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Artistic Concepts with Bert Monroy

Artistic Concepts with Bert Monroy

with Bert Monroy

 


Legendary author and artist Bert Monroy has been making digital art since 1984; he's a pioneer in the field who never stops innovating creatively. In this course, he walks through basic artistic concepts critical for creating great art and designs. The course covers concepts like perspective, shadows, and reflections, and shows how to take advantage of Adobe Photoshop tools like layers to add, mask, and remove objects.
Topics include:
  • Understanding the vanishing point
  • Establishing a light source
  • Creating shadows on surfaces
  • Creating reflections
  • Aligning layers to add and remove objects

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author
Bert Monroy
subject
Design, Design Techniques
software
Photoshop
level
Beginner
duration
42m 14s
released
May 15, 2013

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Bert Monroy

Bert Monroy

Bert Monroy is considered one of the preeminent pioneers of digital art. He builds his hyper-realistic digital paintings as a traditional artist would, adding color and texture, except he uses Adobe Photoshop and Illustrator as his media. Bert spent 20 years in the advertising industry and he has been a commercial illustrator for 30 years. Bert co-authored the first book on Photoshop and he is the author of several other books, including Photoshop Studio with Bert Monroy: Digital Painting. He also writes a column called "From Bert's Studio," which appears in Photoshop User magazine.

An accomplished teacher and lecturer, Bert has served on the faculties of the School of Visual Arts (New York), the Center for Creative Imaging (Maine), and California College of the Arts. He currently teaches at San Francisco State University. Bert was a regular on TechTV and he hosted PixelPerfect with Bert Monroy, a weekly Photoshop podcast for Revision3 Internet Television. Bert has been a guest on many other TV shows around the globe. He also consults with corporate clients, including Pixar and Walt Disney Animation Studios. His film credits include work for Industrial Light & Magic, Pacific Data Images, and R/GA. Bert has taught the Adobe Photoshop Creativity Seminar Tour, and he is a popular speaker at many conferences worldwide. He is a member of the Photoshop World Dream Team and was inducted into the Photoshop Hall of Fame in 2004.
Course Title   Level   Duration   Released  
Photorealism with Bert Monroy: Volume 1 Intermediate 5h 44m 11/2003  {8}
Photorealism with Bert Monroy: Volume 2 Intermediate 2h 51m 12/2004  {8}
Bert Monroy, Digital Painter and Illustrator Appropriate for all 53m 6s 11/2011  {8}
Bert Monroy: The Making of Times Square, The People Intermediate 3h 18m 04/2011  {8}
Bert Monroy: The Making of Times Square, The Techniques Intermediate 4h 56m 04/2011  {8}
Bert Monroy: The Making of Times Square, The Tools Intermediate 5h 56m 03/2011  {8}
Bert Monroy: Dreamscapes Volume 1 Intermediate 4h 38m 09/2012  {8}
Bert Monroy: Dreamscapes Volume 2 Intermediate 3h 47m 03/2013  {8}
Artistic Concepts with Bert Monroy Beginner 42m 14s 05/2013  {8}
Pixel Playground with Bert Monroy Intermediate 1h 0m 08/2013  {8}
Bert Monroy: Dreamscapes Volume 3 Intermediate 3h 32m 04/2013  {8}

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