Welcome to the world of portrait drawing, an art form that captures the essence of character and the subtleties of human expression. We are thrilled to present our comprehensive eBook, meticulously crafted to guide you through the intricacies of creating lifelike portraits.

Whether you're a budding artist or looking to refine your skills, this eBook lays the groundwork, starting with the basics of portrait drawing. You'll build a solid foundation, learning to observe and replicate the delicate features that make each face unique.

Our 11 in-depth tutorials are designed to walk you through every aspect of a portrait. From the gentle curve of eyelashes to the intricate shapes of ears and hair, we cover it all. You'll master the art of drawing eyes that sparkle with life, lips that convey emotion, and noses that bring dimension to the face.

Are you fed up with the constant sense that you're in over your head whenever you open Photoshop? Do you find yourself wishing there was a more straightforward method to learn how to use this sophisticated picture editing software? Stop looking, since this book is basically an explanation of Photoshop in simpler terms.

Digital Painting and Rendering for Theatrical Design explores the tools and techniques for creating dazzling, atmospheric, and evocative digitally painted renderings for scenic, costume, and projection/integrated media design.

By focusing on technique rather than the structure of a particular software, this book trains theatrical designers to think and paint digitally, regardless of the software or hardware they choose. The text begins with the construction of the artist’s physical and digital workspace, then delves into an explanation of tool functionality, technique-building exercises, and examples from professional theatrical designers to help contextualize the concepts presented. Each chapter gradually progresses in complexity through skill-building exercises and advanced tool functionality, covering concepts like brush construction, various forms of masking, and layer interaction. The book explores various methods of constructing a digital rendering, including producing digital paintings that look like traditional media and photo bashing – the practice of using extant photographs to create a collaged image. Concepts are contextualized throughout the text using illustrations, quotes, and interviews with working professional designers.

"Essential Guide to InDesign for All Levels" is your comprehensive roadmap to harnessing the full potential of this powerful desktop publishing software.
Introduction to InDesign: Embark on your InDesign journey with a solid foundation, from installation to an insightful overview of the tools and panels. Discover the art of customizing your workspace for optimal efficiency.

Educators will have a vital role to play in the rapidly emerging artificial intelligence revolution.

Humanity and technology are teaming up to unleash a brand-new world of possibilities filled with groundbreaking advances that will allow us to reimagine teaching and learning!

Are you an educator looking to stay ahead in the ever-changing world of education? Look no further than The AI Classroom, the ultimate guide for navigating the complexities of AI in education. This thought-provoking book provides practical strategies for incorporating AI tools into your teaching practices, while exploring the potential of AI to transform traditional models of teaching and learning. Discover how AI can help you create inclusive and accessible learning environments, personalize learning, reach more students, and get your time back. Let’s unlock the full potential of artificial intelligence and embrace its transformative power to take your craft to the next level!

The ultimate guide to learning how to easily draw stunning, realistic faces. The human head is one of the most challenging yet rewarding subjects to draw. In this immersive book, popular YouTube drawing instructor Braden Messer breaks down the basics of how to master classic portrait drawing techniques using simple, step-by-step projects. By demystifying classic drawing styles such as the Loomis Method (which utilizes sections to depict the human head) and the Asaro head (which helps artists fully understand the planes of the face) readers will have a solid foundation to work with when it comes to depicting any face.

In "How to Draw Anatomy for Comics", Stan Bendis Kutcher explains in easy to follow, step-by-step methods for applying anatomy and drawing techniques for comics.

This comic book drawing guide takes the reader from the basic first steps, right to the detailed trimmings of drawing comic anatomy. No matter what the level of your artistic skill is, you can apply the same techniques to upgrade your comic drawings even further. Use the tips and tricks in this book to implement drawing styles of all comic genres, from Superheroes and Villains, to Cartoons and Fantasy characters.

Learn how to apply basic principles such as using basic shapes for construction, perspective, movement and distortion. Design principles such as the "Golden Ratio" will help the composition and layout of your comic pages as well as the anatomical proportions of your comic book characters.

