This page lists creative resources that you may find interesting and useful. This is by no means a comprehensive list of all resources. Links are generally listed alphabetically and their inclusion does not imply any specific endorsement of products or services offered. I always recommend to my students to broaden their exposure to different art, different tools and different teachers. I hope these links helps in that.The following topics are covered:
Books and DVDs | Painter: Tools and Links | Digital Art
Color Management | Making Art | Color Theory
Legal & Professional Advice | Web Design | Gif Animation | Online Learning
Books and DVDs
Painter 8 Creativity - Digital Artist's Handbook (Focal Press)
A comprehensive Painter 8 workbook with a focus on creative process. It is a a practical creativity workbook with illustrated step by step tutorial projects which will cover portrait painting, transforming photos, storytelling through collage and making movies from your paintings. It will be for all levels of Painter users, from absolute beginners to professional power-users.
Painter Creativity for Portrait and Wedding Photographers 4-DVD Tutorial (PhotoVision).
This unique learning tool is designed specifically for professional photographers and will teach you fast and simple techniques to transform your photographs into beautiful pastels, water colors or oil painting. You will also learn quick ways to create wild, fun and dynamic pop art effects. Enjoy more than 6 hours of lively instruction contained on 4 DVDs. Also included is a CD with tutorial images. To purchase just fill in the order form.
Secrets of Award-Winning Digital Artists (Wiley)
47 artists share their inspirational artwork and creative insights.To purchase this book paste the title into the search field at Amazon.com.
There are many other excellent resources for learning Painter. I recommend learning from different teachers and resources - all have unique strengths to offer. Other books include Cher Threinen-Pendarvis' Painter 8 Wow! book and Don Seegmiller's Digital Character Design and Painting (ISBN 1-58450-232-0). Karen Sperling, Helen Yancy and Lynda Wynman all have Painter CDs (and Jane Conner-ziser will also be coming out with her Painter/Photoshop CD).
Painter: Tools and Links
Order Corel Painter 8 from the
Corel Store:
Painter is a fabulous paint and image manipulation program that I use for almost all my artwork. It was originally created by Fractal Design, subsequently published by MetaCreations, and now published by Corel.
Besides Painter, the other tool you'll need to create art on the computer is a tablet. I recommend the Wacom Intuos2 Platinum 6x8 tablet. Take advantage of the special discounted price I have negotiated with CoolGraphicStuff.com (use coupon code 'Jeremy') for the beautiful new Wacom Intuos2 Platinum 6x8 Graphics Tablet.
Painter Classes
On my Seminars web page you'll find here a summary
of my Painter workshops and presentations. My seminars are designed to enhance
your artistic productivity and empower your creative expression.
Painter Discussion Groups
The Painter e-mail list can
be very informative (provided you don't mind a large volume of e-mail, most
of which may not be directly relevant to you). To subscribe to this list, email
the message 'subscribe painter-list' to the address 'majordomo@majordomo.net'.
There is also a Painter List option called 'digest' (several e-mails in one
volume). To join this email the message 'subscribe painter-list-digest' to the
address 'majordomo@majordomo.net'.
Painter Forum at TalkGraphics - scroll down until you see Painter. Interesting discussions and tutorials.
World
Wide User Group Painter Forum
An online Painter forum where any issues regarding Painter can be discussed
in a convivial, informative and educational environment. The threads of each
discussion topic can be easily followed and viewed at leisure. I am the host
of this forum and shall be make regular contributions to the discussions. Please
visit.
Painter Web Sites
These links are to sites that contain some artwork, information or tutorials related to Painter.
All Graphic Design resources, tips, tutorials.
David Gell's Free Downloadable Resources for Painter.
David Scott Leibowitz's Digital Fine Art.
Cher's Fine Art portfolio and info.
Collections of Painter techniques from different sources.
Jane's Digital Art School - Photoshop/Painter instruction and CDs
Jinny Brown's Pixel Alley site - an online school and Painter resources
Karen Sperling's Artistry site.
Online Tutorial: how to create an Image Hose.
