Art - Digital

Who's worse, the Young-Girl or the Man-Child? Tiqqun's Preliminary Materials for a Theory of the Young-Girl is a controversial work of anticapitalist philosophy that has attracted musicians, playwrights, feminist theorists, and men's-rights activists since its publication in 1999. More than twenty years after its...

A beautifully written study of three pioneering artists, entwining their work and our understanding of creativity Bringing the creative process of three contemporary artists into conversation, Architectures of the Unforeseen stages an encounter between philosophy and art and design. Its gorgeous prose invites the...

In Making Things and Drawing Boundaries, critical theory and cultural practice meet creativity, collaboration, and experimentation with physical materials as never before. Foregrounding the interdisciplinary character of experimental methods and hands-on research, this collection asks what it means to "make" things in the humanities....

Although virtual worlds continue to grow in popularity, a substantial amount of research is needed to determine best practices in virtual spaces. The artistic community is one field where virtual worlds can be utilized to the greatest effect. New Opportunities for Artistic Practice in...

Expand your imagination by letting go of the limitations of traditional animation mediums, software packages, or workflows and integrating 2D and 3D assets. With the updated and expanded second edition of Hybrid Animation you'll learn how to choose the techniques that best express the...

While comedy writers are responsible for creating clever scripts, comedic animators have a much more complicated problem to solve: What makes a physical character funny? Comedy for Animators breaks down the answer by exploring the techniques of those who have used their bodies to...

Whether trying to land that first big gig or working to perfect the necessary skills to fill a game world with sound, Aaron Marks' Complete Guide to Game Audio 3rd edition will teach the reader everything they need to know about the audio side...

Fragmentation of the Photographic Image in the Digital Age challenges orthodoxies of photographic theory and practice. Beyond understanding the image as a static representation of reality, it shows photography as a linchpin of dynamic developments in augmented intelligence, neuroscience, critical theory, and cybernetic cultures....

Why take months to learn every button in 3ds Max when you can create great visuals with just a few key tools? Utilize the tool of choice, 3ds Max 2015, for generating realistic environments, seamless CG effects, and jaw dropping games in a matter...

In Virtual Memory, Homay King traces the concept of the virtual through the philosophical works of Henri Bergson, Gilles Deleuze, and Giorgio Agamben to offer a new framework for thinking about film, video, and time-based contemporary art. Detaching the virtual from its contemporary associations...

In a world increasingly dominated by the digital, the critical response to digital art generally ranges from hype to counterhype. Popular writing about specific artworks seldom goes beyond promoting a given piece and explaining how it operates, while scholars and critics remain unsure about...

This second edition of Writing for Animation, Comics, and Games expounds on the previous edition with more information on how to construct narratives for these three forms of visual storytelling media.Author: Christy MarxISBN-10: 0815379382ISBN-13: 9780815379386Publisher: CRC PressLanguage: EnglishPublished: 08/04/2021Pages: 290Format: HardcoverWeight: 1.68lbsSize: 10.00h x...

Visualizing Law in the Age of the Digital Baroque explores the profound impact that visual digital technologies are having on the practice and theory of law. Today, lawyers, judges, and lay jurors face a vast array of visual evidence and visual argument. From videos...

This book re-examines the role of the sublime across a range of disparate cultural texts, from architecture and art, to literature, digital technology, and film, detailing a worrying trend towards nostalgia and arguing that, although the sublime has the potential to be the most...

This book brings together history and theory in art and media to examine the effects of artificial intelligence and machine learning in culture, and reflects on the implications of delegating parts of the creative process to AI.Author: Eduardo NavasISBN-10: 0367758822ISBN-13: 9780367758820Publisher: RoutledgeLanguage: EnglishPublished: 11/18/2022Pages:...

An investigation of the computational turn in visual culture, centered on the entangled politics and pleasures of data and images.If the twentieth century was tyrannized by images, then the twenty-first is ruled by data. In Technologies of Vision, Steve Anderson argues that visual culture...

