Overview

Digital Collage and Painting proudly showcases the work of twenty-one talented digital artists. Each artist walks you through the creation of a piece of their art and lets you in on their secrets about equipment, software, favorite papers, and how their creative process begins. The artists included are: Audrey Bernstein Paul Biddle Leslye Bloom Stephen Burns Luzette Donohue Katrin Eismann Paul Elson Steven Friedman Ileana Frometa Grillo Bill Hall Julieanne Kost Rick Lieder Bobbi Doyle-Maher Ciro Marchetti Lou Oates Cher Threinen-Pendarvis James G. Respess Fay Sirkis Jeremy Sutton Maggie Taylor Pep Ventosa

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Author:   Susan Ruddick Bloom (Department Chair and Professor of Art at McDaniel College, MD, USA; Maine Photographic Workshop instructor)
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:   Focal Press
Dimensions:   Width: 18.90cm , Height: 3.70cm , Length: 24.60cm
Weight:   1.520kg
ISBN:  

9780240807058

ISBN 10:   0240807057
Pages:   608
Publication Date:   07 May 2006
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Replaced By:   9780240811758
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Out of Print
Availability:   In Print  
Limited stock is available. It will be ordered for you and shipped pending supplier's limited stock.

Table of Contents

Table of Contents Part I Planning & Inspiration Chapter One: Concept: What is a collage, montage, assemblage? What is a digital painting? Thinking it out first, assembling the needed images What is the intended output size? Chapter Two: Important Considerations Before you Begin Unifying Factors: Texture Color Contrast Noise and Grain Scale: Tree House Exercise Gigantic to miniscule - what's your choice? Scaling, rotating, distorting and transforming Lighting: Directionality of Light Quality of Light Dramatic vs. Subtle Chapter Three: Inspiration Digital Artists and their work: Paul Biddle Julieanne Kost Maggie Taylor Lou Oates Katrin Eismann Stephen Burns James G. Respess Bobbi Doyle-Maher Cher Threinen- Pendarvis Ciro Marchetti Leslye Bloom Luzette Donohue Ileana Frometa Grillo Fay Sirkis Jeremy Sutton Paul Elson Bill Hall Steven Friedman Audrey Bernstein Rick Lieder Pep Ventosa Part II Step-by-Step Painting Chapter Four: Painting in Photoshop with your photos Photoshop Filters and the History Brush used to create a digital painting The Art History Brush used to create a Digital Painting The Pattern Stamp used to create a Digital Painting Combining the Art History Brush & Emboss Filter to create a Textured Digital Painting Photo Illustration Using Find Edges Filter Hand Color a Black and White Photo Edge Effects for Free Chapter Five: Painting in Painter Simple Cloning Techniques Impressionist Cloning Pastel Cloning Oil Paint Cloning More Oil Painting Bristle Oil Cloning Combining a Variety of different media into one painting Adding Texture to your Painting Old Masters Inspiration More Examples Photo Illustration Photocopy Inspired Painting Edges and Cloning Painterly Edge Effects Painting for the Artistically Challenged Part III Step-by-Step Collaging Chapter Six: Assembling a Collage in Photoshop Simple Collages Collage with Lighting Effect Suspend Reality Pile on the Layers Shadow Power Gridded Collages Chapter Seven: Assembling a Collage in Painter Using the Image Hose Using Colored Paper and the Brush Creator Using Painter's unique brushes For Texture in a Collage Combining the Power of Painter and Photoshop in Collage Chapter Eight: The Paradox: The Absolute Truth and the Exquisite Lie - Creating a Panorama in Photoshop Basic instructions on taking photographs that will work for you to make that BIG image ( exposure controls, proper overlap, tripod or not?) Relying on layer transparency and layer masking Step-by-step instructions to make a flawless panoramic using collaging techniques. Grab Shot Panorama Faux-Panoramas Themed Panorama-Style linear images Hurry-up Panoramas - Using Photoshop's Photomerge Fractured Panoramas Part IV Artistic Considerations Chapter Nine: Filters: Using all the great filters available in Photoshop Favorite Filters: Find Edges, Isolate and Blur Motion Blur Creating a Black and White Pencil Sketch, using Filters Similar effects in Photoshop and Painter (Cut-Out and Woodcut) Third Party Filter plug-ins Nik Color Efex Pro Filters Classical SoftF ocus, Monday Morning Sepia, Paper Toner, Foliage Filter, Polarizer, Blue Gradient, Black and White Tonal Enhancer, Indian Summer Filter, Infrared, Duplex Monochrome Applying Filters Selectively Auto FX Filters Dream Suite: Deckle, Photo Depth, Cubism, Crease, Mesh, Mystical Lighting: Mist, Wispy Mist Photographic Edges : Acid Edge, Burn Chapter Ten: Experimentation: Traditional Printmaking Processes Printmaking and Digital Combined Encaustics Lazertran Digital Images transferred to other materials: Marble, Tile, Fabric InkAid - Making your own inkjet paper, Japanese Inkjet Coated Papers Thinking creatively: Paint it, draw on it, tear it, weave it,glue it and more... Creative Use of Papers for Books, Portfolios and Albums Chapter Eleven: Projects For you: Projects to test your skills. Fun assignments that tie in with the skills learned in this book. Collage & Painting Website contains images used in the tutorials and examples. Test your new skills with these images Project 1 - A Structured Collage Using a Grid Project 2 - A Collage achieved with Layer Masks and Transparency Project 3 - A Panoramic assembled in Photoshop A Painting in Photoshop Project 4 - A Painting in Photoshop Project 5 - A Painting in Painter Part V Reference Chapter Twelve: Essential Photoshop & Painter Techniques to master: Selection Tools Transforming for scale Adjustment Layers Layer Masks Gradients Art History Brush Blending Modes Blending modes, Layer Adjustments and Layer Masks used together Editing your images: Retouching, brightening teeth & eyes, cover-girl skin Painter Basic Papers Cloning Brushes Cloning without a Cloning Brush Chapter Thirteen: Resources: Web sites Organizations Sources for materials Accompanying WebSite contains images used in the tutorials and examples Index

