Bold Visions: A Digital Painting Bible

A remarkable, well produced guide to creating science fiction and fantasy art on our computer. Calling something ' The Bible' of its own particular field is a mite presumptuous, but for once it's well justified. --Death Ray

Your personal digital painting bible [...] written by Gary Tonge, one of the UK's top game concept designers [...] jam-packed with luscious and inspiring images. --Photoshop Creative

Your personal digital painting bible [...] written by Gary Tonge, one of the UK's top game concept designers [...] jam-packed with luscious and inspiring images. --Photoshop Creative

Your personal digital painting bible [...] written by Gary Tonge, one of the UK's top game concept designers [...] jam-packed with luscious and inspiring images. --Photoshop Creative

Bold Visions is a comprehensive and up-to-date guide to working with computers to create powerful art. It provides detailed and easy-to-follow advice on how to get the most from digital materials and tools, on their own or combined with traditional media.

Basic techniques section caters for newcomers plus those who want to brush up on their skills. From easy to follow techniques for effectively using Adobe Photoshop to painting with colour, and advice on using a mouse or tablet.

Concept and Design chapter highlights the importance of a solid conceptual phase and runs through the different stages: working from a brief, exploring a theme, composition, focal points and framing, scale and perspective, and painting a concept piece. 

Concludes with an incredibly useful chapter on What to Do with Your Art, from posting your work online and creating internet portfolios to organizing exhibitions, and using your art in games and movies.

‘Essential to fantasy and Sci-fi artists alike. The book itself presents a high-gloss, professional approach that allows the attractive working examples.’ --Advanced Photoshop

‘A remarkable, well produced guide to creating science fiction and fantasy art on our computer. Calling something ' The Bible' of its own particular field is a mite presumptuous, but for once it's well justified.’ --Death Ray
‘Your personal digital painting bible [...] written by Gary Tonge, one of the UK's top game concept designers [...] jam-packed with luscious and inspiring images.’ --Photoshop Creative