Corel Painter has long been one of the most popular applications for creating digital art. Now in version X3, Corel Painter offers more artistic fun and capability than ever. DIGITAL PAINTING FUNDAMENTALS WITH COREL PAINTER X3 offers step-by-step, full-color instruction for getting started with the digital art software and hardware that are the industry standard: Corel Painter and a Wacom graphics tablet. With these computer tools, you can experiment with things like color theory, composition and brush strokes�but without the toxins, mess, and expenses associated with traditional art. The powerful Corel Painter X3/Wacom combination offers a level of texture and detail that no other digital painting tools can match. The book's many exercises and projects will teach you to control Painter's tools and techniques, and along the way you'll learn traditional art concepts such as composition, line quality, contrast and focal point. Even if you've never painted before, you will be astounded by the creative freedom and expressive possibilities of Corel Painter X3. Pick up your copy of DIGITAL PAINTING FUNDAMENTALS WITH COREL PAINTER X3 and start creating today.

Presents instructions for using Corel Painter 12 for pixel-based drawing and painting, covering such topics as basic tools, composition, line quality, contrast, focal point, mixing media, and animation.

Digital Painting Fundamentals with Corel Painter X covers the fundamental skills you need to know to get started with pixel-based drawing and painting. It provides step-by-step instructions for using the basic hardware and software that are the industry standard: Corel Painter and a Wacom graphics tablet. Filled with exercises and hands-on projects, it covers techniques designed to give you increasing control of the tools of Corel Painter. It introduces traditional art concepts such as composition, line quality, contrast and focal point. This easy-to-follow guide will help you acquire and sharpen essential skills such as eye-hand coordination and drawing what you see. Benefits: * Covers the fundamental features of Painter using step-by-step instructions and eye-catching illustrations * Maintains an informal tone that makes it easy to follow discussion of each topic * Full of hands-on projects that encourage readers to practice each new skill

Help students unlock their digital artistic talent with Corel Painter 12, the industry standard for pixel-based drawing and painting. Digital Painting Fundamentals with Corel Painter 12 provides step-by-step instructions for using the basic features of Painter 12 along with a Wacom graphics tablet. Created for artists by artists, Painter 12 realistically emulates the look of traditional painting and drawing in any style you choose. Students will start with simple sketching exercises immediately, to acquire and sharpen essential skills such as eye-hand coordination and drawing what you see. As they develop familiarity with Painter's wide array of brushes and art materials, they'll be introduced to traditional art concepts such as composition, line quality, contrast, and focal points. Projects ranging from still life and landscape studies to portraits and abstract painting will help them practice and master each new skill, and the book is full of images that illustrate every technique as they progress through it. Whether you are teaching beginning art students or experienced artists who want to apply their skills to the digital medium, this book will help them get the hang of Painter 12's tools and features, as well as hone and perfect their painting and drawing fundamentals, skills that can be applied to any artistic medium.

Learn the foundational concepts of vector graphics and raster imaging, including what new media formats are best for use with Android Studio, Java and JavaFX, iOS, Kindle and HTML5, as well as key factors regarding the data footprint optimization work process, and why data footprint optimization is important. Digital Painting Techniques covers concepts central to digital painting using the Inkscape 0.91 open source software package as well as the Corel Painter 2016 professional digital painting software package. You'll learn: The terminology of digital painting What comprises a digital painting 2D modeling and rendering pipeline Concepts and principles behind digital painting content production How to install and utilize 64-bit Inkscape 0.91 and Corel Painter 2016 Concepts behind curves, strokes, fills, patterns, rendering and physics Digital painting data formats and data footprint optimization Who This Book is For: Digital Artists, Illustrators, Painters, User Interface Designers, Digital Signage Content Developers, e-Learning Content Creators, eBook Cover Artists, Album Cover Artists Secondary: Android Developers, iOS Developers, Website Developers, Flash Developers, Multimedia Producers, Rich Internet Application (RIA) Programmers, Game Designers, Teachers, Educators.

Get your creative ideas out of your head and onto your canvas. Learn the essentials of working with Corel Painter X3, and get started with digital painting.

Get your creative ideas out of your head and onto your canvas. John Derry, one of the original Corel Painter authors, teaches the tools and techniques that will get beginners up and running with Painter X3 and help old hands harness the best new features. Learn the basics of painting on a computer, and learn to set up your system (your Painter preferences, tablet and pen, and your palettes) so it works best for you. Then John shows you how to mix and manage color, wield Painter's brushes with maximum control, work with layers and selections, and integrate with that other digital painting powerhouse, Adobe Photoshop. John also covers perspective-guided strokes and the Universal Jitter control for adding analog-like sensitivity to your artwork. Dive in now and get your creative juices flowing.