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    Finally started using it again and discovered that if you switch between brushes from different libraries, they completely reset when you switch back. That’s very bad for efficiency. I save my favourites in a palette so I can select them quickly and often go back and forth between brushes.

    I found this out when trying to find a brush for painting brick like textures. In Procreate the nikko rull brush worked well but I can’t find something similar in Painter 2017 brushes. In older libraries there is a hard charcoal brush that works ok. I’m surprised it is so hard to find brushes that paint a more square shaped. The flat brushes should do that but they are rounded. There are a couple that are too square or rectangular, can’t control the brush length. Basically need a vertical line with a little texture.

    Sometimes I feel like I spend more time looking for brushes than actually painting lol.

    C&C always welcome. Michelle

    mkmcreations.com
    Every painting is a new adventure.

    #1271981
    ptrkgmc
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        You mean ‘Painter’ the corel pain program? I think. Google ‘Krita’ the free paint program. I think it’s fantastic. Mac blocks this program. (monopolistic *******s) but there is a way to open it by going into ‘system prefrences’ ‘security’ and select ‘open anyway’

        #1271975

        Yes, that Painter. And yes, there are other good programs, but I have already spent a lot on Painter, though I have held back only upgraded twice.

        C&C always welcome. Michelle

        mkmcreations.com
        Every painting is a new adventure.

        #1271973
        b’anna
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            Michelle,If you’re talking 2018, I think that has been reported as a bug and maybe they will fix it with the next update. It is VERY annoying. I thought I was losing what is left of my mind!

            #1271976

            No, staying with 2017. I guess I’ll just have to find my brushes from the one library. Just wish it had the equivalent of the nikko rull from Procreate. That brush works really well for painting bricks. It has a bit of texture and you can control the length of the stroke. One or two in Painter might be good but the basic shape is already a long rectangle. Oh well, then next time I’m painting something like that I’ll search again.

            C&C always welcome. Michelle

            mkmcreations.com
            Every painting is a new adventure.

            #1271982
            ptrkgmc
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                Sketchbook pro from Autodesk rents for about $5.00 a month, if you’r really disappointed with painter. This is my favorite graphics paint program. It has hundreds of brushes, with new ones added every week. Here is a WIP I’m working on:

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                #1271977

                Now we need a nudity warning on this thread lol.

                C&C always welcome. Michelle

                mkmcreations.com
                Every painting is a new adventure.

                #1271983
                ptrkgmc
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                    Opps! But these two always hang around Zooma beach.

                    #1271974
                    MaloCS
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                        Sometimes I feel like I spend more time looking for brushes than actually painting lol.

                        This is why I stopped using Painter, it is simply too complicated. On the other hand, the iPad Pro, Apple Pencil and Procreate are very EASY to use with almost no learning curve.

                        :thumbsup:

                        I have the pictures to prove it...

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                        #1271978

                        Yes, I like Procreate too, but then there are times when I prefer to work on the computer. And, like I said, I spent money on Painter, so I gotta make it work for a while at least. So I guess the only solution is to stick to one brush library because I do switch back and forth between brushes, and eraser, a lot.

                        C&C always welcome. Michelle

                        mkmcreations.com
                        Every painting is a new adventure.

                        #1271980
                        yolkworm
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                            Aaron Rutten has a video about saving brushes. Here’s a link:
                            https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B5C03DhzMzE

                            Aaron has lots of videos on Painter, so you might consider subscribing to his YouTube channel :)

                            Also, Painter lets you save “brush variants,” too. Here’s video about that:
                            http://learn.corel.com/tutorials/using-brush-looks-to-save-custom-variant-settings/

                            No skill, no art.

                            #1271979

                            Thanks, I’ll take a look at those.

                            C&C always welcome. Michelle

                            mkmcreations.com
                            Every painting is a new adventure.

                            #1271984
                            ptrkgmc
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                                Painter is interesting, but I think Autodesk sketchbook pro is better, and much cheaper.

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