Painter 2019 Essential Training

Course details

Join digital painting pioneer John Derry as he teaches basic and advanced creative techniques in Corel Painter 2019 that can get beginners up and running. John helps to acquaint you with the brand-new Painter interface as he steps through the creation of five travel posters. Along the way, he shines a spotlight on some of the hidden gems in the 2019 version of the software. Discover how to use tools like custom palettes and layouts to curate your work environment, how to adjust brushes for maximum performance, and how to approach illustrating using the Scratchboard tool. In addition, John shows how to create depth in your work by painting on layers. To wrap up, he goes over safety nets that can help you minimize unwanted accidents and demonstrates how to troubleshoot when a brush won't paint.

Learning objectives
Working with a pen tablet
Navigating the redesigned Painter interface
Creating custom palettes
Customizing your work environment
Adjusting brushes for maximum performance
Illustrating with the Scratchboard tool
Expressing a gradient in a photo
Creating graphic stamp art
Painting on layers to add depth
Resetting brush properties

Concepts

0. Introduction

01 - Get creative with Painter 2019
02 - What s new in Painter 2019
03 - Back to the basics

1. Painting on the Computer

04 - Working with a pen tablet
05 - Installing custom content

2. Navigating Painter

06 - Exploring the redesigned interface
07 - Using the Welcome screen
08 - The tool palette and property bar
09 - Working with brush selection
10 - Navigating Painter
11 - Getting help with hints

3. Customizing Your Work Environment

12 - Setting preferences
13 - Organizing with palette drawers
14 - Creating custom palettes
15 - Customizing keyboard shortcuts
16 - Working with workspaces
17 - Organizing with layouts

4. Adjusting Brushes for Maximum Performance

18 - Tailoring brush response with spacing
19 - Adjusting sensitivity with pressure calibration
20 - Adjusting sensitivity with velocity calibration
21 - Smoothing brush precision with damping

5. Illustrating with the Scratchboard Tool

22 - Drawing from a source image
23 - Painting on an undercolor layer
24 - Fitting art into a composition
25 - Adding a background
26 - Adding text to the Sonoma poster
27 - Converting text to shapes for editing
28 - Enhancing with final touches

6. Altering a Photo with the Woodcut filter

29 - Pre-simplifying a photo with the Smart Blur filter
30 - Applying the Woodcut filter
31 - Stylizing with Glass Distortion
32 - Adding text to the San Francisco poster
33 - Converting text to shapes for embellishment
34 - Fading the background for readability

7. Expressing a Gradient in a Photo

35 - What it means to express a gradient
36 - Replacing the sky
37 - Working with the Express Gradient filter
38 - Working with text in the Morro Bay poster

8. Painting on Layers to Add Depth

39 - Overview of stacked layers
40 - Creating a set of stacked layers
41 - Creating background layers
42 - Isolating paint on individual layers
43 - Creating depth by varying saturation
44 - Modifying with Glass Distortion
45 - Adding text to the Wildflower poster

9. Creating Graphic Stamp Art

46 - Extracting source art from a photo
47 - Distressing the art
48 - Overview of the Stamp brush
49 - Creating the Stamp brush
50 - Applying the Stamp brush
51 - Underpainting the Stamp art
52 - Adding a background gradient
53 - Embellishing the artwork
54 - Adding text to the Monarch poster

10. Safety Nets and Troubleshooting

55 - Identifying safety nets
56 - Resetting brush properties
57 - Restoring a workspace
58 - Troubleshooting when a brush won't paint

Conclusion

59 - Next steps