Painter 11 for photographers : creating painterly images step by step / Martin Addison.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Addison, Martin.

Contributor:

Safari, an O'Reilly Media Company.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Corel Painter.

Photography--Data processing.

Photography.

Computer graphics.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (357 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Oxford ; Boston : Focal Press, 2009.

Language Note:

English

System Details:

text file

Summary:

Whether you are new to Painter or a seasoned pro wanting to take your digital art to the next level, this inspirational book and DVD package will show you how to get the most out of Corel's powerful painting software. Starting with the basics and moving on to cover brushes, textures, cloning, toning and other effects, Martin Addison will help you master the tools and features needed to transform your photographs into stunning works of art. Over 2 hours of video tutorials and clear, step-by-step examples take you through the techniques in a no-nonsense manner, with all images provided on the accompanying DVD so you can learn by doing. Packed with beautiful images to illustrate what can be achieved with the right skills and know-how, Painter XI For Photographers will inspire you to get creative with your personal or commercial photographs.

Contents:

Front Cover; Painter 11 for Photographers; Copyright Page; Contents; Foreword; Introduction; Where can I get help?; Acknowledgements; Chapter 1: Getting started in Painter 11; The Painter 11 workspace; Default view; Toolbox; Opening a picture in Painter; Brush Selector; Picking a color from the Colors palette; Properties bar; Correcting mistakes; Moving around the picture; Rotating the canvas; Normal view; Full Screen view; Keyboard shortcuts for the screen; Using and organizing palettes; Creating custom palettes; Palette menu; Brush Creator; Using a graphic tablet; Saving images

Brush default settingsSetting up preferences; Preferences - General; Preferences - Operating System; Preferences - Undo; Preferences - Customize Keys; Customize workspace; Photoshop - Painter 11; Terminology and usage; File compatibility; Tools; Some useful keyboards shortcuts in Painter 11; Chapter 2: First steps in cloning; Basic cloning techniques; Tracing paper; Auto-Painting; Underpainting palette; Auto-Painting palette; Restoration palette; Auto-Painting - Tough Guy?; Soft cloning; Camel Impasto clone; Impressionist clone; An introduction to Paper Grain; Creating texture

'Real' WatercolorPastel flower; Chapter 3: Choosing brushes; Selecting brushes in Painter 11; First select the category; Understanding the shape; Now for the texture; Blenders for smoothing and mixing; Acrylics; Airbrushes; Art Pen; Artists; Artists Oils; Blenders; Calligraphy; Chalk; Charcoal; Cloners; Colored Pencils; Conte; Crayons; Digital Watercolor; Distortion; Erasers; F-X; Felt Pens; Gouache; Image Hoze; Impasto; Liquid Ink; Markers; Oil Pastels; Oils; Palette Knives; Pastels; Pattern Pens; Pencils; Pens; Photo; RealBristle; Smart Stroke; Sponges; Sumi-e; Tinting; Watercolor

Chapter 4: Customizing brushesThe Brush Creator; General palette - dab types; General palette - dab types 1; General palette - dab types 2; General palette - Method; General palette - subcategory; General palette - grain; Spacing palette; Angle palette; Well palette; Random palette; Watercolor or Digital Watercolor?; Watercolor explained; Watercolor layers; Water: Wetness; Water: Dry rate; Water: Diffuse amount; Water: Wind force; Water: other controls; The Randomizer; The Transposer; Creating a captured dab; Saving brush variants; Making a new brush category; Chapter 5: Paper textures

What are paper textures?Paper scale; Paper contrast; Paper brightness; Using extra paper libraries; Creating your own paper texture; Using paper textures for creating pictures; Using paper textures for stamping; Applying surface textures; Using: Paper; Applying paper textures to a layer; Chapter 6: Layers and montage; The Layers palette; Active layer; Layer visibility; Canvas; Making new layers; Renaming a layer; Deleting layers; Merging and flattening layers; Layer compatibility; Grouping layers; Layer masks; Duplicating layers; Locking a layer; Preserve Transparency; Layer opacity

Layer Composite Depth

Notes:

Includes index.

OCLC-licensed vendor bibliographic record.

ISBN:

9786612285707

9781136100215

1136100210

9781136100222

1136100229

9781282285705

128228570X

9780080927077

0080927076

OCLC:

311787619