Art Pens - Corel Painter Official Magazine

Primer Art Pens
BRUSH CATEGORY
Art Pens
USING GRAIN
For a new level of intuitive, natural drawing,
take a look at the Art Pen brush category
in Corel Painter X
PRIMER
hen it comes to simulating
natural media digitally, two
manufacturers stand head
and shoulders above any
others, namely Corel and Wacom.
Of course, as a Corel Painter user you’ll
know of the strength and jaw-dropping
capabilities of Corel Painter and if you use
a graphics tablet, then it’s more than likely
made by Wacom. So imagine the creative
possibilities that could be born from the
collaboration of these two creative giants!
Well, here’s some great news! The new
Art Pen brushes in Corel Painter X are the
direct product of this. These Art Pens,
which range from markers, through to
pastel brushes and even include oil and
gouache variants, can be used either with
your normal graphics-tablet pen, or in
conjunction with the new Wacom 6D Pen.
The great strength of these variants
comes from the way they respond to
your drawing stylus in such a way
that they allow you to enjoy a much
more natural and intuitive drawing
experience. Using these pens really
is an absolute dream, and before
you know it, you’ll feel as if the ink
or colour is quite literally �lowing
from your pen as you draw.
If you don’t have a 6D pen,
don’t worry, these variants will still
knock your socks off. The humble pen
has come of age!
The Square Grainy Pastel Art Pen, as its title
suggests, responds very well to the surface
of the paper currently selected in the Papers
library palette. Use a low Grain setting in the
Properties bar to achieve very visible grain,
and higher values to make it more subtle.
FELT ART MARKER
The Felt Art Marker is ideal for
making bold, spontaneous
strokes that really pile on the
ink. This Art Pen is best used
for reinforcing your drawing
with bold, dynamic lines. Being
chisel-shaped, this pen can be
used for both thick and thin lines.
Use your layers!
WORN OIL PASTEL
The Worn Oil Pastel Art Pen is great for
general shading, and for blocking in
general tones. Use this variant at low
Opacity and low Resat values to have
more control over the tones you lay
down. This Art Pen is quite smudgy
due to its high Bleed value.
6D capabilities
Keep things separate
Tailored to your requirements
If you’re using lots of different
Art Pens within the same
image, it’s a good idea to
isolate each of them on a
separate layer. This way, you
can experiment with different
variants for shading, without
affecting any line work which
you’re already happy with.
If you don’t like some of the
marks you’ve made, either just
bin the layer or erase on it.
The Wacom 6D Pen adds another dimension to these
Art Pen variants. If you normally use a pressuresensitive tablet and stylus, you’ll be used to the
variants within Corel Painter making use of pressure,
tilt and velocity to control aspects of the brush, such
as Opacity, Grain and Size. The new 6D Pen, however,
adds Rotation sensitivity to these Art Pens, where
the brush itself can be rotated through 360 degrees,
adding even more versatility to your strokes.
It’s worth taking a look at the 6D Pen at www.
wacom.com. It could add a whole new dimension to
your Painter art.
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SOFT FLAT OILS PEN
The Soft Flat Oils Art Pen was used here to
add some soft, broad background shading. By
changing the Feature setting for this variant
in the Properties bar, you can make the bristle
lines within the brush either more or less visible.
Primer
Explore the Art Pens
Graphic design in an instant
Felt Art Marker
Grainy Calligraphy
Grainy Edge Calligraphy
Soft Cover Brush
Soft Flat Oils
Square Grainy Pastel
Tapered Camel
Tapered Gouache
Thin Smooth Calligraphy
Worn Oil Pastel
Art Pens
If you have Corel Painter X, you may have missed the Art Pen brush
category – what with the excitement of the RealBristle brushes – but we
assure you they are definitely worth exploring. Here’s a handy look at
what each of the variants looks like.
ART PEN BRUSHES
It may not be the
biggest brush
category in the world,
but there’s plenty
of potential in the
variants. Try your hand
at very graphic images
with them.
WACOM ART PEN
For the perfect
accompaniment to the new
Art Pen brush category, treat
yourself to Wacom’s 6D Art
Pen. This looks and behaves
just like a real art marker, from
its shape to the felt feel of
the nib.
Brush tracking
Varied effects
Set your stylus correctly
The joy of Art Pens
The Art Pen brushes are especially
reliant on interpreting the input
from your drawing stylus accurately,
so it’s even more vital that you set
up your Brush Tracking before you
begin drawing. To do this, simply go
to Edit>Preferences>Brush Tracking.
Within the dialog, make a stroke
on the scratchpad as you normally
would, and Corel Painter will set up
the Brush Tracking to suit your style
with the minimum of effort.
You can get an impressive amount of
effects with the Art Pen category, whether
you have the 6D Art Pen or not. Even if
you use a mouse or a plain old stylus, you
can build up great texture and style with
the correct variant. Get great outlines with
the Thin Smooth Calligraphy or Grainy
Edge Calligraphy. Go for a more washy look
with Soft Cover Brush, or Tapered Camel.
And for the traditional art marker look,
you need to go a long way to beat the Felt
Art Marker.
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