Cover Page: i Half Title Page: i Dedication Page Page: ii Title Page Page: iii Copyright Page Page: iv Contents Page: v Foreword Page: ix Acknowledgements and Contributors Page: xi About the Author Page: xiii Introduction Page: xiv 1 Get Ready Page: xx Fasten Your Seat Belt! Page: 1 System Requirements Page: 1 Computer System Fine-Tuning Page: 2 Wacom Tablet Customization Page: 4 Install Extra Brushes Page: 16 Install Extra Art Materials Page: 20 Install Extra Workspaces Page: 22 Install Extra Templates Page: 23 Set Up Corel Painter 11 Page: 23 2 Brush Guide Page: 34 3 Dive In Page: 71 Get to Know the Brushes Page: 73 Familiarize Yourself with Different Ways to Pick Color Page: 76 Experiment with the Brush Controls Page: 82 Practice Saving Your Own Custom Variants Page: 82 Transform the Abstract into a Still Life Page: 85 Transform the Still Life into a Self-Portrait Page: 86 Have Fun with the Kaleidoscope Page: 88 4 Painting From Photos—Preparation Page: 89 Photography and Painting Page: 91 Imagine and Compose Before You Capture Page: 93 Choose Your Source Photo Page: 94 Enhance Contrast and Saturation (Photoshop) Page: 96 Tune into Your Source Photo Page: 97 Refine Your Composition Page: 98 Determine Size and Resolution Page: 99 Enhance Contrast and Saturation (Painter) Page: 105 Get Rid of Photographic Grain Page: 106 5 Painting From Photos II—Brushwork Page: 106 Setting the Scene Page: 107 Two Themes Page: 107 Three Challenges Page: 108 The Upside Down Option Page: 110 Set Up The “small-BIG” Arrangement Page: 110 Choose Between Many Paths Page: 113 On Your Marks, Get Set… Page: 120 Start Abstract—The “Muck Up” Stage Page: 122 Reveal, Refine, Review and Resolve—The “Four Rs” Stage Page: 124 Repeat the “Four Rs” Cycle Page: 134 Mix It In—Combining Different Versions Together Page: 136 Flatten Page: 140 Next Step Page: 141 6 Painting From Photos III—Completion Page: 141 When is a Painting Finished? Page: 143 Preparation for Printing Page: 144 Post-Print Painting Page: 157 Conclusion Page: 165 7 Going for it with Color! Page: 166 About Color Page: 167 Value Study—Black and White Thumbnail Page: 177 Mid-Tone Color Study—Expressing Tone Through Color Page: 182 Wild Color! Page: 184 Emulate Different Artists’ Styles Page: 186 Practice, Practice and More Practice! Page: 186 8 Collage Portraiture—The Art of Combining Multiple Images into a Portrait Page: 188 Introduction Page: 189 Stage I: Research—Acquire Source Images Page: 192 Stage II: Select and Sort—Choose Primary and Secondary Images Page: 194 Stage III: Define Template Size Page: 198 Stage IV: Digital Techniques—Different Ways to Mix and Blend Imagery Page: 200 Stage V: Combined Media Completion—Post-Print Treatment Page: 218 9 Gallery Page: 219 Introduction Page: 221 I. Portraits from Life Page: 221 II. Painting from Photos Page: 236 III. Collage Portraits Page: 245 Conclusion Page: 262 Appendix Student Gallery Page: 264 Index Page: 288
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