Painter 8 selection, and method

[kali1900]

Ive just started using painter, and trying to get to grips with the ideas needed to use it.

Are there any othe selection tools than the ones listed on the main toolbar ? (like quick mask in photoshop ?)

Its probably a result of the way I work that Im looking for more selection tools, so I need to change

are there any definitive newbies tutorials on painter that anybody can recommend ?

ta.

[Jin]

Hi,

Lots of Painter 5, 6, and 7 tutorials on my PixelAlley site (URL below my signature), some of which may be helpful. Click the top left link to go to the Tutorials section and you'll find some basic tutorials on using the Pen tool and working with Shapes.

Also, at TutorAlley Forums (URL below my signature), we have a lot of tutorials both in our Tip o' the Day forum and scattered throughout the other forum threads, in response to member questions. Many of them address Painter 8 topics.

I'll be teaching Painter 8 classes in the near future as well, if you're interested.

In the meantime, here's a very basic rundown on ways we can make selections in Painter 8:

Rectangular Selection tool
Oval Selection tool
Lasso tool

Using the Shape tools, we can also make selections by first creating the Shape, then converting it to a selection (Shapes > Convert to Selection). The Shape tools are:

Rectangular Shape
Oval Shape
Pen tool
Quick Curve tool

The Shape editing tools are:

Shape Selection tool
Scissors tool
Add Point tool
Remove Point tool
Convert Point tool

Using the Pen tool, we can make very precise selections (Shapes converted to selections).

Once a selection is saved, it becomes an Alpha channel and appears in the Channels palette list (Select > Save Selection).

We can also create a Layer Mask based on Layer Transparency (Layers > Create Layer Mask from Transparency, then load the Layer Mask as a selection.

Read more about Layer Masks and Selections in the Painter 8 User Guide. In the Index, look up:

Layers, masking

Selections, creating from layers


Good luck,

[kali1900]

Thanks man

Doing a little better with the pen tool and quick curve tool

[Jin]

Hi,


Well, I'm not a man, but you're welcome.




Jinny