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Corel Painter 8 is a natural media emulation tool. It allows users to create digital images and artwork that appear to be created with traditional sketch and painting tools. Painter 8 has over 400 brushes and 30 mediums to work with. The user can also create their own brushes. Experiment with life-like media such as Digital Water Color or create sketches from photographs. It\'s no wonder Painter is considered to be \"the ultimate digital sketching tool\". Join Painter Professional - Rhoda Grossman as she teaches every aspect, feature and palette of this award winning program. To begin learning today, click on a movie topic below.

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Introduction
  Welcome (01:28)
  What is Painter? (04:17)
  New in Version 8? (04:42)
  Interface Basics (05:07)
  Document Basics (05:13)
  Preferences (05:37)
Workspace
  Tools Palette pt. 1 (03:27)
  Tools Palette pt. 2 (05:30)
  Property Bar (04:46)
  Brush Selector Bar (02:16)
  Tracker Palette (03:27)
  Color Palettes pt. 1 (02:52)
  Color Palettes pt. 2 (05:12)
  Color Palettes pt. 3 (05:25)
  Other Palettes (05:36)
  Libraries & Movers (04:45)
  Menu Commands (04:25)
Brush Basics
  What Brushes Do (03:13)
  Property Bar Controls (04:58)
  Simple Dab & Stroke Types (03:05)
  Method & Subcategory pt. 1 (02:49)
  Method & Subcategory pt. 2 (01:55)
  Spacing/Angle & Expression (03:31)
  Bristle & Rake Controls (04:44)
  Well Controls & Jitter (03:20)
Complex Brushes
  Impasto (03:21)
  Airbrushes pt. 1 (04:18)
  Airbrushes pt. 2 (03:03)
  Water Color Layer pt. 1 (04:47)
  Water Color Layer pt. 2 (04:15)
  Water Color Layer pt. 3 (03:37)
  Liquid Ink Layer (06:16)
  F-X Brushes (04:03)
Managing Brushes
  Brush Creator: Randomizer (03:59)
  Brush Creator: Transposer (03:15)
  Custom Variants (04:06)
  Captured Dabs (02:40)
  Brush Libraries (05:29)
  Brush Looks (02:52)
  Recording Strokes (02:45)
Image Hose
  Image Hose Controls (07:08)
  Nozzle Libraries pt. 1 (05:49)
  Nozzle Libraries pt. 2 (04:25)
  Make Nozzle from Layers (03:22)
  Make Nozzle from Movie (03:47)
Paper Textures
  Paper Basics (05:48)
  Grain Adjustments (03:00)
  Make & Capture Paper (04:42)
Gradients
  Gradient Styles & Fills (04:29)
  Gradient Brushes (04:03)
  Edit & Create Gradients (04:15)
Patterns & Weaves
  Palettes & Libraries (06:10)
  Pattern Brushes (03:40)
  Pattern as Clone Source (04:30)
  Create Seamless Pattern pt. 1 (06:17)
  Create Seamless Pattern pt. 2 (02:11)
  Make Fractal Pattern (03:50)
  Working with Weaves (03:06)
Cloning
  Cloning Basics (03:38)
  Cloner Brushes (06:34)
  Clone Color Option (04:52)
  Change Clone Source (02:53)
  Offset & Multi-Point Cloning (04:54)
  Perspective Tiling & Patterns (03:40)
Effects
  Orientation (03:29)
  Tonal Controls pt. 1 (03:41)
  Tonal Controls pt. 2 (04:00)
  Lighting & Surface Texture (03:35)
  Apply Screen & Express Texture (02:48)
  Overlay & Dye Concentration (03:45)
  Sketch & Distress (03:19)
  Woodcut (03:55)
  Serigraphy (04:16)
  Warp & Focus Effects (05:02)
Effects: Esoterica
  Tile & Grid (02:36)
  Blobs (03:34)
  Apply Marbling (04:05)
  Growth Patterns & Maze (03:06)
  Place Elements (05:38)
  Pop Art & Auto Clone (06:53)
Selection Techniques
  Creating Selections (05:15)
  Combining Selections (04:37)
  Select Menu (05:13)
  Selection Portfolio (05:23)
Layer Basics
  Layer Types (05:16)
  Managing Layers (04:13)
  Layer Menu Options (03:18)
  Image Portfolio (03:26)
  Composite Methods (04:13)
  Drop Shadow & Align (06:10)
  Photoshop Compatibility (04:05)
Masks & Channels
  Layer Mask Basics (02:37)
  Alpha Channels (04:45)
Dynamic Layers
  Burn & Tear (02:25)
  Bevel World (03:20)
  Color Adjustment (03:20)
  Kaleidoscope (03:38)
  Dynamic Distortion (03:04)
  Liquid Metal (03:19)
Shapes
  Creating Shapes (03:10)
  Editing Shapes (03:38)
  Transform & Blend (05:30)
  Illustrator Compatibility (06:04)
Text
  Creating Text (02:23)
  Applying Effects (02:40)
  Text as Shapes (03:36)
Scripts
  Record & Playback (05:50)
  Editing Script Entries (03:24)
  Session & Effects Scripts (03:39)
Animation & Video
  Making a Frame Stack (04:58)
  Editing Frames (03:16)
  Apply Strokes & Scripts (05:13)
  Rotoscope Technique (07:18)
  Saving Movies (05:11)
Productivity
  Rulers/Guides/Grids (04:50)
  Image Size & Canvas Size (02:11)
  Kodak Color Management (02:38)
  File Formats (03:55)
  Keyboard Shortcuts (04:35)
Techniques
  Photocollage (05:35)
  Text Effects (04:30)

Title Information / Pricing

Title: Corel Painter 8
Author: Rhoda Grossman
SKU: 33465
ISBN: 1932072624
Release Date: 2003-12-09
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Duration: 9 hrs / 121 lessons
Work Files: Yes
Captions: No
Compatibility: Vista/XP/2000, OS X, Linux
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