Painter 12 for Photographers: Creating painterly images step by step

Description

Transform your photographs into stunning works of art with this fully updated, authoritative guide to the all-new Painter 12…
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Martin Addison, Martin Addison received his Fellowship of the Royal Photographic Society in 1995. A photographer with over 35 years’ experience, Addison runs courses and demonstrations on Corel Painter and Adobe Photoshop and lectures on creative photography across the UK.

Market: The estimated 500,000 users of Painter worldwide. Specifically photographers: professionals who want to expand their portfolios by offering unique, painterly products to their clients (wedding and portrait photographers, for instance); serious amateurs who want their work to stand out in a crowd, such as on image-sharing sites like Flickr.com; and casual photographers who want to do something unique with their family snapshots.

Key Features: Painter 12 for Photographers features:

• A new chapter on portraits, including children and adults
• A new chapter on animal portraits, including cats, dogs, and horses
• A new chapter on creative montage
• A revised and expanded chapter on Painter basics
• A new extended tutorial on taking a picture from the camera stage through printing
• Updated tutorials
• A companion website with over two hours of clear, no-nonsense video tutorials and high-quality, original photographs for the tutorials for you to download

Transform your photographs into stunning works of art with this fully updated, authoritative guide to the all-new Painter 12. Whether you are new to Painter or a seasoned pro wanting to go further with your digital art, Painter 12 for Photographers will show you how to get the most of Corel’s powerful painting software. Starting with the basics and moving on to cover brushes, textures, cloning, toning, and other effects, Martin Addison will help you master the techniques needed to transform photographs into beautiful painterly images. Packed with vivid images to illustrate what can be achieved with the right skills and know-how, Painter 12 for Photographers will inspire you to get creative with your photographs.

Contents: Chapter 1: Getting Started in Painter; Chapter 2: First Steps in Cloning; Chapter 3: Choosing Brushes; Chapter 4: Customizing Brushes; Chapter 5: Paper Textures; Chapter 6: Layers and Montage; Chapter 7: Using Color; Chapter 8: Landscape; Chapter 9: Children; Chapter 10: Portraits; Chapter 11: Special Effects; Chapter 12: Printing and Presentation; Index