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stupid_idiot
I have not really had the time to get into my PC version Painter 7. But, I am working on a website for an artist client...and, for
his logo....I want to 'drip' from one of the letters like on the Painter box. I tried some help menu's to no avail...And, I have no
background as a painter so the trillions of brush options get me nowhere. Can you assist in helping with a glossy oil drip? TIA!
Karen Sperling
I'm looking at the manual and alas, the drip indeed looks like it was
painted.
Painter's metaphor is that of an artist's atelier vs. Photoshop, whose
metaphor is a darkroom. Most effects in Painter come from a painterly vs.
filters toolset.
Also, knowing Painter's developers, I'd bet John Derry, who is a traditional
artist, probably painted the drip from scratch.
Here's how it looks like the drip was done.
1. Create a drip-shaped selection using the lasso.
2. Use the Dry Media's Artist Pastel Chalk and/or the Airbrushes' Digital
Airbrush. Paint darker colors toward the shadowy side of the drip, lighter
colors toward the middle, highlighted part of the drip. If you look at the
drip on the manual or the box you can tell where the colors go. Blend if
necessary with the Liquid's Just Add Water.
3. Then flip the selection by clicking and holding the brown icon in the
image window lower-left hand corner and choosing the second icon, which lets
you paint outside your selection. Paint your outside shadow with the Digital
Airbrush. Choose the last icon in the lower left again, which allows
painting inside.
It also looks like a little 3d was added.
1. Click inside the selection with the Adjuster tool (the left-pointing
hand).
2. Choose Effects: Surface Control: Apply Surface Texture: Using Layer Mask.
3. Move up the softness slider and you've got a little 3 d. Click ok.
4. Flatten the layer using Drop in the Objects palette: Layers section.
Check my web site for more Painter tutorials. Hope this helps!
Karen Sperling
Editor/Publisher
Artistry Painter tutorials and classes
http://www.artistrymag.com
stupid_idiot
Thanks Karen for the comprehensive and prompt response...I forgot to check your bookmark that I had for TUT's.
'preciate it...Have a good day!
S_I
"Karen Sperling" <arti...@artnet.net> wrote in message news:B907FA47.7AC%arti...@artnet.net...
Karen Sperling
You're very welcome. Happy to help. I know how frustrating it can be when
you know there must be a way to do something, but you're facing hours of
learning curve time of reading the manual to find your answer.
Happy Painting!
Jinny Brown
Try the Liquid Ink variants. You can easily paint the drip and add as
much depth to it as you want (dynamically). To adjust the depth,
double-click the Liquid Ink Layer and move the Amount slider to the
right. If it's too much, double click the Liquid Ink Layer again and
adjust the Amount slider to the left. (The Threshold slider alters
density of the stroke.) A couple of variants that work fairly well for
this are the Dry Camel and Smooth Camel, but experiment to find the
variant that works best for you.
Here's a small image I did entirely with the Liquid Ink variants, except
for the sky:
http://www.pixelalley.com/painterforum-indepth/2-24-02-liq-ink-tint-01.jp
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Yes, I know it's an odd image.. but it shows you how Liquid Ink can
"drip". ;o)
If you haven't already, download John Derry's A Visual Guide to Corel
Painter 7™ Liquid Ink, and read through it. That'll give you a boost in
understanding these brushes. They're a lot of fun to use. Be sure to
read John's note to me as well, where he explains another neat attribute
of Liquid Ink brushes.
http://www.pixelalley.com/tutorials/jderry-guide-pdf-downloads.html
Have fun!
Jinny Brown
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