Digital Printmaking.George Whale George Whale (7 December 1842 – 7 March 1910) was a British locomotive engineer who worked for the London and North Western Railway (LNWR). Whale was born in Bocking, Essex. and Naren Barfield. New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of , NY: Watson-Guptill Publications (800-451-1741), 2003. Illus., softcover, 128 pp., $19.95. Adapting computer technologies for personal printmaking printmaking Art form consisting of the production of images, usually on paper but occasionally on fabric, parchment, plastic, or other support, by various techniques of multiplication, under the direct supervision of or by the hand of the artist. expression is the basis of this new addition to the publisher's Printmaking Handbook Series. The first four chapters offer a practical guide to "all-digital" printmaking. This covers basic requirements in areas of RAM, gigabytes, etc., along with information about printers, (including an explanation of how an inkjet printer A printer that propels droplets of ink directly onto the medium. Today, almost all inkjet printers produce color. Low-end inkjets use three ink colors (cyan, magenta and yellow), but produce a composite black that is often muddy. functions), scanners, and digital cameras. Software applications such as Corel[R], Pixel Paint Pro[R], Adobe Photoshop See Photoshop. [R], Appleworks[R], and others, along with many examples of fascinating images, both figurative and abstract are also included. Step-by-step instructions and images detail how to move images from computer screen to printed sheet, along with information on basic image manipulation--cropping, color correction, resizing, layering, and even use of such simple procedures as copy, cut, and paste. Subsequent chapters explore how the computer enables traditional media to be integrated with new kinds of ideas and imagery. A final chapter enters discussions of new collaborations, such as the concept of virtual museums, and concludes with an extensive glossary and listing of computer resources. Recommended as a timely and informative resource center addition wherever computers are a significant part of the curriculum. |
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