Sketchbook Pro digital painting essentials : create stunning professional grade artwork using Sketchbook Pro / Gil Roberts.

Cover; Copyright; Credits; About the Author; About the Reviewers; www.PacktPub.com; Table of Contents; Preface; Chapter 1: An Arsenal of Tools; Lagoon; Toolbar; The Ellipse tool; The Symmetry tools; The French Curve; Steady Stroke; The Layers editor; Blend modes; The Lock Layer; The Brush Palette; The Color Editor; The Copic Library; Summary; Chapter 2: Setting Your Preferences and Customization; Canvas; Brushes; The Do-It-Yourself Brush; Custom texture; Customizing the Lagoon tab and the Right-click menu; Stylus responsiveness; Summary; Chapter 3: Creating an Image Using Pen, Ink, and Color.

Brush choicesThe Pencil tool; The Do-It-Your-Self Brush; Coloring a drawing inked in SketchBook Pro; Demo 1 -- the Pen, Ink, and Airbrush tools; Demo 2 -- the Pencil tool and Copic markers; Demo 3 -- coloring a scanned drawing; Summary; Chapter 4: Creating a Painting; Demo 1 -- Joshua; Demo 2 -- the flutist; The figure; The tree; The foliage; The chain link; Summary; Chapter 5: File Saving Options; Save options; Importing an image to Flash; Importing an image to Photoshop; Summary; Chapter 6: Tips and Tricks; Tablets; Mirror canvas; Making corrections; Painting outside the lines; Summary; Index.

Cover; Copyright; Credits; About the Author; About the Reviewers; www.PacktPub.com; Table of Contents; Preface; Chapter 1: An Arsenal of Tools; Lagoon; Toolbar; The Ellipse tool; The Symmetry tools; The French Curve; Steady Stroke; The Layers editor; Blend modes; The Lock Layer; The Brush Palette; The Color Editor; The Copic Library; Summary; Chapter 2: Setting Your Preferences and Customization; Canvas; Brushes; The Do-It-Yourself Brush; Custom texture; Customizing the Lagoon tab and the Right-click menu; Stylus responsiveness; Summary; Chapter 3: Creating an Image Using Pen, Ink, and ColorBrush choicesThe Pencil tool; The Do-It-Your-Self Brush; Coloring a drawing inked in SketchBook Pro; Demo 1 -- the Pen, Ink, and Airbrush tools; Demo 2 -- the Pencil tool and Copic markers; Demo 3 -- coloring a scanned drawing; Summary; Chapter 4: Creating a Painting; Demo 1 -- Joshua; Demo 2 -- the flutist; The figure; The tree; The foliage; The chain link; Summary; Chapter 5: File Saving Options; ...

This book is an example-based guide that will help you create professional grade paintings using Sketchbook Pro. As you progress from one chapter to another, you will learn how to virtually draw visually stunning paintings that are digitally drawn but look exactly like orthodox artwork. If you have had prior experience in developing digital artwork and are looking to add to your knowledge, Sketchbook Pro Digital Painting Essentials is a guide that will help you seamlessly translate what you do with traditional media to digital media.