Course Description

A number of times I've heard people say "I can't paint, not even a straight line" - the wonderful news is ... Corel has provided Painter software that enables the most amateur of artists to paint beautiful painterly paintings. I am delighted to help you learn this. However, like all painting and drawing, it does require lots of patience and practise. Once you've been bitten by the PhotoPainting bug you won't want to stop!. This class is the first in the series of PhotoPainting & Portraiture. You start with the basics, like cloning then on to painting Still Life, Landscapes and eventually Portraits and much, much more making application of Painter's brushes and textures that are available, plus creating your own to add embellishments to your paintings.. Each lesson you are given an image(s) and step by step instruction on how to transform a photograph into a painting. You are then requested to paint your own. Don't feel daunted by this because before you know it, you'll be painting and showing off your wonderful talent as a painter/artist. Special Class Requirements: It is a requirement that you have completed Painter Brushes I and Painter Brushes II classes, or have very good knowledge of Painter's brushes and how to make application of them, prior to registering for this class. Important Note: The instructor does not allow students to enroll in more than one PhotoPainting & Portraiture class at any one time. Nor is it permitted to take Painter Brushes classes, Collage classes and PhotoPainting & Portraiture classes in conjunction with each other. If you enroll in more than one class, the instructor will ask you to leave. The reason for this requirement is because these classes are very involved and a lot of work and concentration is needed. Skimming through the class material will not help you to gain a full understanding of the course and what is involved with PhotoPainting. It also takes lots of practice to become accomplished with Painter. The PhotoPainting and Portraiture classes must be taken in order. View more images This is a 5 week, self-paced, online course. If you need additional help understanding the material presented, you can communicate with the instructor and fellow classmates. The instructor will monitor and track your progress throughout the class. LVS Online offers many wonderful learning tools to help you get the most out of your online course, including an online portfolio service that manages all your course registrations, certificate of completion option, a class discussion board to interact with your instructor and fellow classmates, free hosting account, and a student upload area. LVS is a Corel Training Partner. LVS students may purchase Corel products at a significant savings. Follow this link for details. LVS students are also eligible take advantage of special offers made available by famous software developers such as Andromeda, AV Bros, Extensis, Harry Heim, namesuppressed, Nik Multimedia, and Ulead. Details are provided in the classinfo link found in the confirmation of registration. If you would like to receive more information regarding this course, click on the "Contact Us" link in the Information section and we'll try to answer any of your questions within the day.

Course Requirements

Corel Painter LVS is a Corel Training Partner. Enrolled LVS students are eligible to purchase Corel products directly from Corel Education Store at a substantial savings! Enter coupon code CRL10LVS when checking out to get an additional 10% discount on all Corel products! Students should have a good working knowledge of their operating system. Homework must be reviewed by the instructor in order to earn a certificate. Students have the option of using the Student Upload Area or free web hosting made available for LVS students. Details are provided in the classroom. If you prefer to use your own web space, you must know how to upload your files to a server. Free tutorials are available: Basic HTML page WS_FTP SmartFTP Students should have working knowledge of their operating system: Free Windows Class Here Directory Structure Tutorial Here Zip files may be necessary to complete the exercises provided each week. WinZip, PKZip, Windows Compression or similar program is required to unzip these files. Winzip Tutorial Here Windows Compression All lessons are available in PDF format. Adobe Acrobat Reader is required to view/print the lessons. Approximately 3-4 hours per week is required for each weekly lesson.

Course Prerequisites

Completion of Painter Brushes 1 and Painter Brushes 2 or have very good knowledge of Painter's brushes and how to make application of them.

Course Syllabus

Lesson 1 Choosing and Preparing Images Colours and Colour Correction Colour Tones and Focal Points Colour Management Media and Brushes Custom Palette Understanding the AutoPainting Palette Easy Clone Flower PhotoPainting and Applying Texture Lesson 2 Sketching Cloning Remove Blemishes from Images & Enhance Strawberry Oil Pastels Apples in Digital Watercolour Lesson 3 Tracing Paper Creating Objects Rule of Thirds Focal Points Changing Backgrounds Blending Dodge and Burn and their Effective Uses PhotoPainting a Canna Lily Lesson 4 Still Life Impressionist Style AutoPainting More Blenders Lesson 5 Configuring the Wacom Tablet - Intuos 3 only Creating a Variant & Brush Tip of Leaves Effective Lighting in Paintings Application of Brushes & Media Landscape Painting Lesson 6 How to Paint Sky and Clouds More on Foliage Water Buildings City Waterscape

Course Excerpt

What makes a good photograph for PhotoPainting? A photograph that has strong areas between shadows and highlights, why? because you are painting light and dark, no matter what the painting is. To choose a photograph study it, consider the colours, the contrast. To try paint something that is not in the photograph is not easy. If you are taking your own photographs choose a time of day that's best, which is early morning or late afternoon, particularly outdoor photography. So, be mindful when selecting a photograph and ask yourself, 'will this make a good painting?' Once you start PhotoPainting you won't want to stop! Continued... Please note: Lessons provide step-by-step instructions with detailed screen captures.

Course Goals

For you to learn how to use a relatively simple photograph manipulate it by using techniques in Painter. Then learn how to transform that photograph into a lovely painterly painting by applying Painter’s excellent brushes, textures and more.

Course Reviews

Violet: "I learned a lot about painting. I'd never painted before I started these series of classes, so I knew nothing about mixing and blending paint." More...