Can't get painter to draw!
E u g e n i a
I need help - I have painter 4 and for some reason cannot get it to draw
lines etc in freehand - works ok for "Straight Lines" is there any
reason for this to suddenly happen and how can I fix it - feeling
desperate as I have tried eveything I can think of - All and any help
would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks
Eugenia
Jinny Brown
A few things to try... some of them won't apply unless you have a tablet
and stylus. Those comments are written based on Wacom tablets but I'd
think they apply to any tablet and stylus.
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I don't have Painter 4 on my system anymore but try this, if it's
available.. and I think it is:
Edit > Preferences > Brush Tracking
Paint a wavy stroke on the scratch pad using your normal pressure, then
click the OK button. That resets your pen pressure.
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Close Painter and reopen it. As I recall, in Painter 4, that resets all
of your brush variants to their default state.
If not, one by one, restore any brush variants you've used since just
before this problem occurred to their default state (it would be best to
restore all of the brush variants if you have the time and patience):
Brushes palette's Variant menu > Restore Default Variant
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As a general rule, after working in Painter for a while, shut it down
and reopen it. If you've been working for long time and Painter begins
to behave strangely, shut it down and reboot your computer, then open
Painter and see if things are better.
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Clear out temp files and browser cache frequently as they can build up
and slow down your system's performance. This can mean several times a
day if you're connected to the Internet for much time during the day.
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Run Defrag and ScanDisk at least once a week.
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Keep your tablet several inches away from your monitor. If it's too
close it can cause the pen to act up.
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Check to make sure your tablet is set to Pen Mode, not Mouse Mode.
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If you have a Wacom tablet, check with Wacom to see if you need the
latest driver for your model.
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I'm sure I've forgotten something, but maybe this will give you some
ideas and hopefully help to get things working again.. and keep them
working smoothly.
Good luck,
Jinny Brown
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E u g e n i a
or the mouse, tablet is new and everything else works except the function I
need - sorry to sound so desperate but I'm not sure where to turn to next...
(what a sad sack eh??) :-) also the problem has been happening since a couple
of days ago - I hadn't used it for some time but when I first installed it
everything was just fine!!!
Jinny Brown
Have you called the manufacturer of your tablet? That's what I'd do at
this point.. and probably earlier.
While you're thinking about that suggestion, how about doing a complete
Uninstall of Painter 4?
1. Move any files you created to another folder outside of the Painter 4
folders.
2. (For Windows. I don't know the equivalent for Mac): Use Start >
Settings > Control Panel > Add/Remove Programs to Uninstall Painter 4.
3. Manually delete any remaining Painter 4 folders and files.
4. Reboot.
5. Install Painter 4 and immediately, before launching Painter 4,
install any patches.
6. Reboot.
7. Launch Painter 4 with your fingers crossed. <g>
The Painter 4.03 patch is available for download at:
ftp://ftp.corel.com/pub/Painter/4
Be sure to read the P403 readme.txt file. It doesn't say to Uninstall
Painter 4 but it does say that the interface needs to be returned to the
factory default so Uninstalling and reinstalling should take care of
that. Also, it says the patch is only for Painter 4.0 and says to check
the splash screen before installing the patch.
I hope you find the solution soon. It must be driving you crazy not to
be able to use Painter. I know there are worse things in life, but not
many. <g>
E u g e n i a
about my frustration!!!!!!!! I know, I know should be thinking od all the starving
people in China etc...
Michael Clarke
<mysl...@gumtree.com.au> wrote:
>The uninstall option sounds good - will do and let you know - glad you understand
>about my frustration!!!!!!!! I know, I know should be thinking od all the starving
>people in China etc...
You might want to get the latest drivers for your tablet and video
card as well.
Mik
Annie
opposed to the 'Freehand' radio button?
E u g e n i a <mysl...@gumtree.com.au> wrote in message
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E u g e n i a
Hi Annie,
I can draw straight lines when the Straight lines option is checked but when
freehand is checked nothing happens. I have even uninstalled and reinstalled
but still nothing. also got the patch - this is weird!!
Thanks everyone for your input its really good to know you're out there!!! :-)
KSperling
You launch Painter.
You start a new image File: New.
You choose the Dry Media's Artist Pastel Chalk in the Brushes palette.
As of right now, you have a white image, black is selected in Art Materials,
you're "holding" a piece of chalk.
You drag the stylus across the tablet or you click and drag your mouse.
What happens? You mean to tell me you don't get a black mark?
Karen Sperling
Editor/Publisher
Artistry Painter Tutorial CD's
http://www.artistrymag.com
E u g e n i a
line - all is well!
Annie
help you. It seems that Painter reads from and writes to a temporary file
called painter.tmp. I'm wondering if there is bad information in there that
is causing the problem to re-occur. I don't think that file would have been
deleted if you uninstalled the program, so re-installing it would cause
Painter to read from the same bad file. Maybe you could do a search of your
hard drive, find the file and delete it. Painter should create a new one if
it can't find the old one. Hope this helps. Otherwise, I'm out of ideas.
Annie
E u g e n i a <mysl...@gumtree.com.au> wrote in message
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KSperling
All I can say is the program is corrupted, reinstall it from the disks (I don't
remember if Painter 4 even came on CD it was so long ago).
If that doesn't work, then Painter 4 just doesn't work with your system.
Painter 4 is several years old. One of the things version updates do is address
changes in system software.
Are you on Mac or Windows? The other possibility is, reinstall the old system
software that was current with Painter 4. I don't suggest doing that, though.
It's better to upgrade to a newer version of Painter.
Sorry I don't have better news for you.
<<Subject: Re: Still can't get painter to draw!
From: E u g e n i a <A
HREF="mailto:mysl...@gumtree.com.au">mysl...@gumtree.com.au</A>
Date: Fri, Jan 4, 2002 7:50 PM
Message-id: <3C366ACB...@gumtree.com.au>
That's right - no mark in freehand mode (with ANY brush) - if i change to
straight
line - all is well!
KSperling wrote:
> OK, I'll take a stab at this.
> You launch Painter.
> You start a new image File: New.
> You choose the Dry Media's Artist Pastel Chalk in the Brushes palette.
> As of right now, you have a white image, black is selected in Art Materials,
> you're "holding" a piece of chalk.
> You drag the stylus across the tablet or you click and drag your mouse.
> What happens? You mean to tell me you don't get a black mark?
> Karen Sperling
> Editor/Publisher
> Artistry Painter Tutorial CD's
> <A HREF="http://www.artistrymag.com">http://www.artistrymag.com</A>
E u g e n i a
well it was the new graphic tablet! uninstalled it and Painter goes like a
bomb now!! What a waste of money that was! I thought all my prayers would be
answered with the tablet - not so! Maybe they will take it back!
Thank you anyway for all your help - I really appreciated the advice.
Eugenia
Chip
What make of tablet have you bought?
I know that with the Wacom ones, Painter will only work if the tablet is set
to "Pen Mode", not "Mouse Mode" (in the Wacom tablet options)
Just a thought that may be the root cause of your problem! (Fingers
crossed!)
kind wishes,
Christine
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E u g e n i a
I t was an acecad tablet which does not have different settings - :-(
Thanks for the thought though!
twocats2
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