Dedication
To my mum, Margaret, who inspired me to be an artist and follow my passion for art, and to Frankie Manning, who inspired me to dance the Lindy Hop and to take joy in every moment.
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British Library Cataloguing in Publication Data
Sutton, Jeremy
painter 11 creativity: digital artists handbook
1. Corel painter
004.689-dc22
Library of Congress Control Number: 2009934161
ISBN: 978-0-240-81255-7
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Foreword
In the words of Spinal Tap's legendary Nigel Tufnel, It goes to eleven. Corel Painter 11, that is. And with this release, Jeremy has written the 4th edition of Painter Creativity. Painter continues to be recognized as the gold standard for expressive natural-media software, just as Jeremy represents the gold standard for teaching aspiring artists to express themselves through this digital tool.
The world of Painter (now 18 years young) has matured over the past few years. It now has its own magazine. In the world of portrait photography, it has become a standard tool. Combined with ink-jet printing and canvas, artists are embellishing Painter art with traditional media. There are many web sitesincluding Jeremy's PaintboxJ.comdedicated to Painter as a primary expressive tool. On social networking sites like Twitter and MySpace, Painter is a regular topic of discussion.
Painter has evolved to include a deep tool set with a wide range of expressive media types. Jeremy has kept pace with its advances and utilizes these tools to give direction to his students personal odysseys. As through dance, Jeremy utilizes Painter as an expressive medium through which he reveals his zest for life. He is an excellent guide to aid you in finding your unique creative voice in the form of style.
Jeremy was among the initial wave of Painter aficionados. I remember seeing him at the 1993 Digital Be-In one evening during Macworld in San Francisco, entertaining the crowds with his soon-to-be famous portraiture sessions. He was using Painter! I was intrigued and watched for several minutes until I got an opportunity to speak with him. His enthusiasm was immediately apparent. He was full of questions about various aspects of Painter's inner workings. It was obvious that he possessed an innate understanding of Painter's expressive tools.
Over the years, Jeremy has been one of Painter's principal goodwill ambassadors. His good-natured enthusiasm has been responsible for launching many on their creative odysseys, with Painter acting as their compass. Jeremy has taken both his enthusiasm and teaching experience and poured it into these pages. And you, now holding this book, are about to be the beneficiary of his efforts. If you are considering starting, or are already on your own creative odyssey, you couldn't be in better hands.
Congratulations go to Jeremy for this, the 4th edition of Painter Creativity, and to youthe reader and seeker of creative expression via Painter. Indeed, may your personal odyssey take you to eleven.
John Derry
May 2009
Omaha, Nebraska
Portrait of John Derry created by Jeremy Sutton (using Fractal Design Painter 2) at the 1992 SIGGRAPH trade show in Chicago.
Acknowledgements and Contributors
I thank the wonderful team at Focal Press who helped make this book a reality, especially my editors Valerie Geary and David Albon.
Thank you to the great teams of people at Corel and Wacom who have produced such amazing art tools for artists like me, and who have been so supportive and encouraging over the years. Many of you have become good friends and are always such a pleasure to work with. Thanks to Mark Zimmer and the late Tom Hedges for creating Painter, to John Derry for helping shape it into what it is today, to Robert MacDonald, Kelly Manuel, David Toeg and my other friends at Corel, and to Mr Yamada, Jim McCartney, Doug Little, Michael Marcum, Peter Dietrich, Tom Lam, Helen Deng, Izumi Tosa and my other friends at Wacom.
Thank you to Peggy (www.PeggyGyulai.com) for being such a loving and supportive sounding board for bouncing ideas off, for sharing so much of her own talent, expertise and experience, and for taking the time to read over my manuscript, as well as keeping me well caffeinated!
Thank you to my mum, Margaret, and sister Debbi, both artists whose wise words, advice and critiques over the years have undoubtedly contributed to the artistic approach I share in this book. Thanks to the rest of my family who are always encouraging, supportive and happy to offer opinions whenever asked, and who are by now used to me writing my books while on travels in the UK!
Thank you to the many thousands of students whom I have had the pleasure of teaching over the last 15 years for your inspiration and enthusiasm. Wishing you all the best with your continued creative development.
Thank you to those who have been the subjects of, and inspiration for, the paintings featured in this book, and to those who have generously shared their thoughts and advice.