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   Course Description
Painter 5 is a digital painting resource that simulates hand drawing and painting. Painter 5 is the perfect tool for artists, designers, and animators. Aimed at those already fairly experienced with Painter 5, this Virtual Training Company tutorial is full of tips and techniques to help you increase your knowledge of Painter 5. Author Steve Campbell teaches you techniques that will spark your creativity, such as GIF and Pulse animation, casting shadows, building brushes and many other exciting and creative capabilities beyond the basics of Painter 5. Start learning some of the more fun aspects now by clicking below on a topic of your choice.

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Animating with Frame Stacks
  GIF Animation - Setting Up (08:23)
  GIF Animation - Creating a Script (09:15)
  Stroke Animation (11:17)
Pulse Animation Using Floaters
  Pulse Animation - Creating the Frame Stack (07:27)
  Pulse Animation - Tweaking the Shape Floaters (06:59)
  Pulse Animation - Applying Filters (06:33)
Masks & Selections in Frames
  Animating Using Selections (06:19)
  Painting into Selections (06:27)
  Persistence of Vision (05:51)
Creating a Running Mask
  The Remembered Selection Trick (12:52)
  Using GIFBuilder (04:30)
Scaling Files Using Cloning
  Using Multi-Point Cloning (04:11)
  Applying Effects (07:04)
Assn. of Alternative Newspapers Project
  Tracing Paper/Constructing Layers (07:05)
  Floaters & Composite Methods (07:16)
  Masking Effects (06:28)
  Controlling Mask/Canvas Interactions (02:18)
  Final Touches (08:41)
Working with Photoshop and Illustrator
  Rasterizing Illustrator Art (06:58)
  Saving Illustrator Paths in Photoshop (07:05)
Color Sets and Cloning
  Reusing Color Schemes (05:39)
  Cloning Interim Copies (03:56)
Creative Drop Shadows
  Creating a Glow (07:43)
  Making a Cast Shadow (02:46)
Cloning with Image Hose
  Making a Nozzle (08:52)
  Hosing the Image (07:29)
Text Object Abuse Using Plug-in Floaters
  Incinerate Text with &Burn& (05:30)
  3D Effect with &Burn& (02:58)
  Ripping up Text with &Tear& (07:24)
  Melted Text Part 1 (01:05)
  Melted Text Part 2 (03:22)
Bevel World
  Using the Bevel World (08:49)
  Scythe Bevel - Layering Shapes (09:43)
  Scythe Bevel - Text (05:01)
Floater Mask Transparency
  About Floater Masks (06:05)
  AutoMask and Image Luminance (08:49)
Stupid Clone Tricks
  Super Clone Collage (05:51)
Building Painter Brushes
  Introduction (07:33)
  Brush Control Palette (03:11)
  Size Settings (06:20)
  Spacing, Size & Angle (07:33)
  Spacing, Dab Shape & Well Controls (07:57)
  Sliders Palette (05:49)
Bristles and Rakes
  Breaking up the Brush Dab (05:58)
  Controlling Bristle Characteristics (05:30)
  Working with Captured Dabs (07:12)
  Multiplying the Dab (05:12)
  Multiplying the Dab 2 (07:22)
Canvas and Color
  Basic Brush Methods (06:04)
  Subcategories Modifying Parent Methods (06:44)
  Wet Layer Brush Method (06:25)
  Cloning Brushes (09:08)
Painter Brush Anatomy
  Brush Anatomy 1 (07:03)
  Brush Anatomy 2 (08:28)
  Brush Anatomy 3 (09:38)
Pattern Brushes
  Captured Dabs (07:54)
  Dabs with Repeating Patterns (06:56)
  Repeating Pattern Brushes (05:59)