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Digital Painting for the Complete Beginner Paperback – April 24, 2012

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Master the tools and techniques of this exciting, contemporary medium
 
How can you create stunning artwork that combines the traditions of conventional media with the marvelous opportunities of digital painting programs?
 
With Digital Painting for the Complete Beginner, learn the techniques of digital painting to unleash the endless possibilities for this unique medium. Writing for beginners with little to no experience in digital painting, Carlyn Beccia begins with the fundamentals, including understanding brushes, canvases, and available media—with opportunities to practice and experiment along the way. The easy to follow tutorials show how to create a diverse range of art, including drawings, sketches in pastel and watercolor, oil paintings, and mixed media pieces.
 
Whatever your interests in art and digital media, Digital Painting for the Complete Beginner will be your point of departure for making your own expressive and unique digital works.
 
·         A practical and informative guide to digital painting with Photoshop and Painter
·         Includes comprehensive illustrated tutorials and walkthroughs
·         Shows the techniques and tools that effectively simulate natural media
·         Covers a wide range of techniques and painting styles
·         Carlyn Beccia has won several awards for her children’s picture books and illustrations. Her tutorials are published in Painter magazine
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Carlyn Cerniglia Beccia is the award-winning author and illustrator of three children's nonfiction books: Raucous Royals, Who Put the 'B' in the Ballyhoo, and I Feel Better With a Frog in My Throat. She has received the Golden Kite Honor, the Cybil Award, and the International Reading Association's Children's and Young Adult Book Award. She teaches digital painting throughout the United States and is the author of the bestselling Digital Painting for the Complete Beginner. You can find out more via her website at CarylnBeccia.com or FashionRebelsBook.comPlease note: All freebies and chapter extras can be found at: carlynbeccia.com/carlynpaints/

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Carlyn Cerniglia Beccia is the award-winning author and illustrator of They Lost Their Heads, What Happened to Washington's Teeth, Einstein's Brain, and Other Famous Body Parts, The Raucous Royals, Who Put the 'B' in the Ballyhoo, and I Feel Better With a Frog in My Throat. She has received the Golden Kite Honor, the Cybil Award, and the International Reading Association's Children's and Young Adult Book Award. She teaches digital painting throughout the United States.You can find out more via her website at CarylnBeccia.com.

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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ 0823099369
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Watson-Guptill (April 24, 2012)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 160 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 9780823099368
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0823099368
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 1.17 pounds
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 8.28 x 0.49 x 9.28 inches
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Carlyn Beccia children's book have won numerous awards including the Golden Kite Honor recipient for picture book illustration, the International Reading Association's Children's and Young Adult Book Award and the Cybil Award for Non-fiction picture book. Beccia teaches digital painting throughout the United States and is author of the best selling, Digital Painting for the Complete Beginner. She paints with 'digital oil brushes' to create a unique and deeply textured art. She enjoys giving live demonstrations of how art is created on the computer and encourages kids to experiment with the digital medium.

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Luis Alvarado
5.0 out of 5 stars Nice gem for the untrained digital artist!
Reviewed in the United States on October 15, 2012
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This books needs to get sold! Why? Simple, the author's method of teaching you the software (both painter and photoshop) is a welcome addition to my library. Then taking the time to drill down some techniques for both programs will get you going very quickly on to becoming an advanced digital painter. It helps to mention that the author may be drawing digitally, but she is pushing for a paper drawn look that you don't see much often when you use digital media. I'm glad to have bought this, and I believe it will help me push my drawings over to the realistic scale.

For beginners and advanced users looking for an introduction to or a refresh for Photoshop CS5 and Painter 12. Then after learning the ropes with both you are then presented with tutorials of varying levels to teach you as many techniques as possible. Presented in full color and proper CMYK print. Not a book to be left out, get it now!
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NJ Lady
5.0 out of 5 stars Wonderful!
Reviewed in the United States on June 13, 2012
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So glad I bought this book! I'm only on page 34 and have learned so much. I've used Photoshop for years and am shocked that there's so much I've missed. As a slow learner, it can be overwhelming to absorb so much at one time, but taking it slow, and really appreciate this info! Great things learned so far: the difference between Photoshop and Painter, how to clean up a bad scan, setting the "workplace" feature on Photoshop so same windows always open, using the quick selection tool etc. Look forward to reading more! Carlyn's recommendations and tips are given in a very fun and easy-going manner. She's very encouraging and really helpful!

