Setting Up and Using Wacom On-Screen Controls, With Multiple Applications

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It has been a while since I did a tutorial for Wacom On-Screen controls. I have recently painted with Rebelle software and I like it, so I decided to set up Wacom’s on-screen controls for Rebelle that are different from the ones I have set up for Painter. It is surprisingly easy, so I am sharing the process with you. I hope you enjoy it.

Overview of the on-screen controls

Next video describes the complete process

I thought you might like to see my first few images done in Rebelle watercolors.

Practice Enso (From Wikipedia: In Zen, an ensō (円 相, “circular form”)[1] is a circle hand-drawn in one or two uninhibited brushstrokes to express a moment when the mind is free to let the body create.)

Just a make-believe red flower.

Just for fun, Red Flower, watercolor Rebelle
Japanese Magnolia from my yard.
First watercolor landscape in Rebelle
Heavy leaves practice bamboo.
Simple Orchid, Rebelle watercolor
Cherry Blossoms, Rebelle watercolor.

Well, that’s all folks. Hope you enjoyed the videos and the latest work from Rebelle.

Happy Holidays,

Skip

Another Watercolor in Painter 2023

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I am continuing to explore watercolor and rice paper in Painter 2023. I guess we can shorten the name to Painter 2023, since Corel no longer owns the product. Painter is owned by Alludo currently. Whatever…doesn’t affect us directly. Anyway, the watercolor. I struggled with this one, for some reason. I never print so I usually paint a a low resolution of 100 ppi. But I am thinking the images will look much better at a higer resolution. I’ll let you know when I do a few more paintings at a higher resolution.

Enjoy this one, called Mistletoe.

See you in the next post…

Skip

Paintings using Rice Paper and Watercolor in Corel Painter 2023

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These are a couple of examples of watercolors done with Rice Paper in Corel Painter 2023. A couple were done while making the papers. First one is called Loose Arrangement and was the one done after papers were finished.

The next one is called Free Form and was done while perfecting the rice papers. I used watercolor and liquid ink.

The final one was also done while producing the papers. It is called Rice Paper Landscape.

I really enjoy watercolor in Corel Painter.

Skip

Rice Papers, Belated Valentine’s Gift for You!

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Happy belated Valentine! I had planned to post this on Valentine’s Day. Oh well, win some lose some as they say.

I do have some papers and paper scripts to give you. The papers are rice papers and I love them. Have a look at a couple of them.

RP Wt. Strings Texture

RP Dark Texture

Here are a few examples of the images using the papers. Three iris on RP Dark Texture.

Abandoned on RP Granular

Banboo on RP Fabric Nap

Watch this video to learn about the papers and the Paper script library.

And this video is a demonstration of a painting using one of the papers.

And here are the downloads for paper and paper library. These files are zipped and will need to be unzipped before installation in Painter. Be aware that some browsers unzip automatically, and if that happens, you will not need to unzip a second time.

Skip’s Rice PapersDownload
Paper Scripts-1Download

Well, that’s it. Hope you had a fun Valentine’s Day.

Enjoy

Continuing to Explore Watercolor in Painter 2023

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This one is called “Almost Three.” I love working with the inky blacks, but lately I have been wanting to add color to the images. I add color and paint, but when nearly finished, I switch to adding color through various digital methods. I am also making some rice papers, which are not finished. When done, I will post an updatted version. Enjoy

Enjoy,

Skip

More Painter 2023 Watercolors

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I do enjoy working with Painter’s watercolor. Here are a few more.

This first one is very tall…interested in that tall thin format. It is called “One Tree.”

Next is a floral, called, what else…”Bowl of Flowers.”

Hope you enjoyed the last two paintings. Have a Merry and a Happy!!!

More Fun with Watercolor in Corel Painter 2023

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I have made several paper textures that resemble rice paper. I need to test them out. Following are some text images using various rice papers.

Watercolor, Corel Painter 2023

Watercolor, Corel Painter 2023

Watercolor, Corel Painter 2023 (right click the images and select open image in new tab to see the image closer to actual size.)

That’s it for today. I love watercolor in Corel Painter 2023.

Enjoy,

Skip

Mixed Media, Watercolor and Liquid Ink in Painter 2023

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Very quickly done image in Corel Painter 2023. I like working in several media in Corel. Working digitally makes it easy. This image is a combination of watercolor and liquid ink. At the end, I used a cool feature called Interactive Gradient.

So much fun working in Corel Painter.

Enjoy,

Skip

More Fun with Watercolor in Painter 2023

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No tutorials this time; I am just sharing some recent work.

I am a bit out of practice, but I do love the sumi-e style. Watercolor in Painter 2023 using some of my custom brushes.

I call this style landscape abstracts. I want the simplest brush work possible but expressing a lot of content. I want the viewer to have participation in discovering their own landscape.

This last one I was trying to get a good emulation of traditional watercolor and a more traditional approach to painting in Painter 2023. I was pleased with the effort.

Enjoy,

Skip

Fun With Enso in Corel Painter 2023

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I don’t pretend to understand the philosophy behind Enso. Wikipedia states that in Zen, Enso is a circle that is hand drawn in one or two uninhibited brush strokes to express a moment when the mind is free to let the body create. For me it is similar to creating Sumi-e or using ink and brush to make the circle.

I cannot tell you why I like these images or why I enjoy doing them. I just do. I find the process relaxing. Normally I go too far and embellish the images as you will see in the first of the video. But I also do the simple one stroke forms but rarely save them.

I thought you might like to try them yourself. Just have fun. The practice also strengthens my drawing skills. Enjoy…

This is an example of Enso created in Corel Painter 2023. Let me know if you try Enso.

Fun with Enso

Enjoy, Skip