The Painter 8 Wow! Book

I have about five years of computer graphics experience and have purchased quite a few reference and 'how to' books along the way to help me better understand the use of the programs I own. Without a doubt this has been the most helpful book I've ever come across. Put together with consideration for the Painter beginner like myself, this book has been FILLED with beautiful, full-color examples so that each step was easy to follow and understand. While it also explored more of the Painter 8's functions than the user manual Corel packaged with the program, many other accomplished Painter artists contributed their techniques which made this book very rich. Cher's WOW book filled my learning experience with excitement instead of frustration and will remain a useful guide even after I'm more experienced. Thank you Cher and everyone for all the hard work and talent that went into its creation!Sincerely,

Please don't base your decision to buy this book on the review below. The brushes and CD are NOT on a 30 day trial. The actual Corel program is a 30 day Demo. It's a shame that reviewer gave this book 1 star because of this.That being said...the brushes are fantastic. The CD-Rom even comes with movies, stock libraries of images and a bunch of other extras.This book is indispensable as a resource for both inspiration and new techniques. Plus it's nice to see how other artists go about creating art.

I paint with Painter since version 5.5 of Metacreations, and Ihave the Painter 6 Wow Book too, this new book of Cher is excellent and much better than the former.It was a pleasure to learn new tecniques and tips, and alsothe fortunate owners have a lot of goodies in the Cd.I highly recommend this book.

I am new to Painter 8 (or any of the Painter programs for that matter), but not new to painting, particularly in oils. I spent over 2 weeks getting frustrated with the program and the brushes that it comes with by default. No matter how much I tried, I could not get the program to behave in the same manner I was accustomed to with conventional painting. The book was excellent at explaining and illustrating the various different styles of painting, and how to do them. The presets that come on the CD to me are worth the price of admission. The "Wet Oily Blender" and "New Totaly Oils" work near perfectly in accordance to what I was accustomed to with regular oils. With the help of this book, I am now able to do what I set out to do in the first place: Enjoy the process of painting without having to have a studio and a ton of expensive supplies. I highly recomment this book.

Upon opening the Painter 8 Wow! Book by Cher Pendarvis, you will be captivated by the beautiful computer artwork splashed across its pages. While you may forget you opened the book to learn about Painter, eventually you'll find yourself reading the concise, detailed descriptions of producing the artwork and the tips that show you how to get the most out of Painter. The artwork ranges from impressionistic landscapes and oil portraits to precise scientific illustrations and maps. Topics covered will get you started and move you along with Painter. The Wow! Book shines by teaching you how to create traditional-looking watercolors, acrylics, oils, and how to make unusual images like woodcuts.One area that shouldn't be overlooked is Painter's tools for manipulating photographic images. The Wow! Book has a chapter devoted to changing and correcting color, turning photographs into watercolor and pastel images, and making collages from images.Even though this book is focused on Painter, you will learn enough about making artistic images that your time with the Painter 8 Wow! Book will be repaid not only when you work with Painter but when you create art in Photoshop and other programs.