Advanced Painter Techniques

If you are interested in developing techniques for using Corel?s Painter, Advanced Painter Techniques is full of the author?s compelling digital paintings with instructions on how you too can create similar effects. You will gain an understanding of the method, reasons, techniques and thought processes behind each detailed image and how they can be adapted to suit your own artistic process. If you have been searching for a resource that contains advanced painter techniques and shows you the tools and the theories that drive their use, this book is your ultimate resource.

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Best Painter Book I've Found
There are very few books that teach one how to USE Painter. The WOW books snowed me with techniques, but Don's tutorials showed me how to actually transfer my painting skills to the digital world. This is a must-have for aspiring Painter artists.

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Create faster
This book really helped me get a handle on the power of Corel Painter. I learned how to make my own brushes, load those brushes into a nozzle and use those tools in creative ways. I also learned how to use the Make Fractal Pattern in the Pattern palette. I happened to be doing an illustration with a windblown puddle so the fractal reflection tutorial in chapter 2 was timely.

I also finally understand when to use a layer and when to just paint right on the canvas. This is a concept that when it becomes intuitive saves a lot of time. I also learned how to generate fractal based textures as well as photo derived or hand drawn textures (to make papers). I never really realized how important textures can be until I read this book.

If you enjoy Painter but have been struggling trying to put it all together this book will be a great help. Each tutorial is sprinkled with great shortcuts and tips. I can't wait until the next installment.

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A review for using your iphone as the reader
There is nothing wrong with the book, I would highly recommend it. Avoid using it on the amazon reader for the iphone. It is a book on painting that is in black and white and you can not enlarge the pictures so you are not able to see the effect. Buy the hard cover copy.

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Muy buen libro
Este libro es muy bueno. Se los recomiendo!

This is a great book. I recommend it!

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Useful book to develop a technique and improve your artwork in painter
This is a very useful book to develop a technique in Painter. It doesn't point just to tips and tricks but to the steps you need to follow to improve your work-flow.
You find several different examples in each of the themes: portraits, landscapes even fantastic art.
I'm really pleased with the detailed explanation of the development of a realistic the painting.