| Who says digital art isn't real art? Certainly no one who has used Painter 7 and The Painter 7 Wow! Book to get up to speed on it. Geared towards a wide range of creative professionals--artists moving from traditional to digital media, photographers looking to expand their visual vocabulary, graphic designers in search of spectacular effects, and just about anyone looking for new forms of creative expression--this volume provides both hands-on instruction and professional insights into the award-winning program that artists have fallen in love with.
For the release of Painter 7, the folks at Corel turned to the creative team that invented Painter--the guys at Fractal.com--and the result is an update that reflects the innovation that both companies have become famous for. Awe-inspiring new natural-media tools such as Water Colour that actually drips and thick, sticky Liquid Ink; an improved interface; a range of new brushes; and a new model for masks and layers are just some of the improvements offered in Painter 7--and The Painter 7 Wow! Book covers them all. Beginners will find the step-by-step instruction they need to ease into the world of digital art, while intermediate and advanced users will appreciate the real-word tips and techniques that author and artist Cher Threinen-Pendarvis has amassed through years of professional experience. And everyone will draw inspiration from the beautiful full-colour images scattered throughout. Each chapter begins with the basics--a discussion of Painter tools and their functions, as well as real-world applications of each--and then moves on to step-by-step instructions for re-creating the processes described, with pictures illustrating the various steps. At the end of each chapter is a gallery of glorious Paint-produced artwork for books, magazines, CDs, galleries, and the Web, along with a short description of how each piece was created. |