Rheba Mitchell's Painter collages
Sande's Painter Tips & Techniques
Digital Art in General
Is
Digital Art "Real" Art?
An email correspondence between myself and the federal government prompted by
the exclusion of digital art from the Duck Stamp art contest.
Fear
of Digital Portraits?
Another email correspondence, this time between myself and the curator of a
portrait artist web site, concerning the exclusion of digital art from the
site.
Advice
on Becoming a Professional Artist
My response to a letter from a student, includes Mark's Top Ten "Lies told
to Naive Artists and Designers."
Art
or not Art: Do the Tools Matter?
An interesting exchange on the Painter List about the role of talking about
the tools you use to create art.
Digital Fine Arts Group. Lively and informative web site community that covers many issues regarding digital fine art.
Digital Arts Group. Interesting web site community supporting and promoting the advancement of natural media digital painting
EFX, Art & Design. In the words of Editor-in-Chief anders f ronnblom 'a computer graphics magazine with the freaky type direction'. Worth a look at just for the artistic layout and design. Published in Sweden.
Design Graphics. An excellent magazine published in Australia by Colin Wood. Good in-depth reviews.
Computer Arts. Good articles and reviews. British publication.
Agora Gallery Contemporary fine art gallery located in Soho , New York City. Art consulting services to private and corporate collectors. Exhibitions of paintings , sculpture and photography. Artist portfolios are reviewed.
Computer Mediated Art program at Victoria University, Australia. Interesting combination of traditional studio and digital art media.
Digital Character Design and Painting by Don Seegmiller (Charles River Media, ISBN: 1584502320). To purchase this book paste the title into the search field at Amazon.com.
Color Management for the Digital Artist
Real World Color Management
Bruce Fraser, Chris Murphy & Fred Bunting (Peachpit Press 2003) ISBN0-201-77340-6.
To purchase this book paste the title into the search field at Amazon.com.
Mastering Digital Printing: The Photographer's and Artist's
Guide to High-Quality Digital Output
by Harald Johnson (Musk & Lipman 2002) ISBN 1-929685-65-3. To purchase
this book paste the title into the search field at Amazon.com.
Making Art
Art & Fear
- Observations on the Perils (and Rewards) of Artmaking by David Bayles and Ted Orland (Image Contiuum
ISBN 0-9614547-3-3). To purchase this book paste the title into the search field
at Amazon.com.
A 'must read' for anyone involved with creating art!
In the Blink of an Eye by Walter Murch (Sillman-James
Press ISBN 1-879505-23-1). To purchase this book paste the title into the search
field at Amazon.com.
A perspective on the creative process of film-editing which has many interesting
parallels with painting.
The Internet Art Database
A searchable database dedicated to efficiently classifying art on the Internet.
Useful reference resource.
Wet Canvas
Informative site that includes traditional art tutorials and extensive links.
Please note that some books listed below are out of print. In that case you may have to keep a look out in second hand bookstores or borrow them from your local library.
Sumi-e: A Meditation in Ink
by Paul Siudzinski (Drake 1978 ISBN 0-8473-1659-9).To purchase this book paste
the title into the search field at Amazon.com.
Excellent introduction to the beautiful and elegant philosophy of Japanese brush
painting. Many of the Zen principles explained in this book apply equally to
the art of digital portrait painting.
Sumi-e
Society Midwest home page where you'll find examples and explanations of
the technique and philosophy of sumi-e.
Karen Mills' Water Color on Rice Paper
The Natural Way to Draw by
Kimon Nicolaides (Houghton Mifflin 1941).To purchase this book paste the title
into the search field at Amazon.com.
Thorough workbook full of exercises that teach traditional drawing skills. A
classic tome that is timeless.
Design and Form by
Johannes Itten (Thames & Hudson
ISBN 0-500-27067-8). To purchase this book paste the title into the search
field at Amazon.com.
A succinct and fascinating overview of the Basic Course in design and form that
Itten developed at the Bauhaus school following the First World War. Many ideas
that can be usefully applied to portrait painting.
Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain by Betty Edwards
(Tarcher 1979 ISBN 0-87477-088-2).To purchase this book paste the title into
the search field at Amazon.com.
A popular book full of great exercises designed to bring out your creative and
artistic side. You can apply most of Edward's suggestions to working on the
computer.
ArtistResource is a fabulous San Francisco Bay Area online resource with listings and links for shows, events, classes, jobs, etc.
Creative Computer Tools for Artists: Using Software to Develop Drawings and
Paintings by Jann Lawrence Pollard, Jerry James Little
Harley Brown's Eternal Truths for Every Artist by Harley Brown, Lewis Barrett
Lehrman (Contributor)
Color Theory
Vision and Art: The Biology of Seeing
by Margaret Livingstone (Abrams 2002) ISBN 0-8109-0406-3. A must read for anyone
who really wants a deep understanding of how we percieve color and how
that effects our use and preception of color in art. Highly recommended.
To purchase this book paste the title into the search field at Amazon.com.
Color Workbook
by Becky Koenig (Prentice Hall 2003) ISBN 0-13-093317-1. A thorough review of
color theory throughout the history of art, including exercises to try out.
Very informative. To purchase this book
paste the title into the search field at Amazon.com.
COLOR THEORIES:
The Good, The Bad and the Useless
A practical down-to-earth introduction to color theory and basic color principles
for the painter. The principles explained here apply equally to working with
digital paint as to working with traditional pigment based paints. Well worth
reading.
Interaction of Color by Josef Albers (Yale University
Press1975 ISBN 0-300-01846-0). To purchase this book paste the title into the
search field at Amazon.com.
A series of well explained practical excercises that lead the reader through
an experiential appreciation of color.
The Art of Colour by Johannes Itten (Von Nostrand Reinhold
1973 ISBN 0-442-24037-6). To purchase this book paste the title into the search
field at Amazon.com.
A large colorful explanation of practical color theory for the fine artist.
Includes fascinating color analysis of many historic paintings.
The Elements of Colour by
Johannes Itten (Chapman & Hall ISBN 0-412-38390-X). To purchase this
book paste the title into the search field at Amazon.com.
Small paperback based on Itten's color theory expounded in The Art of Colour.
How to See Color and Paint It by Arthur Stern (Watson-Guptill
1984 ISBN 0-8230-2469-5). To purchase this book paste the title into the search
field at Amazon.com.
Straight forward description of color theory and a series of traditional oil
painting exercises designed to develop the artist's application of color in
painting from life.
Drawing with Colour by Judy Martin
Exploring Color by Nita Leland
Legal Resources
As stated above, please note that the inclusion of any links here does not imply any endorsement on my part. The list of links is not exhaustive and there are many other excellent resources beyond the few mentioned here.
California Lawyers for the Arts Great resource for California-based artists.
Graphic Artists Guild. Produces the Handbook Pricing and Ethical Guidelines, an invaluable resource for any professional artist and graphic designer needing help with pricing, contracts, etc. Their phone number is 212.463.7730.
Ivan Hoffman's web site. Covers topics such as Web Design Contracts, Copyrights, Trademarks and Internet Law. Excellent articles. Clear explanations.
US Copyright Office Library of Congress web site. You'll find explanation and forms for registering your own copyrights. I recommend you register the copyright for any artwork you are serious about protecting.
Web Design
Robin Williams' Home Page Check out her excellent books on web design.
Gif Animation
Animated GIF89a Artists Guild (AGAG)
Online Learning
In undertaking online instruction, or any instruction for that matter, I believe that it is important to understand the variety of choices available. I hope these links assist you in making informed decisions on where to invest your resources when selecting a course of instruction.
If you are unsure about whether to learn online or in a conventional (ie. off-line, in person) class or workshop, please also refer to my summary of the pros and cons on my 'Beyond the Brush' Course Description page.
Graphics Online Learning Links
As stated above, please note that the inclusion of any links here does not imply any endorsement on my part. The list of links is not exhaustive and there are many other excellent resources beyond the few mentioned here.
Non-Graphics Online Learning Links
Center for Media and Online Learning
Web
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