How To Get More From Your Brushe!
ImagineFX|November 2021
Isis Sousa reveals her favourite Painter 2022 brushes and shows how you can use them to create unique digital art
Isis Sousa
How To Get More From Your Brushe!

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Isis Sousa

LOCATION: Norway

Isis is an art director, a Corel Painter Master Elite, a Xencelabs Artist and indie filmmaker. She also teaches and speaks at CG events. isissousa.com

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Many beginner artists who are new to Corel Painter 2022 can find themselves overwhelmed at the amount of choice the program offers.

So if you’re just starting out, what are the best Painter brushes to use and for what purpose? In this workshop we’ll follow the classic creative maxim “less is more” and put together a group of five essential brushes that can meet your artistic requirements in a variety of creative scenarios, ranging from producing early sketches, to paintings and polished illustrations.

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