Processing for Visual Artists: How to Create Expressive Images and Interactive Art

Learn how to create gorgeous and expressive imagery with the Processing graphics language and environment. It's easy with this practical, hands-on book. Processing is for artists, designers, visualization creators, hobbyists, or anyone else looking to create images, animation, and interactive pieces for art, education, science, or business. Processing for Visual Artists shows you everything you need to know in a friendly, project-based style designed for visual thinkers. The projects can serve as a starting point for your own original, creative development and exploration. Walk with veteran author Andrew Glassner on a journey of shared discovery as he uses Processing to take each project from inspiration to reality. You'll closely follow every step he takes and see exactly how each piece evolves, including the mistakes he's made along the way (and how to fix them. As your knowledge and skills grow and develop, you'll understand why Processing is such a powerful tool for self-expression. Processing offers you a 21st-century medium for expressing new kinds of ideas and engaging audiences in new ways. This book gives you everything you need to know to explore new frontiers in your own images, animations, and interactive experiences.

Andrew Glassner is a writer-director, and a consultant in story structure, interactive fiction, and computer graphics. He has published numerous technical papers and books on topics ranging from 3D modeling, rendering, and animation to digital sound synthesis. His book 3D Computer Graphics: A Handbook for Artists and Designers has taught a generation of artists through two editions and three languages. Glassner will be offering a course on the Processing language at SIGGRAPH 2010.Other Andrew Glassner Titles from AK Peters Andrew Glassner's Other Notebook (ISBN 9781568811710) Morphs, Mallards, and Montages (ISBN 9781568812311) Interactive Storytelling (ISBN 9781568812212)