Using Wacom Tablets with Painter

57mIntermediate2015-01-22

Authors

John Derry

Digital painting pioneer and original author of Corel Painter

Course details

A tablet and stylus are crucial to expressive brushwork in digital painting. You can just "plug and play" or, as John Derry shows in this course, you can learn to adjust the software controls, pen-pressure preferences, and keyboard shortcuts to tailor the experience for your painting style. Join him for this quick and focused tutorial on how to integrate a Wacom tablet and stylus with Corel Painter, and learn to maximize the expressive capabilities of your toolset.

Learning objectives
Exploring the six axes of motion
Adjusting pressure sensitivity
Assigning functions to the Touch Ring and stylus buttons
Using tilt, bearing, and barrel rotation to control strokes

Skills covered

PainterWacomCorelDrawingProjectGraphic DesignAnimation and Illustration

Concepts

0. Introduction

01 - Welcome
02 - What you should know before watching this course

1. Why a Pen Tablet Is Crucial for Expressive Brushwork

03 - Explaining the six axes of motion
04 - Finding where Painter controls each of the axes
05 - Preparation for fine-tuning brushstroke expression

2. Adjusting Pressure Sensitivity for Maximum Expressivity

06 - Introduction
07 - Application-wide pressure within Corel Painter
08 - Individualized pressure per brush variant

3. Utilizing Wacom Tablet Preferences to Enhance Workflow

09 - Introduction
10 - Assigning keyboard shortcuts to the ExpressKeys
11 - Assigning functions to the Touch Ring
12 - Assigning functions to the stylus buttons

4. Putting It All Together

13 - Introduction
14 - Utilizing tilt and bearing
15 - Utilizing barrel rotation
16 - But wait . . . there's more

Conclusion

17 - Next steps