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Painter - Tutorials

Painter - Tutorials

Corel Painter Tutorials and Techniques for Creating Original Art and Effects Learn techniques for creating original art work and enhancing your work with special effects with these free online tutorials for Corel Painter. Real Watercolor Blending in PainterLearn how to blend watercolor using the Real watercolor brushes in Painter. Fall Watercolor Photo-Painting with Corel PainterLearn a simple watercolor effect using Corel Painter. This is a technique whereby you build up value via the opacity sliders and by working on separate watercolor layers. Easter Egg and Chicks With Corel PainterFor this tutorial were going to learn how to make festive Easter eggs and chicks in Corel Painter. Understanding the New RealBristle Painting System in Corel Painter XThe RealBristle brush variants introduced in Painter X replicate the strokes you would come to expect if you were working with natural media paintbrushes. Using the Sketch Effect in your Creative ProcessIn this tutorial, we will take a look at the Sketch effect and how to apply it in your creative process.

Skip Allen Paints | Painting with Corel Painter Corel Painter Online Training & Corel Painter Tutorials by Corel Painter Master Jeremy Sutton at PaintboxJ.com Digital Painting Fundamentals with Corel Painter 12: Welcome to Painter 12 - Part 2 | AWN Buy a copy of Digital Painting Fundamentals with Corel Painter 12 [Figure 1.15] Different strokes. Get Real Have you tried the Real 6B Soft Pencil yet? Traditional paintbrushes can have a variety of shapes and are composed of numerous bristles that can range in length, thickness, and stiffness. Acrylic: Clumpy BrushOils: Fine CamelImpasto: Smeary Bristle Spray The green and pink dabs made with the Acrylic Clumpy Brush are squeezed ovals, like plump grains of rice. [Figure 1.16] Navigator settings. The footprint of Fine Camel Oils looks like a spray of tiny bristles. So Many Choices! Every new version of Painter introduces one or more exciting new categories, and Painter 12 unveils Real Watercolor and Real Wet Oil. Any way you slice and dice the categories, there are nearly a thousand variants to choose from! [Figure 1.17] Shift and drag. Custom Palettes After you’ve been working with Painter for a while you’ll probably have some favorite brushes and paper textures. [Figure 1.18] Get organized.

Basic Portrait Painting Technique for Corel Painter | Digital Image Magazine Learn how to achieve smooth skin and silky hair with Corel Painter. So, you want to learn Painter, but you don’t know where to start. The journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step, a wise man once said (it wasn’t me). Don’t let those hundreds of brushes and the bewildering array of menus intimidate you. Today, we’re going to start with a subject that usually causes beginners lots of grief: a pretty girl. Why is a this a tough subject? Update: Click here to see the video tutorial that goes with this article. First, let’s download a good sample photo to work on. I have done some basic retouching (cropping and retouching, removing fly-away hair and blemishes) using Photoshop. Base photograph by Varyamo, from Stock.Xchng Now open the photo in Corel Painter, and create a “clone,” by selecting File > Clone. Fundamental techniques for painting a portrait Before we start, let me just say that this is not the only way to paint a portrait with Corel Painter. Brush settings palette

Digital Painting Fundamentals with Corel Painter 12: Welcome to Painter 12 - Part 1 | AWN Buy a copy of Digital Painting Fundamentals with Corel Painter 12 [Figure 1.1] You’re welcome. I made these scribbles with several of the brush variants available in Painter 12. In just a few minutes, you’ll actually be able to create digital scribbles as good as this! For this chapter, you’ll use the following item from the website that supports this book: [*] Custom palette: Painter 12 Sampler [Figure 1.2] One good squiggle. When you see the Welcome screen, shown in Figure 1.1, you can choose Create New Image, but first notice some other options. [Figure 1.3] Choose size, resolution, color, and texture. Okay, now you’re ready to create that new image. [Figure 1.4] The Brush tool is good to go. [Figure 1.5] Jewelry sold separately. Getting Acquainted with Painter In addition to your canvas, the Painter workspace consists of several panels offering brushes and other art supplies as well as special features and commands. So Many Choices [Figure 1.7] Acrylic Wet Brush is smeary. Let’s Doodle

