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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Separating a Drawing From Its BackgroundCategory: Painting and illustration techniques This is a pencil drawing that has been scanned. It is on one layer - black pencil lines on a white background. The problem is to separate the lines from the white background and get them on their own layer. Once on their own layer, colors can be added or painted on layers underneath the lines. Author: Phillip Williams | Visits: 313 |
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Pen and Tablet ExerciseCategory: Painting and illustration techniques This is not really a tutorial. It's an explanation of an exercise I use to get better at controlling a digital pen and tablet. A pretty awkward experience when first getting started. Author: Phillip Williams | Visits: 139 |
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Perspective - Quick Down & DirtyCategory: Painting and illustration techniques This tutorial assumes that you already know how to use Photoshop's adjustment and transform tools, and you have a good grasp of the fundamentals of perspective drawing. Author: Phillip Williams | Visits: 176 |
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Simple Two Point PerspectiveCategory: Painting and illustration techniques This tutorial assumes that you already know how to use Photoshop's adjustment and transform tools, and the fundamentals of setting vanishing points for a 2 point perspective drawing. Author: Phillip Williams | Visits: 480 |
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Wood Grain TextureCategory: Painting and illustration techniques For this tutorial, I'm going to use the background wood panel from my picture called Keywine. Author: Phillip Williams | Visits: 1106 |
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Texturing a SweaterCategory: Painting and illustration techniques It looks like a lot of work, but it's really not. Once this process is understood, you can add this sort of complex texture to something like a sweater easily and in about 20 or 25 minutes. Author: Phillip Williams | Visits: 183 |
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Digital PaintingCategory: Painting and illustration techniques This is what the final image will look like. In this tutorial, I am not doing any work on the background, just the candle.
Author: Phillip Williams | Visits: 212 |
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Out of this worldCategory: Painting and illustration techniques Create a world all your own deep in outer space using a number of Illustrator tools and techniques. Author: Ergo Draw | Visits: 229 |
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Organic techCategory: Painting and illustration techniques Infuse your work with a high-tech, yet organic look by learning how to make this relatively easy shape. Author: Ergo Draw | Visits: 247 |
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Swanky text effectCategory: Painting and illustration techniques Enhance your work with shiny, candy-like text that's available in a delicious vector flavor. Author: Ergo Draw | Visits: 342 |
