Softcover

ISBN 10: 0735711224 ISBN 13: 9780735711228

Publisher: New Riders Press, 2002

Flex your creative muscles by exploring how Photoshop can unlock your creative potential. Traditional artists porting their skills to new media and inexperienced digital artists need to learn how to approach their work using digital tools--especially Photoshop--rather than relying solely on paper and pencil methods of conceptualization. While there are books that walk users through tool sets or recipes for effects, none of these books focus on enhancing the creative process. Steuer explores the many facets of the creative process and underscores how they can be incorporated into the workflow of the digital artist.

From the Publisher:

Sharon Steuer's artwork is amazing! She has, over the past several years, ported her traditional art skills to the digital world. In doing so, Sharon has learned how to use her digital tools to enhance her creativity. Because of her unique approach to creativity and art, Sharon is definitely one of the VOICES THAT MATTER in the Photoshop world today.

In Creative Thinking in Photoshop: A New Approach to Digital Art, Sharon accomplishes two main things. First, she provides grist for the artist's creative process. You'll discover different ways to brainstorm, experiment, play, improvise -- be creative -- using Photoshop. The beautiful work included in the book provides ample evidence that there is much you can do in Photoshop to add interest to your work, whether it was originally created in traditional or digital form.

Second, you'll be exposed to a variety of ways to integrate traditional and digital art. In all, you'll be taken on a facinating journey in search of inspiration and creativity. Join Sharon on this exciting creative journey -- and use Creative Thinking in Photoshop as your road map.

Enjoy the trip!

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Linda Bump, Senior Acquisitions Editor

About the Author:

Award-winning artist, author, teacher and computer art guru, Sharon Steuer has been a major force in the digital art world since its inception. She has had numerous exhibitions and awards including the Faber Birren Color Award for painting, twice awarded Ben Franklin Award for best computer book, and Windsor Newton Painting Award, and her works grace museums and private collections throughout the world. She is the author of the recently released "Creative Thinking in Photoshop: A New Approach to Digital Art" as well as the best selling "Illustrator Wow! Book" series.