Or, you can use large brushes and modulate the opacity using the pen pressure. You can tweak the smudge tool to get some nice blending behavior, which allows you to paint more rough and soften things later. I haven't had many stability problems with it since changing to the "Legacy Brush Resize Tool" in the preferences (crashed all the time before that), but I know some other people have had lots of stability problems so it probably has a lot to do with your machine.Īs for getting smooth gradients in photoshop, there are a few ways of doing this.
Reply DeleteĪnonymous: You should try the free trial of Painter before buying, and use it to actually paint things. I was attending Art Center College of Design, and your class exceeds any class I've taken there. I'm taking your self taught lighting class right now, and I have to say it's worth every penny. Do you have any idea how they get that painterly look from photoshop normal brushes? I imagine they simply work on it.
I realize I probably have to go ask them, but you seem to know brushes like the back of your hand. (hopefully links work) You are probably familiar with some of these people: Here are some pictures using just the basic brushes, hard and air. Now, I've seen some people do AMAZING things with photoshop painting, and I mean real painting not just photo manipulation. I am considering purchasing painter again, but I'm just on a mission to make photoshop work. I paint in photoshop, I used painter a while ago but 5/10 times it would corrupt my files (I think it was painter 6 or 8) so I moved to photoshop. Smugbug: Painter 12 kept some of the old oil brushes around and I still like those. So I'd suggest painting an actual picture using the trial version (random brush strokes on a page don't tell you anything about the program) so you can see if it jives with your sensibilities and workflow before you put money down on it. Lee Anne: Painter 12 has some really cool things to it, but unfortunately it also doesn't do some of the things that Photoshop does well. K: Painter 12 would be a waste of money for someone who does not paint. It's true though that this doesn't have a true watercolor look though, but if you want unexpected behavior that looks like traditional media then Painter's new watercolor brushes are awesome. I did the skin color variations, dried it, then painted in the light and shadow. If I manage to stumble on an ideal solution I'll post about it though.īob: That is actually how I used the digital watercolors for the troll painting also. Mads Johansen: The problem is, I've worked quite a bit with the smudge tool, but I can't get the behavior I want exactly out of it. Then at least you can see whether those are things you think would make it worth it to upgrade. Heather: There are a couple other things I really like about 12 also, maybe I'll do a post about those too.
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