Underpainting in Corel Painter - Explore Underpainting in the Corel Painter Photo Painting System (Intro) Historically, an underpainting was used to establish the overall color values for a painting. Similarly, the Underpainting palette lets you adjust the color, tone, and detail of a photo to prepare it for auto-painting. For example, you can darken colors to simulate the colors used in an 18th-century painting, or you can soften colors to simulate the colors found in watercolor paintings. We consider this the first part of preparing your image for Auto-painting in Corel Painter. One of the new and exciting additions to Painter X is the ability to apply the color of a source image to your under painting! The method below was to choose a source image that contains the colors and tones you want to use. Note: Some of the images in this tutorial are quite large.

How to use the paper selector, gradient selector, pattern selector, weave selector, look selector, nozzle selector in corel painter in the right way. [Remember that all the images below can be clicked on, in order to see them in full scale!] Hello everyone. Its time to learn more about this amazing piece of software, that corel painter really is. This time we will take a look at some very interesting tools in the toolbox. If you are previously are familiar with photoshop, (And lets face it, most people think photoshop is the best program for digital painting. Now lets start out with how to apply these special papers and effects. The other way of using the paper selector is by changing the entire paper that you are drawing on. Next up we have some effects that are treated the same way, in the sense of how you apply them. Then you click on what you want to fill the entire white paper with, and then you have created something nice looking, by just clicking on a button or two. Finally we have the last two options in this section of the toolbox, and that is the look selector and the nozzle selector.

Painter X - Learning Resources - Books, CDs and DVDs Karen Sperling's Artistry Tips and Tricks Newsletter Ever been in the middle of using Painter and had a question come up that you couldn't find the answer to? Those days are gone! Welcome to Artistry Tips and Tricks, a downloadable Acrobat newsletter that answers all your Corel Painter questions. Each month you'll find written tutorials and images about those little snags that you encounter as you work with Painter, but can't figure out how to solve. Don't know what your questions are, but you want to learn to turn photos into paintings in Painter? Subscribe to Artistry Tips and Tricks today! Secrets of Award-Winning Digital Artists, by Jeremy Sutton and Daryl Wise This unique book showcases a collection of almost 50 diverse and beautiful digital artworks—encompassing photographic-based, painterly and graphic imagery. Find out more Don Seegmiller is a teacher and writer. Find out more Find out more | Buy The Techniques of Ryan Church – Volume 1 today

Bob Ross techniques with Painter X? - PainterFactory.com Hi, You'll really need to test a number of brush variants to find one that does what you want. For now, I'll just give you some basic info: For blending, start with the Blenders variants and spend time experimenting, working on a copy of your image saved with a different file name. I'd probably use a larger brush size and maybe lower both Opacity and Bleed quite a bit. Unless you want the current Paper texture to show in the blending strokes, be sure not to select a brush variant that uses a Subcategory option containing the word "Grainy" in its name. Open the Brush Controls' palettes (Window > Brush Controls > Show General will open all Brush Controls palettes in a docked group).In the General palette, you'll find the Subcategory name. if it contains the word "Grainy" you can click the small arrow to the right to expand the drop down list and choose Soft Cover. To explain Resaturation and Bleed: Alternate Method: Welcome to The PainterFactory!

Painter IX.5—Education and Training—Tutorial: Inking for Comics, Cartooning, and Manga in Corel Painter Tutorial Inking for Comics, Cartooning, and Manga in Corel Painter By Jared Hodges Think of the line work in any comic book, newspaper cartoon, or manga you've ever read. In this article, I will share how I use the tools in Corel Painter to ink comics, cartoons, and manga art. Most comics, cartoons, and manga use the same or similar techniques for inking. Purpose for Inking There are several objectives the inker hopes to accomplish when redrafting a piece of work, including clarifying and weighting lines, adding texture and shading, and most importantly, correcting and finalizing the art for black and white printing. Preparing the Sketch for Inking Inking requires source material. Once in Painter, it's helpful to colorize and lighten the sketch so that it doesn't compete with the black inks. Here's what I do: Float the sketch on a layer. I also suggest decreasing the intensity of the colorized sketch. Inking the Sketch Inking demands careful reinterpretation of the original sketch. Tip 1 Tip 2

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