanted to do it myself: how did they managed to do that? After a few attempts, lots of research and deceptions, I thought that digital painting wasn't for me after all. But then I came across this book, and decided to give it a try. Now that I have it, I can tell you that 3DTotal and the authors did a heck of a job! Everything is there for a complete beginner: brush settings, steps of creation, technique used, e-ve-ry-thing you need to start to paint when you know nothing, and I'm sure that even those who are intermediate level or experts can find useful tips in this book. Thank you so much for this awesome book, I'll recommend it to everyone in the future, as I'm already doing now.Value
(Posted on 16/08/2010) - the price is quite low Review by Oliver Villar
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I loved it! And I think the price is quite low for a product like this. Lots of inspiration, techniques and different types of painting, speedpainting, matte painting... worth having!Value
(Posted on 16/08/2010)
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