Book Review - Digital Painting in Photoshop

Digital Painting in Photoshop
By Susan Ruddick Bloom
Printed by Focal Press
ISBN: 9780240811147
Format: Book - Paperback
Trim: 9.69in x 7.44in
Publication Date: February 16, 2009
Price: $39.95

If you are a photoshop user without the benefit of a fine arts background then this is the book for you. Susan Bloom does a great job of introducing you to the fundamentals of artisitic painting in photoshop. Chapter one alone is worth full price of the book. Susan goes in detail into what all the brushes are in Photoshop and how to make more and how to apply them in your painting. Remaining chapters go thru different techniques and transforming you work into those styles.

As already mentioned, this book is great for those who didn't study fine arts because Susan gives a history of the painting techniques are eg: watercolours and oil painting.

This is not a book about outputting your work or colour management. Susan focuses in on the painting only and does a great job of it.

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