An argument that the collaborative multimedia projects produced by Stan VanDerBeek in the 1960s and 1970s anticipate contemporary new media and participatory art practices.In 1965, the experimental filmmaker Stan VanDerBeek (1927-1984) unveiled his Movie-Drome, made from the repurposed top of a grain silo. VanDerBeek...

Learn time-saving techniques and tested production-ready tips for maximum speed and efficiency in creating professional-level architectural visualizations in 3ds Max. Move from intermediate to an advanced level with specific and comprehensive instruction with this collaboration from nine different authors from around the world. Get...

Expand your animation toolkit with foundational animation techniques, software expertise, professional best-practices, proven and time-tested work flows. Roland Hess, a leading Blender artist and instructor, expertly navigates you through Blender's character animation systems and controls, with a focus on each of the classical principles...

Much as art history is in the process of being transformed by new information communication technologies, often in ways that are either disavowed or resisted, art practice is also being changed by those same technologies. One of the most obvious symptoms of this change...

New title in the beautiful collection of mini, foiled, and ruled and blank notebooks, each pack features three designs by some of the most popular artists. Beautiful and practical, these are perfect for all art lovers! Moomin Bookshelves Set of 3 Mini Notebooks features...

Monumental digital installations changing colors and patterns that explore the possibilities and perils of technologyTaking references from art history and reformulating them using computer tools, French multimedia artist Miguel Chevalier (born 1959) investigates recurrent themes such as nature, artifice, cities and networks. His work...

Learn the secrets behind independent animation from the "The King of Independent Animation - Academy Award-nominated Bill Plympton. This living legend breaks down how to make a career outside of the world of corporate animation - and without compromise. Learn time-saving techniques, the secrets...

How does the constant presence of music in modern life--on iPods, in shops and elevators, on television--affect the way we listen? With so much of this sound, whether imposed or chosen, only partially present to us, is the act of listening degraded by such...

Net Works offers an inside look into the process of successfully developing thoughtful, innovative digital media. In many practice-based art texts and classrooms, technology is divorced from the socio-political concerns of those using it. Although there are many resources for media theorists, practice-based students...

This volume explores one of the central issues that has been debated in internet studies in recent years: locality, and the extent to which cultural production online can be embedded in a specific place. The particular focus of the book is on the practices...

There's no class in art school that can teach you this.Believe it or not, there's a lot more to directing a great animated film than beautiful illustrations and cool characters. You need to bring out your inner creative visionary and take your savvy leadership...

Editor's note, 1/15/2013: We have discovered an error with the Table of Contents and are currently working on correcting it. If you find an error in your book, please visit the companion site http: //www.focalpress.com/books/details/9780240522500/ for the correct version.Whether you are creating an animated...

Inspire your own creativity with Digital Mayhem 3D Machine Techniques. Compiled by Duncan Evans, founder of 3D Artist Magazine, this book is the next installment of the Digital Mayhem series. Explore, page after page, spectacular machine images created by the industry's top talent. With...

Bringing together works by more than 50 Arab New Media artists, Maknana offers an unprecedented exploration of the region's artistic transformation of contemporary technologiesOrganized by Diriyah Art Futures, the first New Media Arts hub in the Middle East and North Africa region, Maknana offers...

Step into the world of luxury and performance with our stunning G Wagon Photography Book!G Wagon Photography Book is designed for car enthusiasts who admire the bold design and exceptional engineering of this iconic vehicle. Showcasing breathtaking images, this book captures the spirit and...

This 2nd edition has been completely remastered from the original high resolution full color artworks and features the fantasy art of Tabz Jones. This gray scale adult coloring book includes thirty Gothic Girls high resolution coloring pages. You'll find Vampires, Ghosts, Zombies and more,...

Rafman's Google Street View screencaps bear witness to blunt, tender or oddly beautiful moments within the vast machineThis exhibition catalog marks by far the most extensive presentation of Jon Rafman's (born 1981) Nine Eyes series to date. Four hundred selections from his vast archive...

