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.
Animating with Frame Stacks
GIF Animation - Setting Up GIF Animation - Creating a Script Stroke Animation Pulse Animation Using Floaters
Pulse Animation - Creating the Frame Stack Pulse Animation - Tweaking the Shape Floaters Pulse Animation - Applying Filters Masks & Selections in Frames
Animating Using Selections Painting into Selections Persistence of Vision
Creating a Running Mask
The Remembered Selection Trick
Using GIFBuilder
Scaling Files Using Cloning
Using Multi-Point Cloning
Applying Effects
Assn. of Alternative Newspapers Project
Tracing Paper/Constructing Layers
Floaters & Composite Methods
Masking Effects
Controlling Mask/Canvas Interactions
Final Touches
Working with Photoshop and Illustrator
Rasterizing Illustrator Art
Saving Illustrator Paths in Photoshop
Color Sets and Cloning
Reusing Color Schemes
Cloning Interim Copies
Creative Drop Shadows
Creating a Glow
Making a Cast Shadow
Cloning with Image Hose
Making a Nozzle
Hosing the Image
Text Object Abuse Using Plug-in Floaters
Incinerate Text with &Burn&
3D Effect with &Burn&
Ripping up Text with &Tear&
Melted Text Part 1
Melted Text Part 2
Bevel World
Using the Bevel World
Scythe Bevel - Layering Shapes
Scythe Bevel - Text
Floater Mask Transparency
About Floater Masks
AutoMask and Image Luminance
Stupid Clone Tricks
Super Clone Collage
Building Painter Brushes
Introduction
Brush Control Palette
Size Settings
Spacing, Size & Angle
Spacing, Dab Shape & Well Controls
Sliders Palette
Bristles and Rakes
Breaking up the Brush Dab
Controlling Bristle Characteristics
Working with Captured Dabs
Multiplying the Dab
Multiplying the Dab 2
Canvas and Color
Basic Brush Methods
Subcategories Modifying Parent Methods
Wet Layer Brush Method
Cloning Brushes
Painter Brush Anatomy
Brush Anatomy 1
Brush Anatomy 2
Brush Anatomy 3
Pattern Brushes
Captured Dabs
Dabs with Repeating Patterns
Repeating Pattern Brushes