[The Duke]

Newbie to painter... Not the photoshop however and I must say im taken in with painter but man two things I simply must know: Where is the blending tool? and Where is the resaturation tool?

aside from answering those questions does anyone know of some good video tutorials for painter? Thanks.

[The Duke]

MAN this isnt even that hard of a question to answer! C'mon someone take 2 mins out of there time to respond?

[-HoodZ-]

use the search button...that doesnt even take two minutes

[ May 12, 2002: Message edited by: -HoodZ- ]

[Jin]

Hi,

There isn't only one blending brush variant in Painter. There are several default variants that blend, and many brushes can be adjusted to blend. Here's a list of a few default variants you can use to blend or smear (some more smoothly than others, depending on the effect you want):

Brush's Smeary Bristle Spray, Smeary Flat, and Smeary Round

Liquid's Coarse Smear, Grainy Water, Just Add Water, Smear, and Smudge

Tinting's Blender

You can create your own blending brush variants also. For instance, try picking the Brush's Captured Bristle variant and in the Brush Controls palette's Well section, change the settings to Resat: 18%, Bleed: 38%, Dryout: 5.4. Now experiment with two solid colors painted next to each other with some white between them. Notice that the amount of pressure you apply makes a difference in what happens. Begin painting on one of the colors, then drag color out onto the blank Canvas, lifting your pressure slightly and drag the first color over the second color and mix it. It takes some practice to get the feel of it but it's sometimes another nice way to blend, again, depending on the effect you want.

You'll find some nice blending brushes available to download at In Depth Discussions too. Just post a message asking which ones and someone will give you some suggestions. Custom brushes that come to mind are:

raphael's gekigital brushes (brush, blender, and eraser)

Paulo's Sponggo� brush

.. and some others I demo'd in In Depth Discussions Painter Can forum (URL below my signature). Do a Search for the thread named "Can I change a Brush into Blender?"

Suggestion:

Open a big white Canvas and spend some time testing brushes. Make notes when you find ones that you like. It's the best and fastest way to get a feel for how they work.

Make sure to also notice setting differences in the Brushes palette, Brush Controls palette sections (especially the Expression section), and Art Materials palette's Color Variability section. All of these can have an affect on the brush.

You'll be glad for having spent the time.

[ May 14, 2002: Message edited by: Jin ]

[ceenda]

There's actually detailed instructions in the manual, which of course you own, having bought Painter.

[Tinusch]

http://www.seegmiller-art.com/blendingtutorial.htm

[The Duke]

yes.. own, I do indeed. Thanks goes out to everyone who answered, you guys are great.