On a side note, if I'm 'stuck' trying to understand a particular topic (like using 'masks'), I'll do a Google search and watch a YouTube video of someone demonstrating it. Along with the book, this extra visual is helpful!
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ZombieGoats
4.0 out of 5 stars Great for beginners and the fundamentals of painting digitally
Reviewed in the United States on August 6, 2015
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This book has some excellent pointers for those just starting out completely new. So they aren't kidding when they say "complete beginner". It goes over color settings, printing, image types (raster vs vector), etc. The book covers both Photoshop and Corel Painter and explains the difference between the two and which is better to use for certain styles.

The book also has quite a few tutorials, many of which are around coloring and painting images you scan in. They go over step-by-step processes how to create the paintings displayed. Hence why the book is "Digital Painting for the Complete Beginner".

If you are completely new to graphic design and digital art, this is a good place to start. If you're already familiar with the basics of digital design, this book will still offer some good advice and some decent instruction on ways to digitally paint. Most of the painting is with Corel Painter however. I will be using the book to learn about Corel Painter since I'm purely a Photoshop guy.

I partially bought this book hoping it would cover tips and techniques of how to digitally sketch. It does NOT cover this topic at all. In most cases they just have you scan in a hand drawn sketch and do clean-up (which is a valid technique).

Overall it's a great book for beginners and/or if you are not familiar with Corel Painter at all.
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M. D. Todd
3.0 out of 5 stars Not for the "complete beginner" and referenced website with additional materials not available
Reviewed in the United States on April 10, 2014
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I am a traditional painter that wants to use to develop my compositions and do color studies digitally. I am a complete beginner; when I bought this book I had not yet used a tablet, Photoshop or Painter. I really wanted to give this book 5 stars, but there were a couple of flaws that were hard to overlook.

First, what I liked:

1) Overall this book is valuable for artists and I think good for traditional artists wanting to understand digital painting.
2) The book is divided into two main sections - the first section is called "Digital Painting Essentials" and this section has a nice array of techniques that are immediately applicable - like how to scan and clean up a traditional pencil sketch for use in Photoshop or Painter.
3) The author does a good job at showing how to do various tasks with Photoshop or Painter
4) Everything is explained very clearly throughout with lots of helpful photos
5) The author's work is whimsical yet very professional and really helps one see the possibilities of digital media

What's not so good:
1) This book really isn't for the complete beginner - I was a complete beginner and I had to go find some basic tutorials on Photoshop and Painter to go through before I could use this book. It is a "basic" book but what she shows won't be enough to actually start using these programs even if you follow along.

The bad:
1) The second section of the book is chock full of interesting and gorgeous tutorials. However, they are almost useless to a complete beginner. Trying to learn the concepts in the tutorials by applying them to a different piece of art that what is show would be extremely difficult for a beginner to digital art. The concepts are solid - it is trying to apply them de novo which is the tough part. I tried in a couple of cases and ended up very frustrated since I couldn't easily see if it was going right (and in some cases with nothing to reference I couldn't get the same effect).
2) The most egregious is that the book references a companion website where you can access "some of the brushes, patterns and textured backgrounds in the tutorials" and "will also include extra resources, tips and links to video tutorials" is not available! I did track down the email of the author and sent her a note asking about it and she didn't get back to me (if I hear anything I will update this review). Note: it does not say that the art pieces used in the book tutorials would be available on the companion site - again without these the tutorials would be very difficult for a beginner (like me).

Overall I did get some useful information out of the book but it fell short in some key areas for a complete beginner.
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jazifish
5.0 out of 5 stars Wonderful instruction
Reviewed in the United States on August 22, 2012
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I ordered this book to help me learn about digital art and illustration. I was inspired by Carly Beccia's work, even before I knew about this book. So I was so excited to be able to learn about her techniques. The instruction is clear and well illustrated. I also like that she brought in some guest artists for tutorials on additional techniques.

