Painter 2019 Essential Training

Get started with the 2019 version of Painter. Learn basic and advanced creative techniques that can help you kick-start your creative process.

Introduction

• Get creative with Painter 2019
• What’s new in Painter 2019
• Back to the basics

1. Painting on the Computer

• Working with a pen tablet
• Installing custom content

2. Navigating Painter

• Exploring the redesigned interface
• Using the Welcome screen
• The tool palette and property bar
• Working with brush selection
• Navigating Painter
• Getting help with hints

3. Customizing Your Work Environment

• Setting preferences
• Organizing with palette drawers
• Creating custom palettes
• Customizing keyboard shortcuts
• Working with workspaces
• Organizing with layouts

4. Adjusting Brushes for Maximum Performance

• Tailoring brush response with spacing
• Adjusting sensitivity with pressure calibration
• Adjusting sensitivity with velocity calibration
• Smoothing brush precision with damping

5. Illustrating with the Scratchboard Tool

• Drawing from a source image
• Painting on an undercolor layer
• Fitting art into a composition
• Adding a background
• Adding text to the Sonoma poster
• Converting text to shapes for editing
• Enhancing with final touches

6. Altering a Photo with the Woodcut filter

• Pre-simplifying a photo with the Smart Blur filter
• Applying the Woodcut filter
• Stylizing with Glass Distortion
• Adding text to the San Francisco poster
• Converting text to shapes for embellishment
• Fading the background for readability

7. Expressing a Gradient in a Photo

• What it means to express a gradient
• Replacing the sky
• Working with the Express Gradient filter
• Working with text in the Morro Bay poster

8. Painting on Layers to Add Depth

• Overview of stacked layers
• Creating a set of stacked layers
• Creating background layers
• Isolating paint on individual layers
• Creating depth by varying saturation
• Modifying with Glass Distortion
• Adding text to the Wildflower poster

9. Creating Graphic Stamp Art

• Extracting source art from a photo
• Distressing the art
• Overview of the Stamp brush
• Creating the Stamp brush
• Applying the Stamp brush
• Underpainting the Stamp art
• Adding a background gradient
• Embellishing the artwork
• Adding text to the Monarch poster

10. Safety Nets and Troubleshooting

• Identifying safety nets
• Resetting brush properties
• Restoring a workspace
• Troubleshooting when a brush won't paint

Conclusion

• Next steps