Getting Started in Computer Graphics

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GETTING STARTED IN
COMPUTER
GRAPHICS
«
You already know how to draw. And design. And you're trying to transfer those hard-earned skills to the realm of the computer. Executing art and illustration on a computer doesn't have to be like starting at ground zero.
This book will help you develop your illustration and drawing skills on a computer A comprehensive series of demonstrations take you step by step through illustration and drawing projects. You'll learn how to create texture on your computer. You'll learn to use color paint programs through effective use of the Line, Curve and Shape drawing tools. And you'll learn how to combine painting and drawing programs for the most efficient computer-generated graphic.
This revised and updated edition offers more information on current software, including:
• A whole new chapter on photo/image editing and manipulating programs, plus three new demonstrations showing how these programs work
• Hot new products like Fractal Design... Tovább

Fülszöveg

GETTING STARTED IN
COMPUTER
GRAPHICS
«
You already know how to draw. And design. And you're trying to transfer those hard-earned skills to the realm of the computer. Executing art and illustration on a computer doesn't have to be like starting at ground zero.
This book will help you develop your illustration and drawing skills on a computer A comprehensive series of demonstrations take you step by step through illustration and drawing projects. You'll learn how to create texture on your computer. You'll learn to use color paint programs through effective use of the Line, Curve and Shape drawing tools. And you'll learn how to combine painting and drawing programs for the most efficient computer-generated graphic.
This revised and updated edition offers more information on current software, including:
• A whole new chapter on photo/image editing and manipulating programs, plus three new demonstrations showing how these programs work
• Hot new products like Fractal Design Painter and pressure-sensitive tablets
• Expanded discussions of
— working with color on the desktop
— how to work with service bureaus, focusing on effective problem-solving
— how to buy and use scanners
— file compression
• 40 all-new illustrations, including three done in Fractal Design Painter
• Updated information on all software to reflect current versions
This book will help you realize the potential of your computer through manipulation of painting and drawing programs, and how to increase your efficiency through step-by-step examples of shortcuts. And you'll discover how to take full advantage of the basic procedures and capabilities that virtually every drawing and painting software has.
No matter whether you work on a Mac, a PC using Windows, or a PC with DOS, this book will help you develop the skills that will allow you to leave your "drawing board" thinking behind and become a whiz kid at the computer Vissza