There are many different guides out there for online painters. Depending on the program that you use to paint with, you might find some tutorials and a walk through helpful. Painter, Photo Shop, and Paint are all various programs that artists and photographers use for their pictures. Be creative, and learn how to create one of a kind photos on these wonderful tools.
Creating a shaded helix
- Creating a Helix in Adobe Illustrator: This website focuses on creating a helix first and foremost, it then goes into detail on how to shade the helix once it is made by using Adobe Illustrator.
Creating a rose quartz texture
- Rose Quartz Titling Pattern Texture: Downloadable paintbrush tool that allows you to paint the Rose Quartz that you would like.
Creating a cartoon
- How to Make a Cartoon Drawing in Adobe Photoshop Tutorial: This is a wonderful video tutorial that provides you with all the information you need to know on how to create a cartoon. It goes slow enough for you to jot down notes, or draw your own cartoon along with them.
Creating Dripping Blood Titles
- Dripping Blood Text Effect: Large pictures walk you through the steps to creating the dripping blood effect.
Using Clipart in Painter
- How to Use Clipart: Information on what clip art is used for, and how to go about using it in different programs.
Creating Web Backgrounds in Painter
- 35 Tutorials for Creating Web Layouts: 35 full color tutorials and explanations on how to create web layouts from scratch.
Creating a Star Brush
- How to Create Star Patterns Brush in Illustrator: Very descriptive tutorial on creating star brush patterns on the Adobe Illustrator program.
- Creating a Star Brush in Photoshop: Tutorial on how to create the star brush effect in Photoshop. Very accurate instructions.
Creating a Rainbow Bubble Brush
- Create a Photoshop Bubble Brush: This is very organized, well thought out, and easy to follow. The tutorial is very helpful overall.
Making Paper textured Backgrounds
- The Wicked Worn Look: This website provides a papered texture, worn, and also wavy texture tutorials. Not only that, but there are a number of other tutorials that the artist puts up over time.
Fast flames
- Fast Flames: Tutorial on how to create fast flame text. Large pictures to the right as you read each step on the left.
Faux hand-tinting
- Tutorial: Photo Tinting in Photoshop: Step by step tutorial on creating faux hand tinting. There are also other tutorials for Photoshop, Illustrator, and Painter.
Create a Seamless Pattern Tile
- Create a Seamless Pattern Tile: This tutorial focuses on a tile for Christmas, but the colors can be changed to match whatever you need them too. Step by step instructions with full color photos.
Create a Transparent Gif
- Create a Transparent Gif: This tutorial is straight to the point, and there is only one picture on the top to show you what you must do.
Pattern Making
- Create Pattern Swatches: This step by step tutorial is right from the main company. They provide you with the directions, but no pictures to follow.
Creating Water
- Create Water Effect: Large pictures with step by step instructions on how to create a water effect. There are also other tutorials within the site for more help.
Make a Painter Brush
- Creating Brushes: They allow you to create your own brushes, and save them, as well as use others that might be of use including the painter brush.
Texturized Text
- Create Textured Text: Tutorial that shows you how to create textured text, and provides you with step by step pictures in the process. The site also has many other tutorials for the beginner.
Banner Design Tips
- Banner Ad Design: Online marketing tips and tricks to designing the perfect banner.
Blending and Feathering with Pastels
- Easy Image Feathering: Step by step instructions and in depth explanation of how to blend the edges of pictures into the background.
Zooming and Solarizing
- Using the Zoom Tool: Many different options for zooming in on the picture you’re creating, and also helpful tips and tricks for the zoom options.
- SIMULATE A SOLARIZATION: Step by step instruction manual on solarization. It also provides samples of how the pictures should look once they are completed.
Advanced Painting with Impasto
- Painting with Depth: Impasto painting using the painter brush tool. Create in depth looks to your pictures, and follow along with photos of how to go about doing so.
Creating a Web Page with an Image Map
- Instructions to Image Maps: Long page of advantages, disadvantages, tips, and tricks to creating image maps.
Seamless Patterns with Painter
- Seamless Patterns in Painter: Step by step guide with pictures to create full, color patterns without the seams on the sides.
Drawing a comic book page
- Comic Book Character Sketch: Video tutorial on comic book character sketching. Step by step instructions are both verbalized and shown to you over the screen.
Photo painting
- Creating a Photo Painting: Tutorial on creating photo paintings within Painter. Provides an in depth look into all the different options that you have, and also shows other ways to create works of art.
Creating natural-looking hair
- Paint Natural Looking Hair: Step by step instructions from the company to create natural, flowing hair on the software program.
Clone color
- Color Cloning: Step by step instructions with photos on how to color clone your pictures. Before and after pictures are also provided.