"Secrets Of Corel Painter Experts" Book Offers a Peek Into the Creative Process of Artists Working with Painter
December 16, 2010

"Secrets Of Corel Painter Experts" Book Offers a Peek Into the Creative Process of Artists Working with Painter

Boston, Mass. – Course Technology PTR, part of Cengage Learning and a leading publisher of professional, technical, and reference materials, announced the publication of Secrets of Corel Painter Experts: Tips, Techniques, and Insights for Users of All Abilities by Daryl Wise and Linda Hellfritsch. The book brings readers behind-the-scenes with some of today’s top digital artists, illustrators, designers and photographers who use the digital painting software, Corel Painter.

Secrets of Corel Painter Experts is organized into chapters according to the artist’s area of expertise. Each chapter details the professional background of an individual expert and includes techniques, insights and resources accompanied by an image gallery highlighting their personal and professional work. Secrets of Corel Painter Experts features detailed, step-by-step demonstrated techniques that cover illustration, fine art photography, concept art, comic book illustration, manga illustration, concept design, and fine art. A DVD of content and galleries is also included with the book.

Co-author Daryl Wise has a long history with Corel Painter, working for several years with the original creators, Mark Zimmer and Tom Hedges, to help promote the software and its artists. He used his knowledge and background of digital art and Painter to write the book.

“Corel has been working closely with co-author Daryl Wise to ensure that Secrets of Corel Painter Experts will showcase some of the finest Painter artists in the industry,” said Gérard Métrailler, senior director, Product Management Graphics, Corel Corporation. “The artistic style and expertise featured in this book do a beautiful job of reflecting the amazing things you can do and accomplish with Painter.”

For more information on Secrets of Corel Painter Experts: Tips, Techniques, and Insights for Users of All Abilities, or to purchase the book, please visitwww.courseptr.cengage.com <http://www.courseptr.cengage.com/> .