I use Photoshop for all my collage work, color correcting, fixing composition problems, and preparing for press. “I use both programs in my workflow and I would not be able to sacrifice either. “You could master any one of the digital painting programs on the market today and still be a lousy painter, but if you don’t learn the basic software skills then you will never be able to create masterpieces.” Although I will never be able to paint like these masters, the tutorials in this book are inspired by them and written to encourage you to combine the digital medium with the old masters’ techniques.” Their paint leads your eye around their forms. They do not merely create textural eye candy nor do they only model a form with their paint. These artists were all very expressive painters. My favorite artists are Cézanne, Sargent, Leyendecker, and, most of all, Michelangelo. I love art where you can see the hand in the painting and want to reach out and touch the paint. I am personally not moved by overly blended, super smooth digital art that looks, well … digital. “As everyone knows, art is very subjective, so my teaching method will be influenced by what I like and dislike. Her book aims to “translate traditional painting techniques into the digital medium so that you can push your own boundaries.” Beccia is an artist, graphic designer, author and illustrator of children’s books, who also teaches digital painting. Our next entry is Carlyn Beccia’s manual “Digital Painting for the Complete Beginner”, a practical guide to digital painting with Adobe Photoshop and Corel Painter.

Includes techniques using Corel Painter and Adobe Photoshop (Watson-Guptill Publications, New York, 2012).īack in Spring, we introduced a new series here at the Reading section of digital EPIGRAPHY, which would include some of our favorite books regarding the techniques and methods used in creating digital art. Carlyn Beccia – Digital Painting for the Complete Beginner.

Corel painter for dummies