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   Course Description
Painter 7 is an incredible digital paint program that simulates hand drawing and painting, making it a perfect tool for artists, designers, and animators. VTC author, Rhoda Grossman, will show users how to turn a photo into a watercolor painting, a woodcut portrait, a tile mosaic, and more. This tutorial will teach users several complex features of Painter. It is recommended that users have a working knowledge of Painter 7, or that users have viewed VTC’s Painter 7 tutorial (ISBN #1930519591). More advanced topics include: the new watercolor engine, various cloning tools, and dynamic tools that include glass distortion, kaleidoscope, and liquid metal effect. Users will learn how to create a custom image portfolio, how to animate with Painter, and many other expert-level techniques. To start now, just click on one of the topics below.

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Introduction
  Welcome and Preview Lessons (03:48) T
  Brush Variants (06:40) T
  Art Materials (06:23) T
  Objects Palette (02:46) T
  Brush Controls Pt.1 (02:25) T
  Brush Controls Pt.2 (07:31) T
  Toolbox and Menus (03:33) T
Cloned Portrait
  Prepare Background (03:18) T
  Paint Face and Hair (02:20) T
  Create New Cloner Variant (02:54) T
  Repaint Face and Finish Edges (04:33) T
Face Collage
  Make Custom Image Portfolio (02:37) T
  Arrange and Blend Face Parts (06:54) T
  Use Masks for Blending (04:51) T
  Make Extreme Distortion (04:35) T
Architecture Collage
  Combine Rock Texture and Blur (04:18)
  Add Door Layer/ Mask Edges (03:25)
  Add Arch Layer/ Mask Edges (02:29)
  Add Remaining Layers (05:26)
  Create Title (03:13)
  Adjust Curve/ Add Dynamic Layer (04:26)
Notepaper and Cards
  Party Invitation (03:29)
  Stationery Pt.1 (01:42)
  Stationery Pt.2 (01:15)
  Valentine (04:41)
Dynamic Painting
  Equalize and Kaleidoscope (03:49)
  Liquid Lens Layer (03:55)
  Liquid MetalStrokes (02:56)
  Burn and Tear Effects (04:48)
  Bevel World (01:29)
  Glass Distortion (03:53)
  Finish and Save (01:03)
Layered Still Life
  Draw Pencil Layer (05:26)
  Paint Liquid Ink Pt.1 (04:22)
  Paint Liquid Ink Pt.2 (02:07)
  Add Pen Layers (02:29)
  Add Pen Layers (03:34)
  Add Color Layer (03:43)
Watercolor Painting
  Preliminary Sketch (03:03)
  Delete Unwanted Variants (04:29)
  Delete Unwanted Variants (01:10)
  Make Custom Color Set (02:08)
  Underpainting Pt.1 (01:05)
  Underpainting Pt.2 (02:11)
  Develop Texture (02:34)
  Add Detail (03:11)
  Cleanup Wet and Dry Layers (03:34)
Cartoon from Illustrator File
  Review Vector Tools (03:17)
  Rasterize Vector Image (04:02)
  Create Fill and Outline (02:59)
  Add Detail (04:53)
  Add Texture (03:58)
Childrens Book Cover
  Add School Bus to Dinosaur (04:26)
  Add Hat and Backpack Pt.1 (03:11)
  Add Hat and Backpack Pt.2 (07:47)
  Create Text on a Curve (05:19)
Music CD Cover
  PrepareClipart (02:28)
  Make Custom Nozzle Pt.1 (03:34)
  Make Custom Nozzle Pt. 2 (01:09)
  Spray Nozzle in Layers (02:47)
  Add Title (03:48)
Graphic Portrait
  Apply Woodcut and Serigraphy (03:50)
  Add More Spot Colors (03:26)
  Touch-up Spot Color Layers (04:49)
Mosaic Still Life Part 1
  Make Clone and Begin Tiling Pt.1 (03:50)
  Make Clone and Begin Tiling Pt.2 (03:55)
  Edit Tile Shapes and Colors Pt.1 (03:21)
  Edit Tile Shapes and Colors Pt.2 (02:51)
  Create Mask and Relief (04:03)
Mosaic Still Life Part 2
  Make Clone and Tesselation (03:20)
  Edit Tiles and Add (03:30)
  Experimental Tessellation (04:01)
  Layered Effects (03:14)
Effects Scripts
  Make New Library (03:10)
  Record Effects Sequence (02:37)
  Playback and Edit Script (07:23)
  Record Layer Effects (04:26)
  Edit Layer Effects Script (04:03)
Video Effects
  Apply Woodcut Script Pt.1 (01:45)
  Apply Woodcut Script Pt.2 (06:51)
  Add Color and Texture Pt.1 (02:42)
  Add Color and Texture Pt.2 (01:24)
  Apply Zoom and Neon Script Pt.1 (00:46)
  Apply Zoom and Neon Script Pt.2 (01:44)
  Add Recorded Strokes (04:02)
  Combine Movie Segments Pt.1 (01:46)
  Combine Movie Segments Pt.2 (02:42)
Animating Nozzles
  Make Frame Stack and Add Color (03:59)
  Make Selections in Frames Pt.1 (03:55)
  Make Selections in Frames Pt.2 (04:51)
  Make Selections in Frames Pt.3 (02:10)
  Vary Colors and Make Nozzle Pt.1 (02:57)
  Vary Colors and Make Nozzle Pt.2 (02:29)
  Record and Playback Strokes (04:28)
Rotoscope Animation
  Prepare Frame Stacks Pt.1 (01:38)
  Prepare Frame Stacks Pt.2 (03:32)
  Use Movie as Clone Source Pt.1 (01:50)
  Use Movie as Clone Source Pt.2 (02:06)
  Use Movie as Clone Source Pt.3 (01:10)
  Add Color to Source Movie (02:47)
  Paint with Cloner Variant Pt.1 (03:16)
  Paint with Cloner Variant Pt.2 (00:45)
Animating Filter Effects
  Apply Photoshop (04:47)
  Make Frame Stack Pt.1 (01:19)
  Make Frame Stack Pt.2 (02:38)
  Create Variations with Scripts (02:50)
  Animate Brush Strokes (04:26)
  Animate Brush Strokes (02:12)
  Playback Recorded Stroke Pt.1 (04:01)
  Playback Recorded Stroke Pt.2 (02:30)
  Combine Movie Segments (02:58)
Cookie Company Graphics
  Prepare Cookie Portfolio (07:06)
  Create Pattern (05:34)
  Pattern Fills and Emboss Pt.1 (03:40)
  Pattern Fills and Emboss Pt.2 (02:09)
  Develop Logotype Pt.1 (04:36)
  Develop Logotype Pt.2 (03:10)
  Develop Logotype Pt.3 (03:20)