Painter 11 Essential Training
by John Derry
$ 49.95
  • 8.39 hrs
  •  EN
  • 92 lessons

In Painter 11 Essential Training, John Derry, one of the original Painter authors, demonstrates basic and advanced creative techniques that can get beginners up and running. He also shows old hands the new features that can get a creative vision out of the head and onto the canvas. John demonstrates how to establish an easy workflow in Painter by using a Wacom tablet, and he explains how to create, edit, and publish projects. Exercise files accompany the course. Download the Painter/Photoshop Consistent Color Management PDF and the Brush Troubleshooting Checklist PDF from the Exercise Files tab.
Course Painter 11 Essential Training
Author John Derry
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Release Date 2009-07-24
Duration 8.39 hrs / 92 tutorials
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Price $ 49.95
Retail price $ 99.95
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1. Painting on the Computer
What Painter can do 01:15
Let's paint! 02:30
2. File Basics
Starting Painter for the first time 06:39
Creating, opening, and saving files 04:52
Sizing image resolution for output 06:16
Extending the canvas 02:36
Creating and using templates 02:53
3. Painter's Interface
Navigating Painter 08:46
Rotating the canvas 03:03
Using the Tool palette and Property bar 06:41
Understanding Tool palette selectors 08:58
The Brush Selector bar: an art store in a palette 04:02
Configuring palettes 06:16
4. Color Your World
Accessing and controlling color with the Color palette 08:27
Mixing color in the Mixer palette 10:41
Color sets: choose 'n' use color 09:29
5. The Wacom Tablet: A Must-Have Item
Understanding the six axes of motion 03:19
Introducing tablets: Intuos3 and Intuos4 08:06
Introducing tablets: Cintiq 07:49
Customizing your Wacom tablet: part 1 04:57
Customizing your Wacom tablet: part 2 09:25
Maximizing your tablet's pressure response 03:37
6. Selection
Understanding the selection tools 02:16
Making selections using the Lasso tool 03:20
Making polygonal selections 02:51
Making selections using the Magic Wand tool 06:29
7. Layers
Understanding layers 08:01
Using the Preserve Transparency control 02:50
Using the Pick Up Underlying Color control 04:36
Resizing and rotating layers using the Transform tool 05:45
Making selections using channels 04:23
Working with layer masks 09:52
Adding text 07:07
8. The Brush Creator
Understanding the Brush Creator workspace 06:11
Exploring brush properties using the Randomizer 08:15
Exploring brush properties using the Transposer 04:45
Using the Stroke Designer to create custom brushes 09:39
Managing brush variants 08:50
9. Brush Mechanics
Adjusting brush size: three techniques 03:03
Fine-tuning your stroke in the Brush Controls palette 05:12
Working with texture-aware media 08:59
Painting with Artists' Oils brushes 10:45
Painting with RealBristle brushes 03:39
Working with hard media 04:57
Painting with markers 01:49
10. The Image Hose
Understanding the Image Hose 03:26
Controlling the Image Hose 08:32
Creating a nozzle file 08:23
Doodling 00:43
Creating outline sketches utilizing the conceptual squint 02:38
12. Cloning Techniques
Understanding cloning 03:01
Tracing a clone's source using Tracing Paper 03:27
Painting a cloned image 05:55
Creating a Quick Clone 02:46
In-document cloning 02:19
13. Visual Vocabularies of Painting with a Photograph
Understanding the vocabularies of paint photography 08:51
You must destroy detail 06:20
Focusing on the subject 04:01
Adapting color in a photograph for photo painting 06:39
14. The Photo-Painting Palettes
Under-painting 06:26
Auto-painting 05:25
Using manual controls for auto-painting 11:53
Restoring detail using the Restoration palette 04:32
15. Nondestructive Layer Painting
The photo as wet oil paint 06:47
Cloning the canvas and building detail with multiple layers 11:57
16. Effects
Applying surface texture 06:53
Matching the color palette between two images 04:10
Marbling 09:27
Exploring the Growth effect 05:27
17. Animation: Let's Make Movies
Understanding frame-by-frame animation 02:09
Creating an animation with onion-skinning 11:51
Using a movie clone source 11:10
18. Painter and Photoshop
Using each application for its strengths 04:24
Working with Photoshop's PSD file format in Painter and Photoshop 04:52
Configuring color management 08:31
19. Customizing Painter
Setting preferences 07:37
Customizing keyboard shortcuts 05:05
Saving and restoring palette layouts 04:03
Creating custom palettes 03:36
Accessing favorite brushes using the Tracker palette 05:55
Organizing custom workspaces 07:09
20. Working with a Safety Net
Undo, undo, undo 03:33
Painting on layers 01:57
Save often, save early 02:47
21. When Things Go Wrong
Resetting brushes: Painter's panic button 02:00
Resetting workspaces with the Shift key restart 06:12
Troubleshooting brushes with the brush checklist 01:55
Conclusion
Goodbye 00:16

 
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