Don Seegmiller - Digital Character Design and Painting: The Photoshop CS Edition (Repost)

Description

This brilliantly illustrated book blends two unique subjects: character design and painting. It details how to put thoughts and ideas together to create characters that elicit specific emotions (joy, fear, anger, sadness, etc.), and it teaches how to beautifully render these characters by applying traditional painting skills with digital tools. This edition has been completely updated to use Photoshop CS as the primary tool, and includes many new characters and tutorials.

Written for artists interested in learning how to use Photoshop CS as a real painting tool, the book is divided into three primary sections. The first section deals with character design and provides strategies for developing worthwhile ideas. In the next section, you'll find fundamentals artistic principles that are often overlooked in the digital world, and learn how to incorporate them into your efforts. And in the final section, you'll work through practical tutorials that teach insightful techniques and tips for solving common visual problems that emerge when painting. The tutorials start off simple covering the basics of value, edges, color, and light. From there they evolve into in-depth techniques for blending, eyes, faces, cloth, hair, Photoshop brushes, and portraits.

Whether you are a seasoned professional or aspiring artist, you'll find a plethora of useful ideas and techniques that will improve your skills and help you create and paint masterful digital art!


Table of Contents:

Digital Character Design and Painting—The Photoshop CS Edition
Preface
Introduction

Part I - Character Design

Chapter 1 - Introduction to Character Design
Chapter 2 - Developing a Working Method
Chapter 3 - Expanding on Your Ideas When Creating the Character
Chapter 4 - Making the Character Real by Creating a Character History
Chapter 5 - Designing the Physical Look of Your Character

Part II - Artistic Principles For a Digital Age

Chapter 6 - Basic Principles for Improving the Drawing, Sketching, and Painting of Your Character
Chapter 7 - Value and Its Use in Picture Making
Chapter 8 - Color and Its Use in Picture Making
Chapter 9 - Using Lighting Arrangements to Light a Character Effectively
Chapter 10 - Using Edges When Painting a Picture
Chapter 11 - Blending Edges in Your Digital Paintings
Chapter 12 - Creating Textures and Patterns for Use in Digital Painting
Chapter 13 - Photoshop Brushes

Part III - Digital Painting: Bringing It All Together

Chapter 14 - Painting an Eye
Chapter 15 - Painting a Face
Chapter 16 - Painting Hair
Chapter 17 - Painting a Male Portrait Using Varied Textures
Chapter 18 - Painting a Strange-Looking Character
Chapter 19 - Painting a Creature and a Candle
Chapter 20 - Painting the Fabric of a Character’s Costume
Chapter 21 - Painting a Man with a Sword
Chapter 22 - Painting the “Heaven and Hell” Image
Chapter 23 - Painting the “Wizard” Image