The "secret sauce" for the largest crop of the longest words: a bigger board, more tiles, wider racks, and a point for each blank tile on the board.Author: Francis GurtowskiISBN-10: 154128688XISBN-13: 9781541286887Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing PlatformLanguage: EnglishPublished: 01/05/2017Pages: 554Format: PaperbackWeight: 2.79lbsSize: 11.00h x 8.50w...

This is a revised ultra-premium color reprint of the original 2012 edition. A new religion or a denomination of an existing one appears every day. Memory Religion backs them up. One of the attractive features of Memorianity is eternal immortality through the Memory of...

"Immerse yourself in a futuristic metropolis where neon pulses through every circuit, and cybernetic wonders await your creative touch. This cyberpunk adult coloring book transports you to a realm of electrifying imagination, where towering skyscrapers cast shadows over bustling streets and augmented beings navigate...

Discover the captivating world of AI Art with this stunning image art book, crafted by Juan Bartet for Bartetmedia. Boasting a selection of 120 best hand-picked AI Art images including the cover. This Vol.1 collection showcases portraits of fashion models from across the globe...

This inspiring book provides a detailed guide to drawing, painting and manipulating your own digital cartoons. It ispacked full with professional advice, fantastic examplesand practical step-by-step techniques showing how tocreate amazing characters and worlds. The book beginsby introducing the essential equipment and types ofcomputer...

ART as visual metaphor. Life is not black and white, it's not even many shades of gray, life is a big interwoven twisted RAINBOW of COLORS. Rainbows are a recurring theme in my art; titles of art include Noah's Ark, Kaleidoscope of Creatures, Rainbow...

This is a revised ultra-premium color reprint of the original 2008 conceptual art book featuring magnificent images from the process user space generated by Dump2Picture. From the book Preface: "Imagine we disassemble a system and put its parts, components into a segment one by...

Creating a film can be a lot of fun, but many times the real art form is lost in the battles of Hollywood as writers and directors battle over how to create the perfect film. For independent filmmakers, these battles are much easier to...

"Simply Poetry and Art" relishes the union of poems with colorful paintings, also called haiga, as well as just poems, also called haiku. Haiku is a fascinating kind of poetry bringing more than conciseness to a moment's expression. Where a painting is said to...

What is the impact of virtual models and realms in contemporary theatre, art and architecture? This volume explores the evolution of virtual models, their transformative spatial potential, and their capacity for world-making using a range of case studies drawn from global contemporary theatre, art...

This book unfolds the theory of enduramorphosis, an emergent strangeness that arises in an endurance performance when the body is pushed to its limit and reacts. Artist Chelsea Coon works across performance and lens-based extensions in photography, video, livestream, digital arts, and new media....

Unearth a playful blend of cute and creepy with "Creepy Cuties Coloring Book". This one-of-a-kind coloring book takes you on a journey through a delightful yet eerie world, filled with adorable monsters and strangely cute creatures. Explore the mysterious land where cuddly meets spine-chilling,...

"Master of the Prompt: Volume 1" is a practical guide to prompt engineering for image generation. Written for artists, designers, and anyone interested in exploring the creative potential of AI models, this book provides step-by-step guidance on how to craft effective prompts for different...

What happens when machines become artists? From Harold Cohen's pioneering experiments with AARON in the 1970s to Refik Anadol's data-driven dreamscapes, Sougwen Chung's collaborations with robotic arms, and Boris Eldagsen's "promptographies," this book traces the story of artists working with artificial intelligence. The book...

We have reached a pinnacle in thee actress Blake Lively and it has been so far a pleasure working with Ms. Lively. Her goals are paramount and I believe America has created a number one woman demographically. Praises go to Blake Lively for extending...

Decentering Ethics: AI Art as Method contains commissioned essays, in-conversation pieces and artistic interventions that advance artists and cultural institutions as practitioners in developing AI ethics. The collection shows how, working in the gaps left unfilled by policy, artistic engagements have become a vital...

Artists aren't born artists; they have to practise. This incredibly helpful book contains invaluable art-study projects, illustrated and explained by expert global artists, giving readers useful tools with which to practise, improve, and achieve a high level of artistic skill.Art studies are not necessarily...