Corel Painter IX is a natural media emulation tool. It allows users to create digital images and artwork that appear to be created with traditional sketch and painting tools. Painter IX has over 400 brushes and 30 mediums to work with. The user can also create their own brushes. Experiment with life-like media such as Digital Water Color and Oils or create sketches from photographs. It s no wonder Painter is considered to be 'the ultimate digital sketching tool'. Join Painter Professional - Dwayne Ferguson as he teaches this award winning program. Work Files are included. To begin learning today, click on a movie topic below.
IntroductionWhat is PainterNew in Painter 9System RequirementsMac and PC ConventionsInterfaceMenusTools PaletteProperty BarLibraries and MoversPreferencesPainter HelpDrawing ToolsUsing a MouseUsing a Digital TabletScanningUnderstanding ColorPhotography and PainterDocumentsWorking with the Canvas
Paper
The Color Palettes
Working with Images
Transforming Images
Rulers and Guides
File Formats
Saving and Exporting
LayersLayers Explained
Layer Menu Options
Create and Delete Layers
Group and Layer Order
Transparency
CustomizationCustom Keys
Customize the Interface
Paper TexturesAdjusting Grain
Custom Paper
Working with ColorHSV and RGBM
Mixing Colors
Color Sets
GradientsStyles and Fills
BrushesProperty Bar
Variants
Brush Tracking
Custom Brushes Pt. 1
Custom Brushes Pt. 2
DrawingSketching in Painter
Pencil
Chalks and Crayons
Scratchboard
Gesture Drawing
PaintingPainting Tools
Artist\ s Oils
Watercolors
Liquid Ink
Airbrush
CloningCloning
Cloner Brushes
Clone Painting
SelectionsSelection Tools
Creating Selections
Combining Selections
Select Menu
Selection Portfolio
ShapesShape Tools
Creating Shapes
Editing Shapes
Transformed Duplicate
Illustrator Compatibility
TextWorking with Text Pt 1
Working with Text Pt 2
Text as Shapes
Text as Art
ScriptsRecord and Playback
Editing Entries
Dynamic LayersBurn and Tear
Bevel
Color Adjustment
Kaleidoscope
Glass Distortion
Liquid Metal Pt 1
Liquid Metal Pt 2
Image HoseControls
Nozzle Libraries
Nozzle from Layers
Masks and ChannelsLayer Masks
Alpha Channels
Saving Selections
EffectsTile and Grid
Blobs
Marbling
Growth Patterns and maze
Effects 2Orientation
Tonal Controls
Lighting and Texture
Screen and Express Texture
Overlay and Dye
Sketch and Distress
Woodcut
Serigraphy
Warp and Focus Effects
Animation and VideoMaking a Frame Stack
Editing Frames
Rotoscoping
Saving Movies
Project: LandscapeSetting Up
Mixing Colors
Sketching
Underpainting
Blending
Finishing
Project: Children s IllustrationScanning in Line Art
Tracing the Scan
Laying Flat Colors
Gradients
Final Artwork
Project: AbstractSetting Up
Collage
Painting
Project: Concept PortraitConcept Art Explained
Character Biography
Sketching the Portrait
Underpainting Flat Colors
Painting Value
Painting Hair
Project: Vector LogoProject Details
Placing Text
Refining Shapes
Beveling
Backdrop
ResourcesWebsites
Magazines
About the AuthorAbout the Author
Wrap UpWrap Up
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