Corel Painter Basics & Tools - Tutorials for Beginners
Get started learning Corel Painter with these beginner tutorials and essential techniques every new user should know.
Fun with Paper Texture in Corel Painter
Paper texture is one of the many ways you can enhance an image. Paper texture can add interest, additional texture or stand alone as visual delight. In this exercise we are going to learn how to create a paper texture from an image and then to reveal it on the Canvas Layer in Corel Painter.
Paper texture is one of the many ways you can enhance an image. Paper texture can add interest, additional texture or stand alone as visual delight. In this exercise we are going to learn how to create a paper texture from an image and then to reveal it on the Canvas Layer in Corel Painter.
Experimenting with Layers in Corel Painter
Painter has many tools that can serve to enhance your creative process. One of the most interesting ways to add a dramatic effect to a portrait is to experiment with layers. Layers are a powerful way of communicating just the right message you want to convey.
Painter has many tools that can serve to enhance your creative process. One of the most interesting ways to add a dramatic effect to a portrait is to experiment with layers. Layers are a powerful way of communicating just the right message you want to convey.
Creating a Custom Workspace Palette in Corel Painter X
Corel Painter is making it easier and easier for us to organize our workspace efficiently. One of the best ways is to create your own Custom Palette! Custom Palettes give you the freedom to work in your own style by selecting the tools you need for your project.
Corel Painter is making it easier and easier for us to organize our workspace efficiently. One of the best ways is to create your own Custom Palette! Custom Palettes give you the freedom to work in your own style by selecting the tools you need for your project.
Creating Brushes in Corel Painter IX
A tutorial on adding new brush categories and saving brushes by Dave Nagel.
A tutorial on adding new brush categories and saving brushes by Dave Nagel.
Accurate and Quick Canvas Size Reduction
"Since it's not possible in Painter 7 to enter a minus value in Canvas Size dialog box to reduce the Canvas size accurately, and using the Crop tool can be innacurate, here's an alternate method that's quick and accurate."
"Since it's not possible in Painter 7 to enter a minus value in Canvas Size dialog box to reduce the Canvas size accurately, and using the Crop tool can be innacurate, here's an alternate method that's quick and accurate."
Creating a Shape
How to create a closed shape using the lasso tool in Painter 5, 6, or 7.
How to create a closed shape using the lasso tool in Painter 5, 6, or 7.
Downloading-Organizing .XML Brush Variant Files
Answers to common questions about how to download the .XML Brush Variant files and where to place them.
Answers to common questions about how to download the .XML Brush Variant files and where to place them.
Drawing and Capturing a Brush
Draw & capture a brush, then create a new brush category in Painter 5/5.5, Painter 6, or Painter 7.
Draw & capture a brush, then create a new brush category in Painter 5/5.5, Painter 6, or Painter 7.
Image Hose Creation
Learn how to create custom image hose nozzles in Painter 5.
Learn how to create custom image hose nozzles in Painter 5.
Lower Left Image Window Icons
Descriptions of the 3 icons and zoom slider in the lower left corner of Painter 7's image windows.
Descriptions of the 3 icons and zoom slider in the lower left corner of Painter 7's image windows.
Painter 7 Water Color Demonstrations
From the author: Here begins a collection of Painter 7 Water Color Demonstrations, designed to inform and encourage Painter 7 users who want to make the most of this new Water Color technology, including both the brushes themselves and other capabilities introduced in Painter 7.
From the author: Here begins a collection of Painter 7 Water Color Demonstrations, designed to inform and encourage Painter 7 users who want to make the most of this new Water Color technology, including both the brushes themselves and other capabilities introduced in Painter 7.
Pen Tool - Bezier Curves
How to trace a curve and use the shape selection tool in Painter 5, 6, or 7.
How to trace a curve and use the shape selection tool in Painter 5, 6, or 7.
Resampling to a Higher Resolution and Size
Explanations and examples of increasing resolution in Painter.
Explanations and examples of increasing resolution in Painter.
Tools Palette Shortcut Keys
Painter 7 letter keys to activate the tools palette icons (also for earlier versions).
Painter 7 letter keys to activate the tools palette icons (also for earlier versions).