Reviews

Using Painter and Photoshop, you'll discover ways to incorporate watercolors, pastels, oils, charcoals, and collage into your digital images. - PC Photo, Oct. 2006 This is not a book for beginning Photoshop and Painter users; it does not give exact instruction on how to operate either program. This makes it perfect for those who are familiar with either program and want to strengthen their skills as digital artists. Inspiration can be obtained not only from rhe author's own images but the third chapter which showcases twenty-one digital artists...Bloom has made projects, with files available for download on a website, for those who want some practice with the information gained from this book. - Apogee Photo Magazine, August 2006 Digital Collage and Painting is yet another reason why Focal Press have become one of my favorite publishing imprints. Excellent coverage of Photoshop and Painter. Contributing authors and their featured projects are well selected...The book is well written and researched and it provides a wealth of information which is both relevant and useful. The range of projects showcased and each artist's insights are something we can all benefit from. I thoroughly enjoyed the book. For anyone interested in digital painting or creating digital collages, this one is highly recommended. - Mario Georgiou, www.kickstartnews.com., Sept. 2006 Digital Imaging and Painting Using Photoshop and Painter to Create Fine Art is a meaty read with a website to complement it. Advanced Photoshop Magazine, Sept 06

Author Information

Susan Ruddick Bloom is a Professor of Art and Chair of the Department of Art and Art History at McDaniel College in Maryland. She has a BFA and an MFA from the Maryland Institute College of Art and is well known for both her traditional wet darkroom alternative processes and her digital darkroom work. Sue has been teaching digital classes since the beginning of Photoshop and has used a Mac from the very first one on the market (128K, with a screen the size of an index card). Trained in drawing, painting, and printmaking, she was at one time a courtroom artist for television and newspapers. Her painterly skills enhance her photographic ones, and her images frequently combine techniques. Sue's work has been exhibited and collected widely.

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