Painter IX Creativity: Digital Artists Handbook

Far beyond being a Painter for dummies... Jeremys straight forward approach offers not only how to use the tools, but when and why. Corel Painter is not exactly an easy program to learn. While I am fairly proficient with Photoshop, I've been stuck with learning Painter. I bought the DVD's first... but "Painter IX Creativity... digital artists handbook" provided the reference and more. In addition, he also provided some art background, his philosophy and mindset for an efficient workflow. This is a MUST for anyone wanting to learn Painter from a Master.

This book, and Jeremy Sutton's DVD collection on Painter IX are used in his week long class in San Francisco on Painter. I'm reading the book now and it's great! It's not a nuts and bolts of how to use Painter. It's more about the artistic side of color, light, etc. He shows how to set up painter, and all the best settings and brushes. He also has a CD with the book of his favorite homade brushes. It's a great book.

Jeremy Sutton's Painter IX Creativity is a course on secrets of the great masters of digital art. I have been working with Painter for years and yet the descriptions of working with the brush creator and backing up brush libraries was so well documented and explained that I felt I had peeled back another layer of comprehension hitherto hidden from me. This book is the result of years of on-line courses, master seminars, and research for previous books as well as many years of extraordinary digital art making and Jeremy Sutton has put it all together in an elegant and insightful manner. He illuminates the technical complexities of Painter and is incredibly generous in sharing his process with his readers. It is a delight to use.

if not the best! I've used Painter since version 4 and am familiar with the evolution of this amazing program and have purchased many Painter books during this time. Jeremy's book provides not only excellent technical instruction (which is meticulously well-organized and well-written) but more importantly for me, excellent art instruction (foundations of drawing and painting are well integrated with the Painter techniques). What you are able to learn is independent of what the CD contains (which has supplmentary brushes, goodies). I also have purchased the 4-DVD instruction set for Photographers which should not deter non-photographers from using it (like me). Now THAT is a great supplement to the Painter IX book!

This is a great book for learning and working with Painter IX. The CD that was included with the book works fine and is very helpful. If you have used Photoshop and think that the two programs are the same then this book will more than show you that Painter IX takes working with paints and photos in a completely different direction. I work with Photoshop at work for pictures, but at home I turn to Painter IX and really have fun. Jeremy clearly knows the program and is able to explain things in a very clear fashion. If you have Painter IX or are thinking about getting Painter IX then you need this book.