Secrets of Corel Painter Experts: Tips, Techniques, and Insights for Users of All Abilities

337 Pages·2010·30.3 MB·English

by  Daryl Wise

Secrets of Corel® Painter™ Experts:
Tips, Techniques, and Insights
for Users of All Abilities
Daryl Wise and Linda Hellfritsch
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Dedicated to the memory of Tom Hedges.
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From Daryl Wise
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m I would like to acknowledge the following individuals who helped make this book
possible. First, I need to sincerely thank the creative, passionate, and talented artists
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track. She worked long hours to make everything “just right.” Her graphics and art
o background combined with her creative eye for style gave the book its “pop.” And
her mastery of the English language made the book easy to read and understand.
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k Thank you to my friends and colleagues at Fractal Design and those I met while
c working for the company. Because of Painter, I have been fortunate to cross paths
A with so many interesting and creative people! Although they are no longer with us,
I want to acknowledge Bob Lansdon and Karena Vance—I cherish the time I spent
with them.
Also, I want to thank the team from Cengage Learning who steered us in the right
direction throughout the entire book-writing process: acquisitions editor, Heather
Hurley; project and copy editor, Karen Gill; layout tech, Shawn Morningstar; proof-
reader, Gene Redding; indexer, Kelly Talbot; and DVD creator, Brandon Penticuff.
Thank you to Corel Painter’s product manager, Rob MacDonald, and Steve Szoczei,
our tech editor.
And of course, thanks to Mark Zimmer and Tom Hedges for creating an amazing
product! I was fortunate to have worked at Fractal Design for years, and as anyone
who worked on Painter will tell you, “It was a heck of a ride!” Painter gave me my
professional start in public relations and marketing, and more importantly, my launch
into the computer graphics community. I am sorry though that my good friend,
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insights contained in these pages. Each of you has generously contributed a great deal
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of time, effort, and patience to prepare answers to our questions, write tutorials, and
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make screen shots to illustrate your techniques. Through your words, I feel as if I have
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come to know each of you in a personal way, and I have thoroughly enjoyed myself
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Thank you to my close friend Daryl for inviting me to coauthor this book. Your pas-
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sion for digital art, along with your unwavering vision, has been a motivating force in
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making this book a reality. I am thrilled to be a part of this with you.
Thank you to Karen Gill, the best editor in the world. I am deeply grateful for all that
I have learned from you. Thank you for your continued patience with all my ques-
tions as I learned the ropes. Working with you has been an absolute joy! Thanks, too,
to the rest of the team at Cengage Learning for believing in this project, and to Steve
Szoczei, at Corel, for his technical supervision.
Thank you to Jesse DeRooy, my wonderful, fun friend. Your advice and support have
been invaluable to my understanding of the book-writing process.
To my family and friends, thank you for the continuing encouragement and support
that you have provided over the many months that this book has taken to complete.
You have kept me smiling and forced me to take much-needed breaks from working
at the computer. And a very special thank you to Tanner for bringing me dinners at
my computer, giving me shoulder rubs as I worked, and for taking the awesome pic-
ture of Daryl and me.
Tom Hedges, will not see this book. I know he would have really liked it!
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Chapter 1: Andreas Rocha Chapter 2: Waheed Nasir
About the Artist 1 About the Artist 21
Artist’s Statement 1 Artist’s Statement 21
Influences 1 Influences 21
Techniques 2 Techniques 22
Step-by-Step Tutorial: Step-by-Step Tutorial:
Quick Concepts with Painter 2 “Those Gloomy Hours” 22
Insights 6 Insights 27
The Creative Process 6 The Creative Process 27
Favorite Features 6 Favorite Features 27
Customizable Tools 6 Timesaving Tips 27
Timesaving Tips 6 Finished Work 28
Finished Work 7 Q&A 28
Q&A 7 Resources 29
Resources 8 On the DVD 29
On the DVD 8 Links 29
Links 8 Gallery 30
Gallery 9
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Chapter 3: Richard Swiatlowski Chapter 4: Song Yang
About the Artist 41 About the Artist 57
Artist’s Statement 41 Artist’s Statement 57
Influences 41 Influences 57
Techniques 42 Techniques 58
Step-by-Step Tutorial: “A New York Minute” Step-by-Step Tutorial:
Photo Collage in Photoshop 42 Character Painting 58
Step-by-Step Tutorial: Using Paper Insights 60
Textures to Build Up Depth and Richness 44
The Creative Process 60
Insights 46
Favorite Features 60
The Creative Process 46
Customizable Tools 60
Favorite Features 46
Finished Work 60
Finished Work 46
Q&A 60
Q&A 47
Resources 61
Resources 47
On the DVD 61
On the DVD 47
Links 61
Links 47
Gallery 62
Gallery 48
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Chapter 5: Aileen Strauch Chapter 6: Wonman Kim
About the Artist 75 About the Artist 91
Artist’s Statement 75 Artist’s Statement 91
Influences 75 Influences 91
Techniques 76 Techniques 92
Step-by-Step Tutorial: Step-by-Step Tutorial:
Manga Character Illustration Techniques 76 “Samurai War” 92
Insights 83 Insights 102
The Creative Process 83 The Creative Process 102
Favorite Features 83 Favorite Features 102
Customizable Tools 83 Customizable Tools 102
Timesaving Tips 83 Finished Work 102
Finished Work 83 Q&A 103
Q&A 84 Resources 103
Resources 85 On the DVD 103
On the DVD 85 Links 103
Links 85 Gallery 104
Gallery 86
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Chapter 7: Brian Haberlin Chapter 8: Benjamin
About the Artist 111 About the Artist 127
Artist’s Statement 111 Artist’s Statement 127
Influences 111 Influences 127
Techniques 112 Techniques 128
Step-by-Step Tutorial: Step-by-Step Tutorial:
Create a Pattern Brush… The Creation Process of an Image 128
“The Spawn Way!” 112
Insights 132
Step-by-Step Tutorial:
The Creative Process 132
Creating Natural Pattern Pens 115
Favorite Features 132
Insights 117
Timesaving Tips 133
The Creative Process 117
Finished Work 134
Favorite Features 117
Q&A 134
Customizable Tools 117
Resources 135
Timesaving Tips 118
On the DVD 135
Finished Work 118
Links 135
Q&A 118
Gallery 136
Resources 119
On the DVD 119
Links 119
Gallery 120
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