Digital Fantasy Painting Workshop

by McKenna, Martin

• ISBN13: 9780060724320
• ISBN10: 0060724323
• Format: Paperback
• Publisher: HarperCollins Publications

Summary

Fantasy painting has a long tradition.It went through a stylistic revolution in the 1980s with the widespread adoption of airbrush as a medium of choice. Now, with the emergence of various computer modeling and rendering applications, fantasy painting is going through another revolution. Digital tools and techniques have made it easier for artists to realize their visions and the images they now create are more vivid, more realistic, and more compelling. A must-have book for anyone working in the area of fantasy art and for anyone who admires the work of fantasy illustrators. Digital Fantasy Painting Workshop tackles the genre's three main categories-fantasy; science-fiction; and horror-and employs detailed step-by-step walkthroughs to show exactly how the images are produced. Featuring work from some of the world's leading fantasy artists, the book also explores the ?tradigital? movement of mixing traditional and digital skills.

Table of Contents

Introduction	p. 6
The Creative Process	p. 10
Inspiration	p. 12
Reference	p. 14
Roughs	p. 16
The Construction of an Image: Tradigital	p. 18
The Construction of an Image: Photo-manipulation	p. 20
The Construction of an Image: Combining 2D & 3D	p. 22
The Construction of an Image: 3D Images	p. 24
The Construction of an Image: Black & White	p. 26
Movie Production Design-Dermot Power	p. 28
Realms of Fantasy	p. 34
Castle Siege	p. 38
Magic Time	p. 42
War of the Rings	p. 44
Death Throne	p. 48
Fire and Ice	p. 54
Archer's Death	p. 58
Darkblade	p. 62
Snap	p. 64
Atlantis	p. 68
Well of Darkness	p. 72
Rivendell	p. 76
Destination Future	p. 80
Imperial Freighter and Droid	p. 84
Dredd Gang	p. 90
Air Combat	p. 94
Skull Syker	p. 96
Ape vs. Robot	p. 100
Tank Mech	p. 104
Treasure Hunters	p. 110
Planet Life	p. 116
Antimatter Spacecraft	p. 120
A New World of Gods and Monsters	p. 126
The Tank	p. 130
Howling	p. 134
Judge Death: Murder	p. 138
Elder Daemons	p. 142
Ghosthunter: Junkyard Robot	p. 146
Ghosthunter: Teddy Monster	p. 150
Glossary	p. 156
Index	p. 158
Acknowledgments	p. 160
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