Takes you through all of Aviary's tools, showing you how to use each tool individually and also how to combine the tools across the suite to create some truly stunning artwork.
Mike Peutz is a graphic designer who has worked in the printing industry for several years. He is fluent with most vector editing programs and has taught himself other image editor programs. He has a bachelor's degree in visual art. For the past year, Mike has helped test the applications at Aviary, written unofficial documentation for all the applications, and help moderate the site.
The world is changing. Where before you needed to purchase and install big and expensive programs on your computer in order to create stunning images, you can now do it all online for free using Aviary. Aviary is an online collection of applications that enable you to upload and modify your own photographs and images, and create new imagery from scratch. It includes a powerful photo-manipulation tool called Phoenix, a vector-drawing application called Raven, an effects suite for creating eye-watering image effects called Peacock, and much more. Introducing Aviary takes you through all of these tools, showing you how to use each tool individually and also how to combine the tools across the suite to create some truly stunning artwork.
- Get familiar with the Aviary suite of applications.
- Follow friendly, detailed instructions for creating and manipulating artwork in each application.
- Manage your creations online to get the most out of Aviary´s features.
|Aviary is an incredible service. I was hooked as soon as I started using it. It wasn´t nessisarilly the applications that impressed me at first; it was the idea that anyone who had a computer could create and edit images. It was a game-changing idea. No longer did you have to buy expensive desktop applications. Oh sure, there are great open source alternatives, but the learning curve of those application is steep. Aviary's applications, which have to run in a user´s browser, are pared down to the base features that a graphic editor needs. This has wonderful side effects: The applications are straight forward, and the tools are easy to use. These simple applications are perfect for users who are just learning digital graphics and they are great tools for teachers. Aviary draws many who want desperately to learn; however, with the staff busy building and maintaining the applications, there is little documentation about the tools. Meowza Katz wrote a book of Phoenix tutorials that was a huge success and helped the growing community of artists. His book addresses only one application; there is demand for documentation of the other applications. Last year, Lyxs approached me about creating unofficial user documentation about Peacock, Aviary's most complex application. We collaborated, and with the help of Copper, we created the Peacock wiki, a comprehensive overview of the application. It was well recived and was added to the Aviary site.
- Introduction
- An Overview of Aviary
- Creating Images with Phoenix
- Image Manipulation with Phoenix
- Creating Vectors with Raven
- Creating Effects with Peacock
- Creating Patterns and Images with Peacock
- Creating Color Palettes with Toucan
- Application Switching
- Conclusion and the Future of Aviary
Introducing Aviary takes you through all of these tools, showing you how to use each tool individually and also how to combine the tools across the suite to create some truly stunning artwork.
Getting StartED with Aviary introduces Aviary's suite of imaging tools and provides the instruction you need to get started. Focusing on individual tools and application options, this volume gives you the guidance needed to create some truly stunning artwork.
The world is changing. Where before you needed to purchase and install big and expensive programs on your computer in order to create stunning images, you can now do it all online for free using Aviary. Aviary is an online collection of applications that enable you to upload and modify your own photographs and images, and create new imagery from scratch. It includes a powerful photo-manipulation tool called Phoenix, a vector-drawing application called Raven, an effects suite for creating eye-watering image effects called Peacock, and much more. Introducing Aviary takes you through all of these tools, showing you how to use each tool individually and also how to combine the tools across the suite to create some truly stunning artwork.
- Get familiar with the Aviary suite of applications.
- Follow friendly, detailed instructions for creating and manipulating artwork in each application.
- Manage your creations online to get the most out of Aviary's features.
Welcome to the Aviary.- Creating Images with Phoenix.- Image Manipulation with Phoenix.- Raven-Vector Editing.- Creating Images with Peacock.- Creating Textures and Tiles in Peacock.- Selecting and Managing Colors with Toucan.- Screen Capture and Markup with Talon and Falcon.- Application Switching.- Getting to Know Aviary.com.
Über den Autor
Mike Peutz is a graphic designer who has worked in the printing industry for several years. He is fluent with most vector editing programs and has taught himself other image editor programs. He has a bachelor's degree in visual art. For the past year, Mike has helped test the applications at Aviary, written unofficial documentation for all the applications, and help moderate the site.
Inhaltsverzeichnis
Welcome to the Aviary.- Creating Images with Phoenix.- Image Manipulation with Phoenix.- Raven-Vector Editing.- Creating Images with Peacock.- Creating Textures and Tiles in Peacock.- Selecting and Managing Colors with Toucan.- Screen Capture and Markup with Talon and Falcon.- Application Switching.- Getting to Know Aviary.com.
Klappentext
The world is changing. Where before you needed to purchase and install big and expensive programs on your computer in order to create stunning images, you can now do it all online for free using Aviary. Aviary is an online collection of applications that enable you to upload and modify your own photographs and images, and create new imagery from scratch. It includes a powerful photo-manipulation tool called Phoenix, a vector-drawing application called Raven, an effects suite for creating eye-watering image effects called Peacock, and much more. Introducing Aviary takes you through all of these tools, showing you how to use each tool individually and also how to combine the tools across the suite to create some truly stunning artwork. Get familiar with the Aviary suite of applications.
Follow friendly, detailed instructions for creating and manipulating artwork in each application.
Manage your creations online to get the most out of Aviary's features.
Takes you through all of Aviary's tools, showing you how to use each tool individually and also how to combine the tools across the suite to create some truly stunning artwork.
