Introduction to Corel Painter 11

0-B

Instructor: Skip Allen

This is a SELF STUDY Course.

Description

This course is a beginner level course designed to acquaint the student with the most common used features of Corel® Painter™ 11. The participants will experience first-hand Corel Painter’s ingenious drawing tools, realistic brushes and customizable features. At least one work will be created each week designed to take you through the basics of Painter 11.

Introduction to Corel Painter 11 Logo

The complete course will be presented in three parts and you must complete this course before moving on to Corel Painter: Beyond the Basics, unless prior appoval is given from the instructor.

Skill Level

This class is intended for the beginner Painter user and is intended to foster a solid skill set, or for those who want to familiarize themselves with the new features in Corel Painter 11.

Students should have basic knowledge and understanding of their operating system. The class is appropriate for Painter X users as well, however you will suffer some frustration as many of the brushes that are used in exercises are using Painter 11 brush variants. Consider downloading the 30 day free trial of Corel Painter 11. Do not download the software until classes begin.

Software Requirements

  • Microsoft® Windows® XP, Microsoft® Windows® Vista or Apple® Mac OS® X operating system
  • Corel Painter 11

Hardware Requirements

  • A computer capable of running Corel Painter.
  • Wacom Intuos, Cintiq 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

Before you use Corel Painter with your Wacom Intuos tablet on the Mac OS, you need to ensure that the Wacom Intuos driver you’ve installed is optimized for use with Corel Painter. To do this, access the Mac OS System Preferences, and choose the Wacom Tablet command. Choose Functions from the Tool area, and then click the Touch Strip button that appears. In the Touch Strip area, make sure that the left and right Touch Strip functions are both set to Scroll.

The mouse mode option in the Wacom controls panel, which causes a stylus to behave like a mouse, is not compatible with Corel Painter. Always use pen mode when painting with an Intuos tablet and pen.

If you are a Painter X user be sure to let your instructor know before class begins.

Week One

Fun with Painter's Brushes in Abstract

Getting to know Painter

  • The Welcome Screen
  • Brush Tracking
  • Opening and closing files
  • Saving your documents
  • Getting to know the Workspace
  • The Menu Bar
  • The Brush Selector
  • Color Palettes
  • Learning Painter by creating an abstract
  • Creating a Brush Sampler for reference

Week Two

Color-Still-Life-4_004-upk

Using a photographic reference with cloning

  • Introduction to Layers
  • Using Photographic reference
  • Learning about Clone Color
  • Introduction to “scratch drawing”

Week Three

TulipPoplarAuto_011-Final-up

Auto Painting, a powerful feature of Corel Painter

  • Discover the Underpainting palettes
  • Discover the Auto-painting palettes
  • Learning to enhance your reference photos
  • Discover the layers Composite Methods

Week Four

Hydrangea_1_009-up

Putting it all together and then some

  • Color Set Palette
  • Mixer Pad
  • Creating your first painting based on the skills you have learned
  1. Chris B.

    Skip, is the most generous supportive teacher and offers such a fun learning experience.

  2. Patricia Murphy

    I am an absolute beginner in Painter and so had more questions than the other students. All of my questions were answered promptly and completely. Can’t speak highly enough about the great teacher, Skip Allen. The videos were informative and extremely helpful in doing the assignments.

  3. Carla Crosby

    The class was supportive, creative and inspirational. I have had Corel Painter for about 2 years and had never used it. This class showed me that the program was everything that I thought it was and more.

  4. Barbara B. Bond

    Skip’s attention to every detail, his knowledge of the subject, his passion for the subject and for teaching, his easy to follow instructions, his inspiration, his help along the way… I could go on and on… I can say without hesitation, that Skip’s classes are exceptional….PERIOD.

  5. Paula Nyman

    If you want individual attention and the permission to play and experiment with Painter, Skip is the one to give it to you! I got started a little late but Skip helped me get into the lessons and I am not so afraid of Painter anymore thanks to Skip!!

    He was always so available to answer my questions and even had an individual go-to-meeting with me to help me when I was particularly stuck! Very impressive!