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USING DELUXE PAINT II by Steven Anzovin.
Book Review By Robert Lang.
Picasso would've been proud of some of my latest artistic creations, but
maybe his fans wouldn't have. That's right, I've been playing around with
the fantastic Deluxe Paint II.
Probably everybody knows about this fantastic program, and those
who don't are soon to discover it with joy. But hidden behind the
fantastic power of Electronic Arts' program, is a lot more less obvious
power. Okay, so you probably have worked out that my artistic qualities
were spurred on by a friend. If you have, you're right. If you haven't,
now you know.
A great book I recently got my hands on outlays the precise power
of one of the most powerful paint programs ever written. The book
supports the AMIGA, and the APPLE IIGS. Covering many topics, the book is
extremely well written, and is well worth reserving a lot of time for.
Having taught Deluxe Paint II to many people, I was surprised to find
myself learning more about the program. Just mentioning that this book
carries the ever-popular COMPUTE! label, is probably enough to set half of
our readers racing out to their local dealer.
The book begins with an explanation of all the resolutions
available to users, and restrictions involved with each of these screen
formats. To give you an idea of the content within the information-packed
212 pages, here is a copy of the contents page:
Chapter 1. Behind Deluxe Paint II Graphics.
Chapter 2. The Deluxe Paint II Environment.
Chapter 3. Basic Drawing.
Chapter 4. Custom Brushes.
Chapter 5. Using Color.
Chapter 6. Painting Tools and Techniques.
Chapter 7. Drawing and Painting Aids.
Chapter 8. Text.
Chapter 9. Patterning.
Chapter 10. Perspective.
Chapter 11. Creating a Deluxe Paint II Picture.
Squeezed amongst those chapters are keyboards charts, demo
pictures, and even fantastic step-by-step projects which allow you to
create great pictures. Take Note of Chapter 11, this is a complete 22 page
step-by-step full picture creation. Although mine didn't turn out too
fantastic, it was fun trying, and very easy to understand.
For the DPAINT beginner, this book would be extremely beneficial.
But "experts" don't turn away, you may be as pleasantly surprised as I was!
No need for a grading out of ten this time, this book comes highly
recommended to all ages, knowledgable or not in the area of DPAINT II.
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