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Digital Painting Tricks and Techniques [Paperback]

Gary Tonge (Author)
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Publication Date: 30 Dec 2011

This book provides all the advice artists need to transform their digital painting--from brush, lighting and color basics to special effects, working with layers, and speed and matte painting. The 100+ expert tricks provide quick and easy solutions to all aspects of digital painting through clear instructions, step-by-step demonstrations and breathtaking annotated art.

The book is divided into core elements of digital painting providing beginner, improver and advanced techniques to ensure progression and relevance to all skill levels, making it ideal for beginners and essential for more experienced digital painters. This is the ultimate tool to help emerging CG artists get started with digital painting, and help advanced CG artists improve their digital painting techniques.

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  • Paperback: 128 pages
  • Publisher: IMPACT Books; annotated edition edition (30 Dec 2011)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 1440309094
  • ISBN-13: 978-1440309090
  • Product Dimensions: 21 x 1.5 x 27.6 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 217,483 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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Gary Tonge is one of the UK's foremost concept designers. He is Art Director at Swordfish Studios and recent projects he has managed include 50 Cent: Blood in the Sand and Operation Flashpoint 2 and 3. He also runs his own freelance business VisionAfar whose clients include the BBC, Vivendi, Sims and National Geographic. He lives in Coventry, UK. www.visionafar.com
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5.0 out of 5 stars Another great book from this artist. 19 Mar 2012
By WIBBLA
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After recieveing my book about a month ago i have been back and forward to it on a regular basis, Now this is never going to make you that Vangough of the digital world like this artist "Gary Tonge" but as a tool for reference and guide this is a fantastic book to have in your collection just like any other reference book.

I feel that some people think that after reading a book like this they are going to be able to do this sort of digital art with in days it is never going to happen, The Aurthor Gary Tonge has had all his life to get where he is now and he is now sharing this with us all...

Keep up the work Gary Tonge..... Your work is amazing.

Craig
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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars A Welcome boost to my CG skills. 19 Mar 2012
By Joe Flores
Format:Paperback
I've been trying for ages to develop my digital design art work, as a user of a number of design packages; I've found it hard to get that extra something in my art.
This book has allowed me to start exploring my current design skill and improve the tools i have.

This book is not a "will make me good at art" or "Photoshop for dummies" but a skill enhancer. Having looked through a lot of the design work by the author "Gary Tonge" i can't wait to try out these techniques and hopefully improve on my current skill level.

I've read some of the reviews on this book, and it seems to me that some people are looking for a miracle to make them artists. Whereas a Haynes manual won't make you a mechanic this won't make you an artist.

This is definitely one for the design library as I've learnt a couple of techniques which have benefited me loads.
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2.0 out of 5 stars Too vague to be useful 19 Mar 2012
By Parka HALL OF FAME TOP 50 REVIEWER
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I don't find this book very useful.

While there are tutorials, the instructions are often vague. The subject matter are often too brief and not comprehensive enough.

They do tell you the tips and techniques involved in achieving certain effects, but they either don't show you the process of getting there or several steps are missing and you have to guess how it was achieved.

There's a beginner example on using photos as reference. It's about putting a car onto a background with mountains behind basked in beautiful sunset. Step 1 involves finding a beautiful photo of the background. Step 2 involves finding a photo of the car. Step 3 is the final result of the car basked in the same beautiful sunset as the mountains. The example do mention that lighting and reflections were wrong in the car to begin with, but it never actually showed how they were corrected. And just like magic, the final result painted itself. That happens often in the book.

If you're absolutely new to digital painting with no knowledge at all, yes, you can learn from some of the tips. But even then, I won't really recommend this book because for the same amount of money, you can get better books.

(There are more pictures of the book on my blog. Just visit my Amazon profile for the link.)
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