Introduction
- Introduction to becoming a digital artist.
User Interface
- Opening Painter for the 1st time
- Orientation with tool tips
Canvas, brushes and editing parameters
- Your first canvas (opening a new document)
- Corel's feature-set (an overview)
- Making our first mark on the canvas and editing parameters
- Is a graphic tablet and pen for me?
Layers, blending and the effects tab
- Brush selection (1st look at media manager)
- What is a layer?
- Cheating with a nozzle brush (2nd look at media manager)
- Affecting images (an introduction to blending)
- Brightness and contrast (introducing the effects tab)
Importing, selections, scaling and saving
- Importing content
- Using selection tools
- Scaling and positioning
- Saving your work
Tools and details
- Using the pen tool
- Regional fill type (the paint bucket)
- Adding a visual effect
- Considering detail
Workspaces, color sets and references
- Customizing the workspace
- Color sets and the color mixer
- Introduction to the reference images
- The temporal palette
Brushes and special effects
- Particle and jitter brushes
- Advanced brush parameters
- Stroke control
- Special effects
Hue, blends and post-production
- Hue saturation
- Screen blending
- Enhancements
- Post production lighting effects
Mini-project
- Pick a subject to paint
Conclusion
- What next?
Bonus Material
- Bonus Lecture
