CONTENTS -- PREFACE -- ABOUT THE AUTHOR -- INTRODUCTION -- I CHARACTER DESIGN -- 1 INTRODUCTION TO CHARACTER DESIGN -- 2 DEVELOPING AWORKING METHOD -- 3 EXPANDING ON YOUR IDEAS WHEN CREATING THE CHARACTER -- 4 MAKING THE CHARACTER REAL BY CREATING A CHARACTER HISTORY -- 5 DESIGNING THE PHYSICAL LOOK OF YOUR CHARACTER -- II ARTISTIC PRINCIPLES FOR A DIGITAL AGE -- 6 BASIC PRINCIPLES FOR IMPROVING THE DRAWING, SKETCHING, AND PAINTING OF YOUR CHARACTER -- 7 VALUE AND ITS USE IN PICTURE MAKING -- 8 COLOR AND ITS USE IN PICTURE MAKING -- 9 USING LIGHTING ARRANGEMENTS TO LIGHT A CHARACTER EFFECTIVELY -- 10 USING EDGESWHEN PAINTING A PICTURE -- 11 BLENDING EDGES IN YOUR DIGITAL PAINTINGS -- 12 CREATING TEXTURES FOR USE IN DIGITAL PAINTING -- III DIGITAL PAINTING: BRINGING IT ALL TOGETHER -- 13 PAINTING TREES AND FOLIAGE -- 14 PAINTING AN EYE -- 15 PAINTING A FACE -- 16 PAINTING HAIR -- 17 PAINTING A PORTRAIT USING VARIED TEXTURES -- 18 PAINTING A CREEPY-LOOKING CHARACTER -- 19 PAINTING A FURRY CHARACTER -- 20 PAINTING THE FABRIC OF A CHARACTERÌS COSTUME -- 21 PAINTING A MAN WITH A SWORD -- 22 PAINTING THE Ï HEAVEN AND HELLÓ IMAGE -- 23 PAINTING THE Ï RED QUEENÓ IMAGE -- ABOUT THE CD-ROM -- INDEX.