Digital Painting Techniques Volume 1

Digital Painting Techniques Volume 1

About

Discover the tips, tricks and techniques that really work for concept artists, matte painters and digital painters.

Created by 3DTotal.com, the team that brought yout the Digital Art Masters series, Digital Painting Techniques offers digital inspiration with hands-on insight and techniques from 25 professional artists. More than just a gallery book - within Digital Painting Techniques you will find detailed, step-by-step techniques paired with gorgeous illustrations. Beginner and intermediate digital artists will be inspired by the gallery-style collection of the finest examples of digital painting from world renowned CG artists.

Contents

• Chapter 1 - Custom Brushes
  • Organic Custom Brushes From Ink, Water and Salt Experiments
  • How to Create Brushes From Animal Textures
  • Custom Brushes
  • Creating Custom Brushes To Save Time
  • Custom Brushes For Skin

• Chapter 2 - Speed Painting
  • Tornado Moving Towards Farmhouse
  • Steam-Powered Mechanical Destroyer
  • Alien Hot Air Balloons
  • Forest Fire
  • Ship Hit by Torpedo
  • Alien Hot Air Balloons - part 2
  • Once A Thriving City, Now Deserted And Taken Over by Vegetation

• Chapter 3 - Matte Painting
  • The Making of "Renaissance"
  • The Making of "Finding Unknown Kadath"
  • Season Change: A Winter Scene Matte Paiting
  • Pyrotechnics: Fire and Smoke
  • Matte Painting Tips and Tricks

• Chapter 4 - Creatures
  • The Making of "Bird Catcher"
  • Creature Concept Design 101
  • Create Design for Low Atmospheric Conditions
  • Painting Fur
  • Painting Animal Eyes

• Chapter 5 - Humans
  • How to Paint Blonde and Red Hair
  • How to Paint Luscious Lips
  • Male Portrait
  • Painting Realistic Skin
  • The Human face
  • Painting The Human Eye

• Chapter 6 - Environments
  • Sandstorm
  • Twister
  • Rainstorm
  • Snowstorm
  • Heat Waves
  • "Another Rainy Day": Painting A Cityscape
  • Painting A Water Surface/Waves

• Chapter 7 - Sci-fi & Fantasy
  • Painting Armor: European Knight
  • Planets And Starfields
  • The making of "Pier Duty"

• Chapter 8 - Complete Projects
  • The Making of "Fun Fair"
  • Creating A 2D Image From Scratch
  • The Making of "Keep A Sharp Eye"

• Gallery