Digital Painting Made Simple - by Sara Tepes (Paperback)

About the Book

"Demystify digital painting with easy tutorials and prompts. Join the digital art movement with Sara Tepes' beautiful and beginner-friendly guide to portrait painting! Packed full of Sara's best tips, step-by-step tutorials and practical art prompts, this handbook is perfect for every curious digital artist. With a focus on semi-realistic portraiture, Sara teaches how to achieve her glowing, ethereal style with cutting- edge techniques. Discover the answers to all of your questions with advice on the best paint programs--including Procreateª, Photoshopª and Clip Studio Paint-as well as the three most essential digital brushes and how to use them, setting up your canvas, working with adjustment layers and more. From there, dive into hands-on tutorials and prompts that will teach you how to paint dazzling portraits, from sketching composition thumbnails, to mastering features like hair and eyes, to replicating skin tones and fabric textures. Plus, follow these tutorials and practice prompts using a downloadable digital package of brushes and color palettes created especially for this book! With this easy, no-fear guide, become a digital painter and create showstopping artwork-all with the tip of a stylus."--Amazon.com.

Book Synopsis

Demystify Digital Painting with Easy Tutorials and Prompts

Join the digital art movement with Sara Tepes' beautiful and beginner-friendly guide to portrait painting! Packed full of Sara's best tips, step-by-step tutorials and practical art prompts, this handbook is perfect for every curious digital artist.

With a focus on semi-realistic portraiture, Sara teaches how to achieve her glowing, ethereal style with cutting- edge techniques. Discover the answers to all of your questions with advice on the best paint programs--including Procreate(R), Photoshop(R) and Clip Studio Paint--as well as the three most essential digital brushes and how to use them, setting up your canvas, working with adjustment layers and more. From there, dive into hands-on tutorials and prompts that will teach you how to paint dazzling portraits, from sketching composition thumbnails, to mastering features like hair and eyes, to replicating skin tones and fabric textures. Plus, follow these tutorials and practice prompts using a downloadable digital package of brushes and color palettes created especially for this book!

With this easy, no-fear guide, become a digital painter and create showstopping artwork--all with the tip of a stylus.

Review Quotes

"This book is such a thorough resource. Sara generously shares all her secrets and inspires us with her beautiful, rich paintings!"
-- Lois Van Baarle, artist and creator of @loisvb

"Sara's dedication and discipline are truly inspiring! This art book is an invaluable resource for those starting their digital art journey."
-- Hiba Tan, artist and creator of @hiba_tan

"I've admired Sara's work for some time. It's wonderful to see her sharing her skills in this book.
I'm not a digital painter myself, but if I ever want to learn, this would be a great place to start. "
-- Brett Helquist, artist and creator of @bhelquist

"Filled with beautiful soft and starry portraits, this book is gorgeous to look at and offers a rich,
easy to understand guide for building up your painting skills little by little. It's a delight that feels
both ambitious and accessible."
-- Lily Ashton, artist and creator of @mothcub

"Sara is an incredible artist whose work I've admired for years. Her attention to detail--both in
her art and in this book--is meticulous, yet never overwhelming. Each section is easy to follow,
with tips that feel more like a friendly chat than a strict lesson. One can apply so much of this
book to any type of art!"
-- Jimena Agra, artist and creator of @himepaints

About the Author

Sara Tepes is a professional artist, freelance illustrator and art educator who teaches digital and traditional art through YouTube. She's partnered with notable brands like Netflix, Dell, Wacom, Trekell and the U.S. Mint. Sara lives in Virginia.