Although its name clearly implies a close relationship with photography, Adobe Photoshop is widely used as an illustration and design tool. Photoshop has also excelled as a color separation tool for prepress and photochromy jobs. Cartoonists and Illustrators find the possibility of using pressure sensitive tablets with Photoshop a huge asset. Architects use Photoshop to embellish their perspective drawings. Industrial designers and 3d artists can correct and enhance their 3d rendering. Pixel perfect images are created by icon and web designers. This section is a guide to different art and design resources, such as books, software, fonts, clipart and tutorials to help you to build a creative way of thinking and working.
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Animal Silhouettes CD-ROM and Book (Dover Electronic Clip Art)A treasury of striking silhouettes depicts a magnificent menagerie of wild and domesticated animals — from the tiny mosquito, salamander, dragonfly, and sea horse to the coyote, seal, tiger, horse, and gigantic elephant. Ideal for illustrating magazines and books, newsletters, posters, and advertisements. 310 black-and-white illustrations.... |
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Animals, Birds and Butterflies (Shikosha Design Library)Gorgeous hand-drawn images by Kyoto-based designer Ichiro Tanimoto feature tigers, dragons, deer, horses, bulls, rabbits, elephants, dogs, monkeys, mice, birds of all kinds (cranes, roosters, ducks, herons), butterflies, crickets, frogs, fish, sea bream, octopuses, crabs, and turtles. As with the other volumes, all images are available for downloading.... |
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The Animated Alphabet (World Design)Letters have a mysterious and cabalistic quality that has inspired artists through the ages. Calligraphers, painters, and engravers have never ceased to shape and decorate them, using them as a starting point for limitless dreams and fantasies. The illuminated initials of medieval manuscripts, ranging from Romanesque exuberance to Gothic excess, paved the way. Here were not only Biblical scenes but also mythical beasts and human figures that were direct precursors of the zoomorphic and anthropom... |
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Animating with Flash 8: Creative Animation TechniquesWhether you are a designer who hasn't yet used Flash, a professional animator who wants to create digital animation for the first time, or a Flash user who hasn't yet made the most of the animation features this book will show you how to bring your ideas to life. Get to grips with Flash and bring inspiration to your work using Alex Michael's easy to understand approach, demonstrating a wide selection of animation styles from a range of artists, along with key tips and tricks from the professiona... |
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Animation from Pencils to Pixels: Classical Techniques for the Digital AnimatorJust add talent!Award-winning animator Tony White brings you the ultimate book for digital animation. Here you will find the classic knowledge of many legendary techniques revealed, paired with information relevant to today's capable, state-of-the-art technologies.White leaves nothing out. What contemporary digital animators most need to know can be found between this book's covers - from conceptions to creation and through the many stages of the production pipeline to distribution. This book ... |
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Animation Magic with Visual Basic 5, with CDThe first developer's guide to animation with Visual Basic 5! Understand the principles of 2D and 3D computer graphics. Includes detailed coverage of VBScript and ActiveX - plus easy-to-use clip animation on CD-ROM! Platform games, puzzle games, simulations, screensavers, ray casting and more. Step-by-step introduction to Visual Basic 5 for those who need it - plus dozens of great animation tips for VB5 experts. Most software developers have no animation skills at all, yet increasin... |
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Animation on the Web (On the Web)This informative guide helps Windows and Macintosh users learn how to create animations for the Web. The author, Sean Wagstaff, makes the book highly accessible, even if you're new to animation, computer graphics, or Web design. He introduces you to the available technologies and software for creating Web animations. While exploring the basics of each technology, Wagstaff explains its advantages and disadvantages. Wagstaff provides a guide to the various purposes of Web animation, such as banner... |
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The Animation Pimp: An Official AWN Press PublicationFor five years, Chris Robinson wrote a monthly column for Animation World Network (AWN) called The Animation Pimp. Although it began as a way for Robinson to let off steam in his role as director of one of the world's largest animation festivals, the column quickly gained a cult following and just as quickly became a platform for the author's frank, provocative, and frequently very funny musings on the world of animation and his own life. The Animation Pimp collects the best of these pieces, wh... |
