Ballistic Publishing is now offering PAINTER, showcasing a collection of the world's finest digital artwork created with the natural media painting program, Corel Painter. PAINTER exhibits 209 works by 135 artists across diverse categories such as Portraits, Concept Art, Fantasy, Editorial Illustration and Abstract art. PAINTER is presented in a high quality volume consisting of 192 pages and is available in a leather-bound Special Edition and Soft Cover.
PAINTER features 209 images produced by 135 artists worldwide. These amazing works of digitally painted art are presented the following categories:* Character in Repose* Character in Action* Portraits* Concept Art* Fantasy* Editorial Illustration* Humorous* Environment* Wildlife* Still Life* Transport* Abstract & Surreal
The inaugural PAINTER book is created in partnership with Corel Corp. In addition to the imagery presented by artists using the Painter software, PAINTER includes a foreword by John Derry, one of the original authors of the Painter software.
A panel of leading digital artists from the Painter community was responsible for judging the high quality artwork submitted for PAINTER. The Painter advisory board consists of:* John Derry, original Painter author* Andrew Jones, creative director, Massive Black* Howard Lyon, independent artist* Don Seegmiller, independent artist, author and educator* Philip Straub, concept art director, Electronic Arts* Jeremy Sutton, independent artist, author and educator* Cher Threinen-Pendarvis, independent artist, author and educator* Ryan Church, concept artist
PAINTER is available in a soft cover edition retailing for $45 and a leather-bound collector's Special Edition retailing for $99.
The first 200 customers purchasing PAINTER soft cover, and the first 500 customers purchasing PAINTER Special Edition directly from Ballistic Publishing will also receive an exclusive set of four Limited Edition prints. Each limited edition print is 220mm x 297mm. The Limited Edition prints are:
* "Market" by Torsten Wolber, Germany* "The Seven Deadly Sins: Lust" by Marta Dahlig, Poland* "Waiting" by Joerg Warda, Germany* "Beatrice" by Anry Nemo, Russia
Ballistic Publishing (www.BallisticPublishing.com) is the leading, award-winning, independent publisher of books for the digital arts industry. Dedicated to producing the highest quality publications celebrating the talents of digital artists worldwide, it is setting high standards in all areas of publishing from the quality of content, design and delivery to its responsiveness to the market. Ballistic Publishing is based in the Adelaide Hills of South Australia, with offices in Melbourne (Victoria, Australia) and Tampa (Florida, U.S.).
Bill Desowitz, former editor of VFXWorld, is currently the Crafts Editor of IndieWire.
