Advanced Auto-Painting

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Instructor: Karen Bonaker

This is a SELF STUDY Course.

Description

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This class covers creative advanced  techniques using Painter’s Auto-Painting palettes. The student will cover the basics of the palettes and discover advanced techniques using the various palettes.

Video presentation will accompany the written lesson. The course is appropriate for the digital artist and photographer seeking new ways to apply the Auto-Painting palettes to their creative process.  All video is produced in QuickTime format and can be saved on your computer for future reference.

Skill Level

Intermediate

Software Requirements

  • ®Corel Painter X or higher
  • Microsoft Windows XP, Microsoft Windows Vista or Apple Mac OS X operating system

Hardware Requirements

  • A computer capable of running ®Corel Painter
  • Wacom or comparable tablet is highly recommended. With a mouse you may suffer frustration and not be able to take full advantage of the new features that ®Painter 11 offers.

Before Class

Students should have a solid foundation of the ®Painter interface.

  • Create a new layer
  • Create a Layer Mask
  • Familiar with the Clone and Quick Clone
  • Know how to Open the Brush Controls and Brush Creator
  • Know how to Create a Custom Palette
  • Be open to experimenting with new ideas and concepts

Week One

Reviewing the Auto-Painting palettes

In part One of your lesson you will be reviewing the Auto-Painting palettes to ensure that you understand the basics of using the palettes. We will practice some basic skills.

Week Two

Experimenting with new techniques and ideas

This week we will have some fun and experiment with several new techniques. The Auto-Painting Palette is really where your creativity can take flight. It is a place where imagination can transform and ordinary image into an extraordinary image.

Week Three

Having some fun with brush dabs and working with Clone Sources

This week you will learn about the importance of using great photos to achieve great image. You will learn how to make basic and advanced corrections to get the most out of your images before the Auto-painting process. You will design your own brush stroke and use it to create backgrounds quickly. You will experiment with the Effects menu to enhance your final image. Students will continue with another project and learn how to work with different saturation values as they Auto-paint. Emphasis this week will be on Auto-Painting using the Smart Stroke option.

Week Four

Creative Effects and Final Image

This week you will continue experimenting with various effects including the Posterize Effect. Emphasis will be on developing your final image for review.