This introductory course will be covering the basics of using the program, including the workspace, the materials lab, how set up and texture landscapes, importing objects from other 3D programs, working with cameras and lights, and rendering.

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In this course, Vic takes Beginning Bryce to the next step, covering animation basics, demystifying the Deep Texture Editor (you will learn how to invert the Alpha Channel, how to make your own textures, and more) showing you Terrain Tricks (tiling, using clipping planes for masking, making waterfalls, etc.), and exploring ways to manipulate clouds for more interesting and dramatic skies, underwater (and half underwater) scenes, how to get reflections just where you want them, and using the numerical controls to make your work easier.

Prerequisites: Beginning Bryce course, or a good working knowledge of Bryce, including the use of all the tools, the ability to set up a scene, how to use the various camera controls, and basic knowledge of all the labs. If you don't know how to texture objects, don't know how to edit a terrain, or don't know how to group things, you need to take Beginning Bryce first. No knowledge of animation is assumed or required.

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Painter 6 is an older version of Corel Painter. If you have a newer version, you should enroll in a course written for your version, as there are a good many new features.

This is a hands-on course, which teaches the basics of Painter 6 through projects. While painting and sketching your own images is necessary, artistic ability is not. Students are encouraged to spend time learning the program's features, rather than perfecting their art. The basics of the program are covered in depth, including Layers, Brushes, Selections, Masking, and many of the special effects and image editing features.

►This course was written specifically for version 6, and has run in the past at another online school site. All projects and images are unique to this course, and have not been used in other lessons anywhere on the Web.

Prerequisites: Familiarity with your computer and operating system. A web site is necessary for students who wish to post their work on-line. No prior knowledge of digital art programs is needed, but students should know how to save and open files on their computers.

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This course takes the skills learned in the Introduction to Painter 6, puts them to use and introduces as many new features as can be crammed into a weekly lesson. Creating paintings from scratch, as well as using your photos will be explored. Nozzles (also known as tubes in some programs) are created and used in this course. Various techniques for tracing and cloning are introduced.

►This course was written specifically for version 6, and has run in the past at another online school site. All projects and images are unique to this course, and have not been used in other lessons anywhere on the Web.

Prerequisites: Familiarity with your computer and operating system. A web site is necessary for students who wish to post their work on-line. Students enrolling in this course should have an understanding of basic features, and a good comfort level working in the program.

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This is a project oriented course. Starting with the interface and basics, artists are taught to use the program to produce virtual media art work, ranging from pencil sketches to heavy impasto. The introductory level course focuses on tools and features. If you have Painter 6, you can also benefit from this course.

Prerequisite: No prior knowledge of Painter or of digital art programs is needed. Students must be familiar with their own computers, operating systems and Internet browsers. Mac users must be able to substitute their own equivalents for the Control key, etc.

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Continued Explorations in Painter 7: This six week course utilizes progressive lessons and takes up where Introduction to Painter 7 left off. Tools that were met in the Introductory course will be explored to greater depth. Features not met in the Introductory course will be introduced and explored. A quiz is presented in Lesson 1 to allow students to determine their readiness for this course.

Prerequisite: completion of Painter 7, Level 1, or successful completion of the quiz. Students must be familiar with their own computers, operating systems and Internet browsers. Mac users must be able to substitute their own equivalents for the Control key, etc.

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This 6 week course will be an exploration of Painter 7's pastel chalk and brushes . You will learn how to use Layers, masks and selections to help you achieve your artistic goals in Painter 7. This workshop will show you how to simplify the Painter programs palettes so that you can get down to Painting with Pastels. So come on and join Ed and enjoy Painter Pastels without the dust in Painter 7.

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Enhance the power of Painter 7 & 8! Create your own nozzles. In this introductory course we will cover nozzle basics, setting preferences, loading and moving libraries and creating the actual nozzles. The projects will include landscapes, advanced techniques and creating a photo portrait - a fun project!

Note: You will need access to a scanner or photo cd's to complete this project.

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This 6 week course will be an exploration of Painter 7's watercolor brushes and layers. You will learn how to use masks and selections to help you in your painting. This workshop is designed to get down to painting watercolors that will be equal to anything you could do with a real brush. So come and join Ed and his exploration of the watercolors of Painter 7.

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This six session, hands-on course explores the basics of the new natural media art program from Corel. Students will complete projects using the features introduced in each lesson. The course will cover basics of layers and masking.

Prerequisite: No prior knowledge of Painter or of digital art programs is needed. Students must be familiar with their own computers, operating systems and Internet browsers. Mac users must be able to substitute their own equivalents for the Control key, etc.

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This six session, hands-on course continues where Intro to Painter 8, Part One left off. Features not covered in the first six week course will be introduced, while features that were introduced briefly will be explored more fully. Students will complete projects using the features introduced in each lesson. Please view the course's Welcome Page for a brief list of the topics explored in Part One.
Prerequisites: Successful completion of Part One or equivalent knowledge. (See list of topics covered.) Artistic ability is not needed to learn the features of the program. If you can make marks, you can practice the features. Students must be familiar with their own computers, operating systems and Internet browsers. Mac users must be able to substitute their own equivalents for the Control key, etc. It is not necessary to post to a web page to complete this course, but sharing is strongly encouraged.
 

