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Put away the paintbrush... and make paintings with state-of-the-art techniques! No matter which software you use, you can build a digital studio, become knowledgeable about a range of tools, and recreate almost any traditional medium. Find out exactly what digital art is, how pixels work, the importance of image resolution, and what professional artists have accomplished with the technology. Select components and peripheral devices, including essential removable media, programs, and plug-ins, and get shopping tips. Import and prepare scanned images with different backgrounds and textures, including equivalents of watercolor paper, canvas, or wood. Imitate pen, ink and markers, pencil, colored pencil, charcoal, pastels, oil pastels, watercolors, oil plants, acrylics, and airbrushes. Add plug-ins to achieve frottage, stippling, sgraffito, and other effects. Hands-on tutorials for six projects cover a good selection of media and subjects. Plus: technical facts on graphics files and advice on getting artwork printed out professionally.
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