Digital Imaging for Visual Artists

Name: Digital Imaging for Visual Artists
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ISBN: 9780070250673

ISBN-10: 0070250677

ISBN-13: 9780070250673

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Authors: Sally Weiner

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List price: $49.95
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Companies, The
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 660
Size: 8.75" wide x 11.00" long x 1.50" tall
Weight: 4.092
Language: English

Acknowledgments
Preface
Introduction
Imaging's effects on today's market and tomorrow's potential profits	p. 1
Profile of an imager: What does it take to be a successful imager?	p. 15
Common-sense tips for closet computer phobiacs and others new to computers	p. 25
The question of copyright: Does computerized art compromise ownership rights to intellectual and creative property?	p. 33
Altered reality: Ethical and legal questions sparked by digital imaging	p. 51
Blueprint of an imaging system	p. 65
Mac or PC, or what?	p. 77
Putting together a PC system	p. 89
Putting together a Mac system	p. 111
Scanners: Getting your pictures into the computer	p. 121
Filmless cameras: A different kind of input device	p. 145
Storage devices	p. 165
Film recorders	p. 193
Printers	p. 209
Useful or necessary accessories	p. 233
Painterly fashion	p. 245
Beating the steep learning curve	p. 259
How to navigate through almost any paint program	p. 273
Harnessing the power of illustration programs	p. 301
Conquering masking	p. 345
Digital filters and other special effects	p. 365
Playing with color	p. 385
A balancing act: Tools for perfecting your bitmapped image	p. 405
Creative montaging	p. 427
File formats and data management	p. 441
Desktop publishing's layout programs	p. 467
Important non-imaging software	p. 487
CMYK or RGB: Why what you see isn't necessarily what you will get	p. 515
Controlling color	p. 523
Prepress black magic	p. 537
Working effectively with a service bureau or print shop	p. 555
The cost of imaging	p. 579
Getting help when technology fails, or how to avert and resolve crises	p. 597
Afterword	p. 617
Technical information	p. 621
Glossary	p. 623
Index	p. 641
About the authors	p. 661
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