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Painting with Corel Painter opens up an entire new world in the realm of painting by graphically mixing traditional painting techniques and tools in a computer program. Learn basic painting techniques in Corel Painter with practical lessons in watercolor, pen and ink and pastel with this powerful and fascinating program! Some knowledge and previous experience with Corel Painter is important.

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Not sure? Take a peek at what you can do with PSP.

Beginning with PSP and progressing to a simple, and fun! psp painting.
Students will learn the basics of PSP and it won't matter which version (5, 6, or 7) as only basics will be taught here. Students will become comfortable with using the color palette, toolbars, the menus and more. They will also learn the basics of putting layers together and blending. We'll progress to creating some simple projects culminating with a painting in your last week.
Examples will be provided so that all students can work at the same level.

First week...
You'll be playing around with the tool bar, the windows and learning how to work around within the program itself. This will include some exercises using some of these tools to create your painting

Second week...
You'll learn about creating and making selections, using the lasso tool, the selector tool and the color picker.
This will help you understand when you need to select a certain area in your painting and manipulate it.

Week Three...
You'll learn about creating and managing layers. You'll learn about creating one layer, save it, create another, go back to the previous layers and change, add or rearrange that layer before going on to the next one. In this way, you won't have to re-do your painting from scratch!

Week Four...
This week you'll create a couple of simple projects to get you comfortable with a psp painting.

Week Five....
You'll be starting on the psp painting and completing it in the last week. This will give you allow you extra time for questions, problem solving etc.

Week Six....
Creating a small PSP painting from scratch to finish.

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This is a project oriented course.We will learn how to properly set up and use a Wacom tablet. This course will also introduce your to Painter Classic starting with the interface and basics, artists are taught to use the program to produce virtual media art work, ranging from pencil sketches to heavy impasto. The introductory level course focuses on tools and features. While the coarse is based on Painter classic 2 if you have Painter classic 1, you can also take this course.

Prerequisite: Must own a Wacom tablet and Painter classic.

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Art Courses - traditional

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Drawing is not a magical process, but a real learnable, teachable skill.  It may appear that people who can pick up a pencil at an early age have some inherent ability and innate talent to draw, but the truth is, it's all about how we 'see'. When we begin to draw, we need to be all eyes. The whole belief that only a talent for drawing is inherited is a drawback for those that have always wanted to learn but believe they can't simply because they didn't inherit any talent. It's a skill that anyone can learn and we're going to be going through some exercises the next few weeks that will hopefully change perceptions about what drawing really is and what the difference is between 'talent' and a learned skill. Join Us

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You can learn to paint online in the comfort of your own home. Join us in this workshop and learn watercolor techniques.

1. Washes, preparing your paper, mixing colors, learning values
2. using those color mixing values and techniques to paint leaves and trees
3. using these color mixing values and techniques to paint old barnwood
4. using these color mixing values and techniques to paint eyes
5. using values to create depth and realism
6. putting it all together; creating a finished piece

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This course will be conducted a little differently. It will involve three lessons and three workshops. We will be concentrating on watercolor shadows and textures.

Lesson one will cover shadows. The following lesson we will use photographs and you will work from them. The second lesson (week 3) will cover textures and the following lesson will again use photos you will work from. The last two weeks we will start and complete a project.

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You can learn to use pastels online in the comfort of your own home. Join us in this workshop and learn pastel techniques.

You should have on hand: Pastel paper or good drawing paper, pencil and eraser (not necessary but helpful) tortillion or stump for blending, a sampling of pastels in yellows, greens, browns, blues, grays and orange/reds. Fixative or regular hairspray will do for this class.

No prerequisites as this is a beginners' class.

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What's an f stop? What's this dial do? Aperture ?-Say what? Film speed ? Huh? In this six week course we will answer these and other questions and cover a number of the basic skills and concepts necessary for a solid beginning in the field of photography. The skill level assumed in this class is that of "beginner" and successful completion of this course should enable the student to easily move on to more advanced techniques and concepts with little or no difficulty. The student should also notice a marked improvement in his or her personal photographic work. You should be able to move far beyond the "snapshot" stage by employing some of the creative techniques and concepts that will be covered in this course.

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This 6 week course is designed to walk the student through understanding perspective, composition and overall design in landscapes. Besides using values, shapes and textures in a completed project, students will be asked to evaluate landscape photos, combine elements from different photos and at the end of 6 weeks, be able to complete a landscape from beginning to end. Students will be best served by taking Basic Drawing Techniques first, simply because the elements of beginning drawing (such as texture, shapes and values ) are covered in more depth than in the 6 week Landscape Pencil Painting Course.

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