The Painter 5 Wow! Book has been completely updated and expanded to include information about useful new functions such as Painter 5's new masking and selection model and transparent layers; and dazzling special effects such as Impasto, Liquid Metal, and Bevel World. Like the previous editions, this one shows the breathtaking array of artistic possibilities available to artists, illustrators, graphic designers, and photographers for creating new fine art pieces, or adding pizzazz to existing designs.As with the other Wow! books, the focus is on real art created by working professionals. Step-by-step descriptions reveal how each piece was created and how readers can apply the same techniques to their work. The CD-ROM features many brand-new custom brushes and paper textures built by the author.
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In this good-looking full-color guide, Threinen-Pendarvis brings MetaCreations Painter 5 to life. She presents artwork produced by a variety of contributing artists and explains, step by step, how you can achieve those same effects. Each procedure is outlined on just one, two, or three pages, so you can flip through the book to find interesting effects and jump right into reproducing them.
Despite its concise presentation, the material is well-organized, so you can concentrate on just one area at a time if you wish. The chapters focus on, for example, using Painter's interface, color tools, brushes, selections, masks, floaters, shapes, scripts, and special effects; using Painter with Photoshop; producing animations; creating Web images; and printing. At the end of each chapter, there's a gallery of images from contributing artists along with an explanation of the Painter tools and creative techniques the artists used to produce each image. Because the tasks throughout the book range from basic to advanced, users of any level can gain from the book's many tips and insights. You really learn how to use Painter's tools together to produce eye-catching commercial and fine art. The included hybrid CD-ROM includes brush and painter libraries, animations, scripts, photos, textures, videos, filters, and demo versions of MetaCreations Painter, Detailer, and Expression and of Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, After Effects, Premiere, and PageMill. --Kathleen Caster
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MetaCreations Painter 5 has garnered the highest honors from industry and users for its expanded "natural media" capabilities. The new edition of The Painter 5 Wow! Book shows the breathtaking array of artistic possibilities available to artists, illustrators, graphic designers, and photographers for creating new fine art pieces, or adding pizzazz to existing designs.
The Painter 5 Wow! Book has been completely updated and expanded to include information about useful new functions such as Painter 5's new masking and selection model and transparent layers; and dazzling special effects such as Impasto, Liquid Metal, and Bevel World.
As with the other Wow! books, the focus is on real art created by working professionals. Step-by-step descriptions reveal how each piece was created and how readers can apply the same techniques to their work. The CD-ROM features many brand-new custom brushes and paper textures built by the author.
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13 of 13 people found the following review helpful:
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The only Painter 5 book you'll ever need...,
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This review is from: The Painter 5 Wow! Book (3rd Edition) (Paperback)
Don't waste your time with the other inferior books on Painter 5, this is the book you'll grow to love. Even if you're a beginner or not especially artistic, this book will have you doing things you never thought you could do. The fact that the author and publisher have added a special update to their website for the new feaures in version 5.5 makes me all the more happy that I bought this book. You won't be disappointed either. This book does the near impossible by taking a complicated, multi-layered program and making it seem easy and within your ability to master. And it also makes it fun!
10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:
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The best Painter 5 book!,
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This review is from: The Painter 5 Wow! Book (3rd Edition) (Paperback)
This book is the best book on Painter 5! Examples are easy to follow. I do find new tricks in this book. Good for beginners and intermediate readers. I got a book called Painter 5 f/x which is very bad. I am looking forward to buy the Painter 6 Wow Book.
9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:
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The Best Book on Painter 5,
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This review is from: The Painter 5 Wow! Book (3rd Edition) (Paperback)
This is an excellent book on using Painter 5 that will satisfy most of the users with its easy to follow topics and detailed techniques. I have checked some 7 or 8 books on this topic, and can say that this Threinen-Pendarvis' book appears to be the best choice. Included CD is also packed with good stuff (brushes, etc.). If you are a beginner, I would suggest "Fractal Design Painter 5" by C.Braverman and D.Erdos as a companion to the "Painter 5 Wow" (which is more appropriate for an intermediate to expert user).
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