Corel Painter 11 – A Beginner Tutorial
Today I ran through a few basic tutorials with the new Corel Painter 11 software. Painter 11 replaces the extremely popular Painter X, which was released just over 2 years ago. Painter 11 doesn’t make a drastic departure from the Painter X interface, it just adds some cool new features and makes some improvement tweaks. Painter 11 is geared toward artists and more experienced users, but as I found out, even a complete novice can be up and running in no time.
I am no stranger to graphic design software, and I am quite proficient with programs like Photoshop and Illustrator. However, this is my first time using Corel Painter. When I first opened the program, I immediately noticed the similarities it has with Photoshop. The way the tool windows are arranged is very similar, and the layer tool is almost the exact same as Photoshop’s. To get myself familiar with the controls, I watched a few tutorial videos both on Corel’s site and YouTube. These were extremely helpful in showing me the basic tools and where to find individual commands. Once you start messing around in Painter 11, the controls become intuitive and easy to navigate.
After I got my bearings, I decided to follow a few tutorials. A few trial and error sessions later, I was actually able to create some pretty cool pieces of digital art. I was a little intimidated at the start, but now my confidence is high, and I am well on my way to becoming a digital artist. Well, not exactly, but it’s a start.
Check out my YouTube video for a cool tutorial on how to create an oil paint still life from any photograph in just a few minutes. This video will also show you around some of the basic controls in Painter 11. Enjoy!
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Beth said
am November 3 2009 @ 2:11 pm
Great tutorial!
Thanks
Peter Vogl said
am December 3 2009 @ 3:32 am
Dear Kevin,
I´ve been following this tutorial on Painter 11 though with an Artists Brush I was not able to paint in the cloned canvas. There must be something I´m doing wrong.
Please give some advice what to pay attention to.
Thank you
Peter
Kevin said
am December 9 2009 @ 11:41 am
Thanks for the question! I am not sure why you are not able to paint on the cloned canvas. Did you simply go to File>Quick Clone? One you do that, you can just create a new layer and begin painting. If you are cloning, you have to make sure the clone feature is turned on (the color pallet wheel will be greyed out). Not sure if this will help in your case, but let me know!
Joelle said
am January 26 2010 @ 10:29 pm
Great tutorial! thank you so much! are there more to come?