Lynda.COM Corel Painter 11: Mastering Brushes

Author:
John Derry

Duration:
04h 53m

Released on:
1/28/2010

Exercise files:
Yes

Software works on:
Windows only

Corel Painter 11: Mastering Brushes takes a deep look into the variety of mark-making tools found within Corel Painter, a software application that allows you to create painterly images that look like they were made with natural (non-computerized) painting media. Through a comprehensive demonstration of different brushes, Corel Painter guru John Derry shows how to adjust multiple variants to achieve desired results. Just like an artist who holds a paintbrush or piece of chalk at a particular angle to create a specific mark, John demonstrates with both live action and within the application how to modify brush variants for maximum expressive impact. From bristle media to ink media, watercolor to utility media, he explains how to get the most out of this drawing and painting application. Exercise files accompany this course.
Topics include:

    Comparing real-world brush behavior with brushes in Painter
    Saving a brush variant for future use
    Using loaded brushes
    Using sponges and modifying captured dabs
    Drawing with pastels and chalk
    Painting with the traditional watercolor brushes
    Packaging brushes for distribution




Introduction
Introduction           01m 00s
Using the exercise files           01m 02s

1. Brush Engine Terminology
Defining categories and variants           02m 14s
Understanding dabs           03m 35s
Manipulating grain           05m 34s
Defining brush stroke methods and subcategories           04m 15s
Modifying stroke behavior with Expression           02m 37s
Cloning images           04m 16s

2. Two Methods of Control: The Brush Controls Palette vs. the Brush Creator
Understanding the anatomy of a variant           05m 10s
Modifying a brush with the Brush Creator           04m 16s
Modifying a brush with the Brush Control palette           04m 37s
Which is best?           01m 47s
Setting up a stroke testing palette           06m 03s
Manipulating pressure adjustments           04m 37s
Saving a brush variant           02m 29s

3. Bristle Media
Bristle Media in action           03m 55s
Painting with acrylics           05m 35s
Painting with gouache           06m 37s
Modifying resaturation and bleed with oils           08m 06s
Painting with Artists' Oils           06m 52s
Modifying the bearing expression with palette knives           05m 59s
Using RealBristle brushes           03m 23s
Painting with impasto           08m 05s
Using loaded brushes           04m 12s

4. Utility Media
Utility Media in action           02m 43s
Painting with airbrushes           08m 50s
Using an eraser as a mark-making tool           03m 44s
Using blenders           05m 34s
Using cloners           07m 07s
Distorting an image with the Distortion brush           07m 15s
Simulating artist brush styles with the Artist category           06m 29s
Making common photo adjustments with the Photo category           01m 51s
Using sponges and modifying captured dabs           08m 04s
Using FX brushes           05m 53s
Painting with pattern pens           06m 45s
Painting with the image hose           05m 07s

5. Dry Media
Dry Media in action           02m 53s
Drawing with pencils and colored pencils           07m 37s
Painting with chalk and using directional paper grain           08m 16s
Painting with pastels           06m 19s
Drawing with crayons           02m 24s

6. Ink Media
Ink Media in action           02m 46s
Configuring the Leaky Pen           05m 00s
Drawing with calligraphy pens           06m 12s
Using felt pens and markers           04m 38s
Exploring surface tension with liquid ink           07m 40s

7. Watercolor Media
Watercolor in action           03m 24s
Painting with digital watercolor brushes           05m 25s
Painting with the traditional watercolor brushes           08m 28s
Painting with the Tinting brush           05m 50s

8. An Approach to Expressive Brush Design
Selecting and modifying an existing variant           06m 13s
Adjusting the color behavior of the new variant           04m 00s
Fine tuning and naming the new variant           08m 07s

9. Customized Brush Library Organization
Creating a new category and copying variants into it           06m 25s
Packaging brushes for distribution           07m 54s
Pruning a library           04m 09s
Understanding the Master Brush Library and the User Brush Library           04m 01s

Conclusion
Goodbye           00m 24s