Discover the tips, tricks and techniques that really work for concept artists, matte painters and animators. Compiled by the team at 3dtotal.com, Digital Painting Techniques, Volume 1 offers digital inspiration with hands-on insight and techniques from professional digital artists. More than just a gallery book - within Digital Painting Techniques each artist has written a breakdown overview, with supporting imagery of how they made their piece of work. Beginner and intermediate digital artists will be inspired by the gallery style collection of the finest examples of digital painting from world renowned digital artists. Start your mentorship into the world of digital painting today with some of the greatest digital artists in the world and delve into professional digital painting techiques, such as speed painting, custom brush creation and matte painting. Develop your digital painting skills beyond the variety of free online digital painting tutorials and apply the most up to date techniques to your digital canvas with Digital Painting Techniques for Animators.

This book provides all the advice artists need to transform their digital painting--from brush, lighting and color basics to special effects, working with layers, and speed and matte painting. The 100+ expert tricks provide quick and easy solutions to all aspects of digital painting through clear instructions, step-by-step demonstrations and breathtaking annotated art. The book is divided into core elements of digital painting providing beginner, improver and advanced techniques to ensure progression and relevance to all skill levels, making it ideal for beginners and essential for more experienced digital painters. This is the ultimate tool to help emerging CG artists get started with digital painting, and help advanced CG artists improve their digital painting techniques.

Bring characters to life on your iPad® with creativity and ease, using ProcreateTM to conceptualize, sketch, and paint directly onto the screen. Master the basics, from setting up your first canvas to using a selection of tools such as Brushes, Layers, and Adjustments to add depth and energy to your creations. To achieve details such as hair, skin, and garments, you are guided through tools and techniques for character-specific results. Whether you draw characters from reality, or dream up new, fantastical beings, this book unlocks your design potential with Procreate for next level-results.

Explore the process of creating digital art in no time at all with this comprehensive guide to speed painting.

Recent advances in software and hardware have seen many painters, amateurs and pros alike start painting using their home PC. Graphics tablets are now easily affordable and high quality painting programs are available to suit all budgets. How can these new tools be used to replicate the traditional effects of paint on canvas? Complete Digital Painting Techniques will show you how whether youre an experienced traditional painter, or a beginner starting on your own creative road. The first section covers essential tools, and explains the capabilities of the programs available on the market today. The second section consists of step-by-step instructions showing how you can replicate traditional painting techniques from impasto to scumbling, and in the same way, the third section covers non-traditional styles like airbrushing and graffiti. The book also shows you how you can transform your photos using these techniques and acheive amazing results.

Produced in association with magazine ImagineFX, this book instructs readers on a step-by-step basis how to produce top quality digital fantasy images in a variety of styles from manga to gothic.

A unique and valuable insight into the latest digital painting techniques, presented by some of the industry's top artists.