Written by professional artists/instructors for fine artists, illustrators, graphic designers, hobbyists, and students, Painter 6 f/x and Design explores Painter 6 through several hands-on projects that build a foundation of basic skills, develop advanced techniques, and encourage creativity. These projects will enable readers to master collages, masks, layers, clones, animation, Web effects, mosaics, marbling, patterns, and text effects. The 32-page color "Painter Studio" section provides readers with excellent examples from projects in the book as well as examples of original Painter art and effects created by the authors. The CD-ROM, formatted for both Windows and Macintosh, includes all project images, a custom brush library, color sets, a gradation library, seamless and tileable patterns, seamless papers, Image Hose Nozzles, Image Portfolio Library, Selection Portfolio, Painter 6 animations, and original artwork by the authors and Painter students (to inspire your creativity!)AUTHORBIO: Sh
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Sherry London (Cherry Hill, NJ) is the author of numerous books on computer graphics applications including Painter 6 f/x and Design, Photoshop 5 In Depth, and Illustrator 9 f/x and Design.
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11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars
A Follow-Up on Mac/CD Issues,
This review is from: Painter 6 f/x and Design (Paperback)
Since expressing my frustration (below), I have since gotten some satisfaction from the publisher. I contacted The Coriolis Group's Technical Support Dept. (1-800-410-0192; JoannD@coriolis.com), and they indicated that defective disks were included with "some" of the books. If you have any problems with the CD, contact them, and they will send you a replacement. So far, it seems to work fine--and it includes Mac files that work in Painter! (So five stars for the tech support team.)Now that I've been able to actually work through more of the book, I'd modify my total star score to a two (hence my three stars on this review to average my one star below). This text attempts to be helpful, but it is extremely disorganized--the first chapter jumps around haphazardly and does not make obvious connections between ideas. In the section on layers, for example, the authors leap into masks (a related but different topic) without warning, launching into a tirade about all the things the program can't do that they think it should; only after a couple pages do you get to what masks *can* do and how to use them. The authors are trying, and I have picked up a few useful tips. Except for a meager center section in full color, the entire text is in black and white, making it hard to see what's going on in many of the screen shots. I don't think the book is as thorough or as well organized as it could be, and there are numerous mistakes that left me scratching my head and having to decipher the authors' meaning (even menu commands are incorrectly listed!); however, it has some uses. If I were to choose a book to learn Painter 6, I'd use the user's manual that comes with the program and the Painter 6 WOW! book--the latter is incredible, in full color throughout, and overflowing with useful tips and hints. Rather than giving you formulaic, step-by-step lessons, the WOW! book shows you real art and describes the process and techniques for getting there. It treats you more like a creative individual. If it wasn't too late, I'd be returning my Painter 6 F/X & Design book for a refund.
10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:
1.0 out of 5 stars
Frustrated out of my gourd,
This review is from: Painter 6 f/x and Design (Paperback)
So far, I have wasted an inordinate amount of time trying to get the files on the companion CD to work. This book promises a CD for both Mac and Windows operating systems, but Mac users be forewarned--you must first convert the libraries using a utility (CopyRSR). Regrettably, the utility file included is PC based, so I had to find the utility elsewhere for the Mac. When I finally had the utility and used it to convert the file, I then had to modify the Mac type and creator codes using ResEdit or NortonUtilities. I have now modified the types on six different files using three different applications (and I am not a novice!)--NONE OF THEM WORK IN PAINTER. Painter refuses to open them, or my machine freezes. There is no reason why the files weren't available in both Mac and Windows versions--even if the conversion process worked, it's a lot of hassle when there's plenty of room on a CD for both types of files. In fact, that's what the Painter 6 Wow! book and CD does--and it is, by far, a superior book. I've already wasted a week of evenings on this nonsense--this may soon be a return to Amazon.com (unless my complaint to the publisher gets results). Mac users beware!
9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars
Useful but dispensable,
This review is from: Painter 6 f/x and Design (Paperback)
There are definitely a few problems with this book. I suspect most people who buy it are not that proficient with Painter. But the book expects you to fill in so many gaps where its explanations are lacking. Later on in the book you are presented with that same lacking infomation in a context where it isn't as absolutely crucial. So it can be an aggravating text to learn from. Sometimes I found items in different menus to that indicated in the text. Some of the material on the CD provided was simply inaccessible. Save your pennies and instead of this text get the Painter 6 Wow! Book which is truly excellent.
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