Corel Painter - 2017 Reviewer's Guide

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Contents

Introducing Corel Painter 2017 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1

Artist profiles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3

What’s included? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6

Key features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8

Texture Painting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

Interactive Gradient Tool . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

Gradient Express Painting: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

Dab Stencils. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

Glazing Brushes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

Dropper Tool. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

Palette Drawers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

Artists’ Layouts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

Brush Selector . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

Property Bars. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

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Introducing Corel® Painter® 2017

Corel® Painter® 2017 is the world's most expressive digital art studio.
It's like no other paint program on the market. There are many
reasons why creative professionals and digital artists have chosen
to make Corel Painter an integral of their design process, but two
really stand out — painting tools and workflow features.

The power and diversity of its revolutionary digital painting tools is
what makes Corel Painter the paint program that all others are
measured against. Its expansive collection of painting tools not only
offers an unrivaled ability to emulate traditional art, but also gives
users the power to redefine what's possible in digital art.

Each version of Corel Painter has pushed the envelope by
consistently adding new tools and features that quickly became the
benchmark in the digital art world — Particle Brushes, Dynamic
Speckles, and Audio Expression to name just a few from recent
releases. Corel Painter 2017 continues this push to deliver
groundbreaking features that aren't simply mind-blowing, but also
incredibly powerful in a range of creative sectors and workflows.

The addition of Texture Painting helps artists seamlessly integrate an
array of surface textures into their work unlike ever before. New Dab
Stencils offer infinite possibilities by letting you intelligently mask a
brush dab using a variety of stenciling media like papers or flow
maps. And Glazing Brushes give you an unprecedented level of
control over the evolution of your painting using velvety,
transparent translucent paint transitions just like the Renaissance
masters.

Artwork by Michael Bast

Features that simplify and accelerate artistic workflows are another
reason that Corel Painter is a staple in so many creative sectors. A
loyal and passionate user base actively participates in Painter's
development by offering constructive feedback, and sharing their
work, tools and methods. These insights and suggestions drive so
many of these workflow innovations. That's why Corel Painter 2017
delivers enhanced property bars that put the most important brush
controls at your fingertips ensuring that you spend as much time as
possible doing what you do best — painting. There's also new
Artists Layouts, collections of pre-defined user-interface
arrangements, tailored for a variety of digital art workflows that
display only the relevant palettes and tools in a click. And new
Palette Drawers let you combine the tools and content you need in
a convenient grouping, which you can minimize in a click when you
need more workspace.

Give it a try, and we're sure you’ll agree — Corel Painter 2017 is
changing what’s possible in digital art.

Artwork by Cliff Cramp

Artist profiles

Concept artists

Corel Painter 2017 offers concept artists a powerful and versatile
feature set for every stage of their workflow. The ability to add
randomness to brush variants gives concept artists the freedom to
discover a world of creative possibilities as they paint with tools that
have a traditional look and feel. Once the right look has been
pinpointed, Corel Painter 2017 has the tools that they need to
quickly refine even the most minute detail of every element of their
concepts.

Illustrators

Illustrators count on Painter because of the power and diversity of a
toolset that lets them work with precision, speed, and confidence.
Whether creating a character or publishing an illustration, package
design, or promotional piece, Corel Painter 2017 has the art tools
illustrators need to bring their vision to life and immerse their
audience in the story. It’s the perfect medium for visually capturing
and expressing their ideas, from initial sketches to fully rendered
designs. No other program allows them to transition seamlessly
from traditional methods to the world of digital art quite like Corel
Painter. Whatever real-world medium they’ve counted on before,
there’s a Painter equivalent that lets them create just like they always
have, only faster.

Artwork by Jun-ichi Fujikawa

Manga and Comic artists

A wide range of sketching, drawing and inking tools make Corel
Painter 2017 the best digital art program for manga and comic
artists to develop a personal style that stands out. So much of their
work calls on traditional methods that Painter is renowned for
emulating, from watercolor to oil to liquid ink. Painter has the tools
that they need to create clean, crisp lines, bold effects, and subtle
shading. Often working to aggressive deadlines, they know they can
count on a comprehensive set of composition and symmetry tools
and intuitive color management features. There’s no other tool on
the market that gives them the power to build up a concept and
then bring it to life in living color with such impact.

Fine artists

Corel Painter 2017 provides the most natural way to transition from
traditional to digital art on-the-market. Fine artists can easily
combine classic art practices and time-honored techniques with
state-of-the-art Natural-Media technology to create digital art that’s
just as impressive as what they can create on a physical canvas. Corel
Painter 2017 can save them valuable time thanks to the ability to
undo mistakes in a way that only a digital art studio allows. What's
more, there's no toxic fumes or costly art supplies.

Artwork by Heather Michelle Chinn

Photo artists

With powerful Auto-Painting and Cloning tools, plus one-of-a-kind
image painting features found only in Corel Painter 2017, photo
artists can capture a moment and easily transform the image into a
digital work of art. They have everything they need to produce
visually stunning painted keepsakes and sellable works of photo art
in no time.

Students and teachers

Painter is a vital asset for all budding artists and an essential
component for any art-related curriculum. It has digital tools that
mimic the look and feel of their real world counterparts and
perspective and composition features that simplify some of the
fundamentals of art. Corel Painter 2017 offers a natural way for
students to learn traditional art techniques in an environment that’s
very conducive to experimentation — without the cost and mess
associated with traditional art supplies.

Artwork by Brian Pollett

What’s included?

Main application

• Corel Painter 2017, Mac OS® and Windows® versions

Content

• Libraries of unique brushes, gradients, nozzles, patterns, and
paper textures

Documentation

• HTML Help (Windows) and Apple Help (Macintosh®) files

• Online User Guide and Getting Started Guide (PDF)

•Welcome Screen

• youtube.com/paintertutorials

•painterartist.com