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Landscape Painting Fundamentals

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Discover how to use Corel Painter X3 to paint a variety of landscapes. (Mountains, oceans, trees, clouds and more.) Follow along step by step, from concept to completion, as you learn how to compose realistic scenes from imagination. Pre-class warmups allow students to make observations of real life images to gain a deeper understanding of landscape components and principles. These observations will then be utilized to make informed decisions when composing four assignment paintings. At the end of this class, students will have mastered the basic skills needed to compose landscape paintings from imagination without having to rely on directly copying a photo or cloning.

Included in the class is a custom workspace which can be loaded into Painter. The Workspace contains all of the brushes and features required for this class. This makes it easy to find the brushes when painting along with each lesson.

COURSE OBJECTIVES:
- Learn Landscape Painting Fundamentals
- Improve Illustration Workflow Efficiency
- Learn Image Composition Techniques
- Learn to Paint In-Perspective
- Discover How To Improvise (Paint from imagination)
- Learn how to Choose Realistic Color
- Learn Realistic 3D Shading & Lighting Techniques
- Learn Advanced Use of Layers & Composite Methods

Aaron’s digital painting technique is rooted in computer proficiency as well as traditional art theory. He leverages the advantages of working on a computer while incorporating many of the skills he’s learned while making traditional art. Aaron does not see a hard division between digital art and traditional art and he often blurs it. Some of the computer tricks used in this class may seem foreign to you at first, but they will quickly become indispensable once you get more comfortable with the technical side of Corel Painter X3. Aaron makes sense of all the computer jargon, so that it’s fun and easy to follow along.

Skill Level

Intermediate-Beginner
- Students must be comfortable working with with the basic tools and features of Painter X3.

Prerequisite Skills:
Understanding of Pen Pressure for Tablets & Cintiqs
Basic Painter X3 Navigation
Basic Understanding of Layers
Basic Understanding of Composite Methods
Understanding of Preserve Transparency
Understanding of Proper File Management & Organization
Understanding of Painter X3 Workspace Customization
Understanding of Painter X3 Brush Customization
Understanding of Papers Panel

Software Requirements

  • Microsoft® Windows® 7 or 8, or Apple® Mac OS® X operating system
  • Corel® Painter™ X3
  • Adobe® Reader or equivalent software for reading lessons. Lessons are written in PDF Format.
  • We suggest VLC for viewing your videos, VLC is available for MAC and PC-Download VLC

Hardware Requirements

  • A computer capable of running Corel® Painter™ X3, i.e., 4 GB of RAM or better
  • A pressure sensitive graphics tablet, such as those made by Wacom

Before Class

It will be much easier to follow along with this class if you are familiar with some of the core concepts used in these lessons. This technique uses a lot of layers, composite methods, selections and other tricks that are a little “outside-the-box.”

Prerequisite Skills:
Understanding of Pen Pressure for Tablets & Cintiqs
Basic Painter X3 Navigation
Basic Understanding of Layers
Basic Understanding of Composite Methods
Understanding of Preserve Transparency
Understanding of Proper File Management & Organization
Understanding of Painter X3 Workspace Customization
Understanding of Painter X3 Brush Customization
Understanding of Papers Panel

Week One

Cloudy Sky & Field Of Grass

Learn how to paint a daylight sky, clouds, sun and a field of grass.

Week Two

Mountain & Lake Reflection

Learn how to paint a mountains, lakes and reflections.

Week Three

Seaside Bluff With Trees

Learn how to paint trees atop a bluff overlooking distant ocean.

Week Four

Ocean Cliffs & Beach

Learn how to paint an ocean, waves, beach, stones, cliffs and sand.


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