Digital Painting Books

A few weeks ago I took some books on digital painting and drawing: ‘Digital Art Masters' and 'Digital Painting Techniques' both by 3DTotal . I have found them really inspirational as well as useful even though some of them not only contained information on digital painting. Sometimes just reading how people in the industry go about creating their art can teach one some good techniques and handy tricks. I think most interesting part that I really think will be worth trying out for my project could be digital brush creation.

Another great book I had a chance too look through is 'Mobile Digital Art: using the iPad and iPhone as creative tools'* by David Scott Leibowitz ( Abertay library link: http://uad-live.lib.ed.ac.uk/vwebv/holdingsInfo?bibId=121861) Although it talked only about art created using mobile devices  (tablets, phones) it introduced me to the idea that I should use more my Android phone as a portable sketchbook. It happened so many times that I came up with some good idea while on the go or when I was lying in bed trying to fall asleep and did not have a sketchbook with me to record it. However I do have my mobile phone most of the time with me and I can use it to sketch even in darkness which can be really handy.

One of the best things that I like is the possibility to create sketches/drawings/paintings using layers on the app and then export it and use it in Adobe Photoshop to add final touches or continue working  on the earlier sketch.

Autodesk Sketchbook Pro software information: http://www.autodesk.com/products/sketchbook-pro/features/all/gallery-view

Autodesk SketchBook Pro app for Android Cost ( current price £3.03): https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.adsk.sketchbookhd&hl=en_GB

Autodesk SketchBook Pro for iPad: https://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/sketchbook-pro-for-ipad/id364253478?mt=8

Autodesk SketchBook Mobile: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.sketchbook&hl=en_GB

Free version is also available: SketchBook Mobile Express : https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.sketchbookexpress&hl=en_GB

The same apps are available on iPad as well as more similar art apps by other developers (for iPad and Android) free and paid can be found on Internet.



*Leibowitz,S. D. 2013. Mobile Digital Art: using the iPad and iPhone as creative tools. Abingdon; Burlington, MA: Focal Press