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| Painter and Photoshop together with the pen tablet are new "mark-making" tools in a long ancestral line of art tools. Early artists drew scenes of their daily life on the walls of their cave homes using charcoal from their cooking fires, paint made from clay and natural tints on the surfaces of stones. Later, many kinds of wet paint media (such as oil-based paint) and dry media (such as pencils and pastels) were invented.
With the invention of photography, artists were able to develop a keener eye as they captured their visions with a camera. And for centuries, artists have found print-making processes like etching and intaglio to be important for their craft. Today, think of your pen tablet and the brushes in Painter and Photoshop as a new kind of pencil, a new kind of charcoal, a new kind of watercolor paint, a new oil paint and more!
Photoshop is an essential tool for illustrators and artists who want to do retouching, compositing, color correction, painting and more. If you draw and paint, Painter is an essential piece of software because of the realism of its natural media brushes, textures, unique special effects and the tactile feel of its paint media. The portability between the two programs has become very good and they complement one another well. The pen tablet is really the bridge between your expressive hand and the computer. It gives you the freedom to produce pressure-sensitive brushwork in Painter and Photoshop. When used together, all of these tools are capable of making your artwork reflect your creative intent. |
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Early artists used charcoal from their cooking fires to decorate the walls pf their cave homes. Inspired by a cave painting in the Dordogne valley in France, I drew this sketch using an Intuos tablet and Charcoal brushes in Painter. |
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Using custom oil brushes and texture-sensitive chalk brushes in Painter, I painted Distribudor, shown here as a detail. |
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Conch Shell shows the sensitive shading that is possible using an Intuos tablet and Chalk presets in Photoshop |
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Detail of Sunrise, painted in Photoshop, features brushwork that enhances the center of interest. |
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An award-winning artist and author, Cher Threinen-Pendarvis has always worked with traditional art tools. A pioneer in digital art, Cher has created illustrations using the Macintosh computer for two decades. She has been widely recognized for her mastery of Painter, Photoshop and the Wacom pressure-sensitive tablet, and has used these electronic tools since they were first released. Exercising her passion for Painter's artist tools, Cher has worked as a consultant and demo-artist for the developers of Painter. Her artwork has been exhibited worldwide, her articles and art have been published in many books and periodicals, and she is a member of the San Diego Museum of Art Artist Guild. She has taught Painter and Photoshop workshops around the world, and is the principal of the consulting firm Cher Threinen Design.
Cher is the author of The Photoshop and Painter Artist Tablet Book, Creative Techniques in Digital Painting and all seven editions of The Painter Wow! Book. The Painter IX Wow! Book is the latest edition of this highly praised volume of techniques and inspiration. To learn more about Cher, please visit her Web site at www.pendarvis-studios.com.
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(Publisher's description)
Artists who use digital media know how certain tools and methods enhance their creative process. The flexibility these tools offer allows them to work naturally and spontaneously as they would with traditional artist tools such as pastels, watercolors, oil media, and gouache. Today's digital tools so faithfully re-create the experience of working traditionally, that within the art world there is an increasing interest in learning to use them effectively and with confidence. In The Photoshop and Painter Artist Tablet Book, artist and author Cher Threinen-Pendarvis offers real-life projects and artwork-in-progress to show readers how to use Photoshop and Painter with pressure-sensitive tablets for beautiful results. Walking readers step-by-step through a variety of projects exploring different uses of digital tools, she demonstrates important drawing, composition, and conceptual processes. Among many valuable concepts and techniques, you'll learn how to:
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Create tonal, gestural, and contour drawings with a pressure-sensitive tablet and stylus |
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Translate traditional color theory into digital color tools |
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Simulate canvas and paper; create mixed media; and much more |
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Set up your ideal studio environment, work with a tablet and stylus, use brushes and paint in Painter and Photoshop, and combine all of these tools to create and enhance the reader's own artistic expression |
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Companion web site includes sketches and brushes for the exercises, plus additional materials to keep the book up-to-date |
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