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In his first of three DVDs, J.P. takes you on an exciting creative and technical journey showing you how he begins a fantasy illustration, “Dark Riders”, purely from imagination. He covers the early stages of his process, from the initial idea to thumbnails, concept design and the final color sketch. J.P. also discusses how character personality, costumes, weapons and action poses affect the narrative of the final illustration. You will learn the creative process of composing your thumbnails, and how to use segments of your designs for future reference as you get closer to the final dynamic illustration. Over the course of the lecture, J.P. covers the uses of traditional media like markers, acrylic and oil paints, discussing the advantages of each.
(about 120 minutes)
In this second of three DVDs, J.P. takes you through the crucial middle-step of creating a black and white tonal underpainting. He discusses his techniques in detail while emphasizing composition, value and lighting. You will learn how J.P. uses Adobe Photoshop’s painting and transformation tools to quickly detail his backgrounds with texture and pre-made original imagery. J.P. also shows how visually embellishing the characters and scene will help with the final color painting. Through this lecture you will get an insight into J.P.'s thought process as he journeys further into the world of the "Dark Riders" and continues to develop the characters, creatures and story in the illustration.
System Requirements: 1GHz or faster processor 512 MB RAM 64 MB Video RAM DVD-ROM Drive
(about 180 minutes)
In this third and final DVD of the series, J.P. discusses the color painting techniques he uses to finish an illustration. Sit back and let J.P. be your guide as you learn how he colors and details an illustration using Adobe Photoshop®. He covers color palette along with color lighting, color glazing and value. He also discusses how he uses his original color sketch to help with the final color painting. Watch and learn how J.P. paints fully detailed foreground characters from start to finish. Throughout the DVD, he explores materials, texture and atmosphere, as well as ideas on creativity and realism. In this lecture you will get an insight into J.P.'s thought process as he completes the "Dark Riders" illustration.
System Requirements: 1GHz or faster processor 512 MB RAM 64 MB Video RAM DVD-ROM Drive
(about 120 minutes)
This video was added to our catalog on January 03, 2007 in Arts & Crafts::Painting: Misc and Digital Art - 2D::Master Artist Techniques.
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I was very satisfied with the information and presentation on J.P. Targete's DVDs. He generously shares his techniques and his philosophy on creating imaginative art in a very relaxed and humorous fashion. Fascinating to see what an artist can accomplish with enough talent,skill,dedication and the proper attitude. Note- You can only view the second and third DVDs on a computer as they're in DVD-rom format.
I feel very fortunate to have been able to view these dvds without having to pay 150.00 buy them. Jean Pierre Targete is an incredible artist who started off creating book illustrations for fantasy and science fiction titles in oil. Now he is working digitally creating fantastic, super imaginative artwork for the video game and entertainment industry. Definitely a modern day master painter.
This is a great example of the "Dungeons and Dragons" genre.From the beginning of rough pencils, followed along with the artist voicing his thoughts as he proceeds. He follows through to the final in Photoshop. If this is you're idea of art, you should rent the set. It's too much to view in one week, so rent 1 at a time. Review and Do. over and over.
