Index
A
abstract art, 3–35
evolution of, 3–4
exploring digital, 8
Maller on, 21–28
source and intention of, 6
tutorial on, 29–35
Adobe Illustrator. See Illustrator
Adobe Photoshop. See Photoshop
artistic satisfaction
Ainley’s, 180
Anderson’s, 128
Johannson’s, 102
Kwasny’s, 75
Maller’s, 25
Siquiera’s, 155
White’s, 50
artistic styles. See also influential artists
Ainley’s, 176
Johannson’s, 99
Maller’s, 22
Siquiera’s, 152–153
artists. See featured artists; influential artists
B
blending
adjusting for imported images, 107, 109–110, 111
neosurrealistic image, 189, 190, 192–193, 195, 196
Book of Dead, The, 62
Book of Kells, The, 64
broken-glass effect, 30–35
brushes
coloring neosurrealistic image with, 196–197
customizing Illustrator, 159
developing new, 33
painting techniques with, 132–133
C
careers in digital art. See also artistic satisfaction
color
abstract art’s use of, 4
adding to vector graphics, 161
adjusting with layers and saturation, 187
brushing on neosurrealistic image, 196–197
coloring sketches, 78–83
producing poster as color halftone, 57–58, 59
Color Dodge effect (Photoshop), 131, 133, 135
creative process. See also Illustrator; Photoshop; workflow
Ainley’s, 178
Anderson’s, 128
impact of computer technology in Neosurrealism, 171
Johannson’s, 100
Kwasny’s, 72
Maller’s, 24
Siquiera’s, 154
White’s, 49
Cubism, 3
D
design
role of illustration in graphic, 61–62, 64
digital art. See artistic styles; careers in digital art
E
Eraser tool (Photoshop), 108, 109
exporting Illustrator files to Photoshop, 162
Expressionism, 4
F
featured artists
Andrian Romero, 60
Cristiano Siquiera, 150–163
David Mascha, 16
Diego Rodriquez, 4
Ed Lopez, 94
Fabio Sasso, 8, 29-35, 42, 52-59, 81, 90, 91, 105-111, 116, 118, 119, 131–135, 182–199
Felix Ajenjo, 15, 92, 144, 168
Genaro De Sia Coppola, 43, 66, 67, 69
Guilherme Marconi, 136, 138–142
Jeff Huang, 18, 19, 69, 92, 120, 145, 147, 166, 168, 169, 171
Justin Maller, 20–28
Karl Kwasny, 70–85
Mart Biemans, 10, 11, 68, 91, 170
Olli-pekka Jauhlainen, 13, 147
Perrtu Murto, 18
Pete Harrison, 17, 36, 93, 112, 114, 115, 116, 117
Rob Shields, 95
Sergei Vlasov, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 121
fractal images, 34
G
graphics
role of illustration in, 61–62, 64
H
High Pass filter (Photoshop), 107
hue adjustments, 109
I
illuminated manuscripts, 62, 64
illuminators, 62
illustration, 61–85
creating technical vector, 157–163
defined, 61
tutorial in, 77–85
Illustrator
converting pencil sketches into, 54–55, 159
customizing brushes for, 159
exporting files to Photoshop, 162
shading in, 160
White’s workflow in, 48
images
abstracting digitally, 29–35
adding vintage paper texture to, 56–58, 59
choosing reference, 50, 153–154, 158
converting sketch to digital, 54–55
creating background for stock, 106, 132
developing surreal, 183–199
Images (continued)
introducing noise in, 199
modifying with Content Aware and Spot Healing, 184–185
Iphoto manipulation of, 87
using adjustment layers for, 109, 186–187, 193
importing
photos for realistic light effects, 134
sketches into Photoshop, 80
Impressionism, 4
improving skills, 77
influential artists
Ainley’s, 178
Anderson’s, 127
Johannson’s, 100
Kwasny’s, 72
Maller’s, 24
Siquiera’s, 155
White’s, 48
inking and coloring sketches, 78–83
K
key works
Ainley’s, 180
Johannson’s, 102
Kwasny’s, 75
Siquiera’s, 155
L
Lasso tool (Photoshop), 190, 191
layer masks
hiding areas of light with, 132–133
masking shape of woman with, 82–83
smoothing transitions with, 188
Layer Style dialog (Photoshop), 190, 194, 195
layers
adding abstraction to, 30–31, 33
adding clouds, 134–135
adjusting levels and blends of, 107, 109–110, 111
blending merged, 58–59
creating background for stock images, 106, 132
merging and duplicating, 57
modifying stock images with adjustment, 109, 186–187, 193
pattern overlays on, 194
using layer styles, 190, 194–195
lens flare, 134
light effects, 113–135
about, 113–114
tutorial on, 131–135
uses of, 119
M
merging and duplicating layers, 57
N
Neo-Dada art, 4
Neo-Expressionism, 4
Neosurrealism, 165–199
computer technology and, 171
rooted in Surrealism, 165–166, 168
tips for working in, 199
O
opacity adjustments, 58, 59, 160, 190
P
paper
adding texture to image, 56–58, 59
sketching on watercolor paper, 79
passion for digital art, 27
pattern overlays, 194
personal expression, 48
photo manipulations, 87–111
about, 87–89
art of, 91
defined, 87
tutorial in, 105–111
Photoshop
adding noise to images, 199
adding vintage paper texture to image, 56–58, 59
adjusting layer levels and blends in, 107, 109–110, 111
coloring digital sketches in, 80–83
Content Aware and Spot Healing modifications in, 184–185
creating broken-glass effect in, 30–35
exporting Illustrator files to, 162
image backgrounds in, 106, 132
importing and adjusting images for effect, 108–111
layer styles in, 194–195
light effect tutorial for, 131–135
oval element adjustments in, 84
selecting part of image, 190, 191
Siquiera’s workflow in, 153–154
surreal composition in, 182–199
using Illustrator vector as Smart Object, 55
Pictures of Nothing (Varnedoe), 6
R
rendering clouds in light effects, 134–135
researching retro style, 50
retro art, 37–59
about, 37
cultural affinity for, 38–39
James White on, 44–50
tutorial for retro poster, 53–59
Retro (Guffey), 38
Romanticism, 4
S
satisfaction. See artistic satisfaction
saturation adjustments, 109
shading in Illustrator, 160
sketches
converting to Illustrator, 54–55, 159
creating, inking, and coloring, 78–83
developing, 153–154
starting careers. See careers in digital art
T
technology, embracing retro, 40
transitions
smoothing with layer masks, 188
using Eraser tool to make, 108, 109
tutorials
abstract art, 29–35
illustration, 77–85
light effects, 131–135
photo manipulations, 105–111
retro poster, 53–59
surreal composition in Photoshop, 182–199
vector art, 157–163
V
vector art, 137–163
defined, 137
graphic design using, 137–138, 140
Siquiera on, 151–155
tutorial in, 157–163
using as Smart Object in Photoshop, 55
W
workflow. See also tutorials
Ainley’s, 176
Anderson’s, 127–128
Johannson’s, 100
Kwasny’s, 72
Maller’s, 24
Siquiera’s, 153–154
White’s, 47–48