How I work in Painter

step 1. think up idea. step 2. ? step 3. profit.

With rare exception, all of my work is created digitally in a program called Painter, which is developed by Corel. The novelty of Painter is that it tries to mimic real mediums. While I am not interested in creating images that look like actual watercolors, I enjoy the look and feel that I can achieve through Painter. For me, it does feel much more natural than Photoshop. However, Photoshop does have an amazing brush system, and I have used both programs to create custom brushes for my work.

I have split my painter guide up into a few sections and different pages to make it easier to follow, without that overwhelming wall of text feeling that critically strikes your brain for over 9000!

Setup and Tools
Drafting and Designing
Painting
Detailing and noodling