Starting off at the very beginning .will walk you through everything you need to know about Photoshop. From Elements to CS6, you'll learn what the tools are, how to use them, how to get started with your projects and the best ways to edit your images. This revised edition includes updates for CS6, and features brand new tutorials to help you get creative

With this Ultimate Adobe Premiere Pro Guide, you can start an exciting trip into the fascinating world of video editing! And this amazing guide is your best friend, no matter how experienced you are as a producer or someone who is just starting to make content. Adobe Premiere Pro is the best program for editing videos. Let us show you how to use it so you can get clear on everything.
Prepare yourself for a learning experience like no other with the step-by-step examples. No more scratching your head over complex editing concepts—the examples break down the process into digestible bits, complete with user-friendly explanations, so you can follow along effortlessly.
This guide left no stone unturned in our pursuit of making you a true editing maestro. From importing your footage to mastering advanced color grading, and audio editing, and even dipping your toes into motion graphics, it is with you every step of the way. You'll soon find yourself seamlessly navigating the entire editing process with confidence.

You’ll start by fine-tuning color and tone in your images with non-destructive adjustment layers and conceal content like backdrops with precise masking techniques for fine details like hair. Working through a series of real-world editing projects, crafting realistic brand mockups and traditional marketing collateral, you’ll learn robust methods for building social media assets in Photoshop, from images to animated GIFs and videos. You’ll also be able to bring your typography to life with styles and effects that are simple to edit and store as preset effects. The final section of the book encapsulates all of your learning to create complex montages using advanced masking and compositing techniques. You’ll have fun elevating your designs with surreal art styles and conceptual imagery using retouching, blending, and liquify filters.

This book is a highly practical step-by-step guide to working with gouache, not only to teach and inspire novice painters but also to introduce more experienced artists to the advantages of using this much overlooked, but wonderful, medium.

If you love painting with watercolour and are ready to experiment with something different, then the versatile medium of gouache could be just the thing for you.

Gouache is water-based, quick-drying and, because you can paint light over dark as well as dark over light, it is less exacting and ideal for the beginner; it can be used thinly in a watercolour style, or more thickly as with oils or acrylics.

A comprehensive course on the techniques and anatomy involved in drawing hands and feet.

An essential guide to what is regarded as a challenging subject, this book will simplify and inspire artists to approach drawing hands and feet with precision and confidence.

Eddie Armer presents a comprehensive course that will guide the artist through everything from drawing materials, proportion, perspective, light and shade to the accurate portrayal of hands and feet at rest, in motion and performing intricate tasks in a variety of different poses. With his experience, knowledge and love of the subject, Eddie will teach you how to understand the underlying anatomy of the subjects and the whole drawing process with helpful tips and advice, exercises and projects.

This is an exhaustive, must-have book, a true masterclass from a true master of the medium, that will inspire any artist who wants to create realistic and characterful drawings of hands and feet.

Game AI Uncovered: Volume One kicks off a brand-new series of books that focus on the development of artificial intelligence in video games. This volume brings together the collected wisdom, ideas, tricks, and cutting-edge techniques from 20 of the top game AI professionals and researchers from around the world.

The techniques discussed in these pages cover the underlying development of a wide array of published titles, including Hood: Outlaws and Legends, The Escapists 2, Sackboy: A Big Adventure, Call of Duty: Strike Team, GTI+ Club, Split/Second, Sonic All Stars Racing Transformed, Luna Abyss, Medal of Honor Heroes I & II, Age of Empires IV, Watch Dogs, Battlefield 2042, Plants vs. Zombies: Battle for Neighborville, Dead Space, and more.

Learn how to create realistic art using alcohol ink!

The fastest, easiest, most comprehensive way to learn Adobe Animate!

Classroom in a Book®, the best-selling series of hands-on software training workbooks, offers what no other book or training program doesan official training series from Adobe, developed with the support of Adobe product experts. Adobe Animate Classroom in a Book 2024 Release contains 10 lessons that cover the basics and beyond, providing countless tips and techniques to help you become more productive with the application. You can follow the book from start to finish or choose only those lessons that interest you.

The 2024 release of Adobe Animate brings significant performance boosts through native Apple Silicon M1 and M2 support to unleash your productivity and creativity. A sleek new user interface delivers a consistent experience across Creative Cloud applications. Enhancements to animation controls and publishing options for SVG, WebGL, HTML5, animated GIFs, and HD broadcast video make Adobe Animate the continuing go-to choice for animation, multimedia, and interactive media.

Learn video compositing, motion graphics design, and animation using Adobe After Effects

Adobe After Effects Classroom in a Book uses real-world, project-based learning to cover the basics and beyond, providing countless tips and techniques to help you become more productive with the program. For beginners and experienced users alike, you can follow the book from start to finish or choose only those lessons that interest you.