I highly recommend this book, especially if you are planning to use Corel Painter for digital art. There is also some good information about use of Photoshop, but mainly, this book is about Painter.
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Angélica
5.0 out of 5 stars Excelente presentación
Reviewed in Mexico on July 20, 2018
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Muy buena guía para el trabajo de la ilustración digital sencilla porque los programas avanzados son muy complejos para principiantes
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HORIZON ART
5.0 out of 5 stars I am really pleased that I chose this book as it covers the ...
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on April 18, 2015
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Have wanted to get to grips with digital painting for quite some time and this book really ticks all the boxes.

One of the draws for this book is that it uses Photoshop CS5 AND Corel Painter 12, which are the two programs I have access to. I am really pleased that I chose this book as it covers the subject in gentle stages, first of all explaining the features of both programs, so you can get optimum results. Later stages of the book explain the techniques of digital painting, which I personally found extremely interesting.

It is true that the author has put her own style of illustration at the forefront of this publication, but that would be true of any artist. It gives a really good grounding in the subject though and easy to adapt your own style once you have mastered the basics.

If you are looking for a practical introduction to digital art, this is a good book to consider.
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judyth gerichter
5.0 out of 5 stars Digital Painting for the Complete Beginner
Reviewed in Canada on August 7, 2013
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I love her painting on the front cover of the book. From time to time I get my very basic books to discover little but important details I already forgotten because not using them often. The "Digital Paintings Essentials" are indispensable not only for the beginner but as a refresher too. I somehow have difficulties with perspective even though I read through numerous books and faithfully did all the exercises. Nevertheless I advanced to the point over the years that browsing through the perspective chapter is enough. She is using Painter and Photoshop with sufficient explanation about both. Also, she invited guest artist with different styles than hers. Everybody who is not a seasoned digital painting expert would benefit from the book.
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stardust1981
5.0 out of 5 stars Tolle Einstiegshilfe
Reviewed in Germany on September 5, 2014
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Als kompletten Anfänger würde ich mich zwar nicht mehr bezeichnen, dachte mir trotzdem dass ich vielleicht noch mein Grundwissen vertiefen/optimieren könnte und da dieses Buch sowohl für Photoshop als auch Coral Painter, die ich beide besitze Erklärungen gibt, hab ichs mal bestellt.

Das Buch ist zwar in englischer Sprache geschrieben, sollte trotz zahlreicher Bilder aber auch für jene hilfreich sein die zumindest halbwegs enlgisch können. Painter kommt ja generell in englisch (zumindest die Painter X den ich über Amazon gekauft habe) und so muss man auch die Tool-Namen nicht erst groß googeln.

Erklärt werden meist relativ kurz trotzdem vollkommen ausreichend diverse Ebenen-Funktionen, Pinsel(erstellen), Ebenenmasken, ein kleiner Einblick in die Farbenlehre und das Farben mischen in Painter, Papierauswahl und die Erstellung von eigenen, Perspektiven und goldener Schnitt.

Der zweite Teil des Buches besteht aus Tutorials, die ebenfalls recht lehrreich sind. Für 16 Euro stimmt das Preis/Leistungsverhältnis auf jeden Fall. Ich hatte einige "Aaah so kann man das auch machen, ist ja so viel unkomplizierter"-Momente.

Auf jeden Fall auch mal wirklich ein Buch für Einsteiger ins Digitale Malen. Viele Bücher haben zwar ähnliche Titel, haben dann aber erbärmlichen Inhalt oder bieten "nur" Tutorials und gehen dabei sehr gering auf die Bedienung ein, sprich die Bücher setzen oft voraus dass man schon weiß wie man sich eigene Pinsel/Leinwände erstellt oder ein Vollprofi in Farbenlehre ist, kurzum man muss sein Programm schon gut kennen.

Hier werden zudem auch noch, falls man weder Photoshop noch Painter besitzt, die Vor- und Nachteile beider Programme kurz und richtig dargestellt.

Interessant und erfrischend kurz gehaltene Erklärungen die alles beinhalten was man braucht. Top.
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