Reveal and explore your digital artistic talent with Corel Painter 12, the industry standard for pixel-based drawing and painting. DIGITAL PAINTING FUNDAMENTALS WITH COREL PAINTER 12 provides step-by-step instructions for using the basic features of Painter along with a Wacom graphics tablet. Created for artists by artists, Painter realistically emulates the look of traditional painting and drawing in any style you choose. You'll start with simple sketching exercises to acquire and sharpen essential skills such as eye-hand coordination and drawing what you see. As you develop familiarity with Painter's wide array of brushes and art materials, you'll be introduced to traditional art concepts such as composition, line quality, contrast, and focal points. Projects ranging from still life to portraits and abstract painting will help you practice and master each new skill, and the book is full of images that illustrate every technique as you work. Whether you are a beginner or an experienced artist who wants to apply your skills to the digital medium, this book will help you get the hang of Painter 12's tools and features, as well as hone and perfect your painting and drawing fundamentals, skills that can be applied in any art medium.
Author(s): Rhoda Grossman Draws
Edition: 1
Publisher: Course Technology PTR
Year: 2011
Language: English
Pages: 256
Tags: Библиотека;Компьютерная литература;CorelDRAW;
Cover......Page 1
Contents......Page 7
Introduction......Page 12
Part I: The Basics......Page 18
1 Welcome to Painter 12......Page 20
Getting Acquainted with Painter......Page 22
So Many Choices!......Page 30
Control Yourself......Page 35
What’s Next?......Page 36
2 Draw What You See......Page 38
An Apple a Day......Page 39
Clone College......Page 46
What’s Next?......Page 54
3 Have Another Layer......Page 56
Comfortable Shoes......Page 57
Age of Aquariums......Page 66
What’s Next?......Page 74
4 The Great ‘scape......Page 76
Classic Western......Page 77
Imaginary Landscape......Page 87
What’s Next?......Page 98
5 Be a People Person......Page 100
Warm-Up Pose......Page 101
Face Time......Page 106
Funny Features......Page 114
What’s Next?......Page 117
Part II: Beyond the Basics......Page 118
6 Customize Me!......Page 120
What’s Your Preference?......Page 121
Pals and Libs......Page 124
Brush Controls......Page 129
What’s Next?......Page 138
7 Getting Graphic......Page 140
Just My Type......Page 141
Magazine Logo......Page 143
More Text Tricks......Page 148
What’s Next?......Page 156
8 Drawn from Life......Page 158
Gesture Drawing......Page 159
All Hands on Deck......Page 163
Heads Up......Page 168
What’s Next?......Page 178
9 Fine Art Explorations......Page 180
Water World......Page 181
Abstract Painting......Page 191
What’s Next?......Page 200
10 Special Projects......Page 202
Presidents’ Day Cartoon (by Stewart McKissick)......Page 203
Automated Portraiture......Page 211
When Worlds Kaleid......Page 215
What’s Next?......Page 220
A: Fundamentals and Beyond......Page 222
Pixels versus Vectors......Page 223
Nice Save!......Page 225
Running the Gamuts......Page 226
Take Two Tablets and Call Me in the Morning......Page 228
Use a Shortcut......Page 231
Resources......Page 232
Color Printing......Page 234
Fonts......Page 235
B......Page 236
C......Page 237
E......Page 241
H......Page 242
I......Page 243
L......Page 244
M......Page 245
P......Page 246
Q-R......Page 248
S......Page 249
T......Page 251
W-Z......Page 252
