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Hello Everyone,OK, Painter crashed and no matter what I did, I could not open it again. To start Painter I had to either use a Shift-Start or uninstall and re-install, which meant I would lose all of my custom brushes, papers, flow maps, etc. Sound familiar; I hope not.
But, I know that some of my readers have experienced this same horror. Well, all is not lost.
Follow along as I show you how I recovered my custom files.The first thing to do after a crash is to try to open Painter again. If that doesn’t work, then try rebooting your computer and then open Painter.
If that doesn’t work, then try uninstalling Painter, but when you start the process you will get the option to either repair or remove Painter. Do not remove it, but do try a repair. Hopefully, one of the above steps will allow you to open Painter again, but if it doesn’t, then follow what I did.For a PC first copy and save your workspace information to your documents. In a PC, go to Desktop User System Folder (usually your name) AppData Roaming Corel Painter 2015 (or X3, or 12.2) Your Workspace nameor default if you haven’t made a workspace. Once you get to your workspace, copy the information and paste it to a new folder in your documents or somewhere you can find it again. Do not copy it in the Painter user area.If you are on a Mac, then go to your Finder Menu and select Go Go To Folder and in the box that opens type: /Library and hit Go.
Now in the finder select Application Support Corel Painter 2015 Your Workspace nameor default if you haven’t made a workspace. Once you get to your workspace, copy the information and paste it to a new folder in your documents or somewhere you can find it again. Do not copy it in the Painter user area.Watch the following video about saving your workspace.Now that I saved the workspace, I can open Painter using a Shift – Start or uninstalling and re-installing.
What is a Shift – Start. It is a very neat way to open painter with a corrupted workspace or something that blocks Painter from opening. Hold down the shift key and start Painter normally, but don’t let up on the shift key. A window will open that asks if you want to set Painter back to factory defaults. At this point, release your shift key and select all workspaces and hit the enter key. At this point, Painter deletes all custom files. That is why it is important to copy your workspace files before a Shift – Start.
The same is true if you uninstall and re-install Painter.Once Painter is operating again, I want to import my saved workspace into Painter, but I have to prepare it for import. I do this by selecting the contents of the saved workspace folder and zipping them. Then I change the name to the name I want to use for my workspace, and this is very important, I changed the extension.zip to.pws.
Changing the extension prompts the OS to give me a warning that changing the extension can corrupt the file. I ignore the warning and proceed with the changes. Now the file is ready for import.I opened Painter and went to Window Workspace Import Workspace and navigated to my zipped file, selected it, and hit open. If my workspace isn’t corrupted, it will open in Painter.
My experience is about 50/50; meaning that about 50% of the time this will work, but 50% of the time my workspace still crashes Painter.The following video shows you how to prepare your workspace for import:All is still not lost. I can import my custom files individually from my saved workspace to Painter. I started with brushes. In my saved workspace folder, there are a series of folders and some files. The first folder is Brushes. I opened that folder and found another series of folders.
Each one of these folders represent a Painter brush library. Three of them are the default brush libraries that came with Painter, Painter Brushes, Painter 13 brushes, and Painter 14 brushes. Don’t let the name Painter 14 brushes confuse you; that is the name of the Painter 2015 brush library. It is possible, if you have never created a Painter brush library, these three libraries will be all that you have.
You do not want to import these libraries again. More on that later.If you do have more than the three default libraries, you do want to import each library into Painter. To do that, I opened the brush library folder and selected the contents of the folder and zipped it. Again, I changed the name to the name I want to use for the library. This time I changed.zip to.brushlibrary. To import into Painter, I go to Brushes Import Brush Library and select my newly created file for import. I do this for each library.But, I also have some custom categories in my default brush library.
Most of you will, too. It is not a good idea to import the default libraries into Painter, but you can import each category. To import a category, I open the Brush library folder. In the folder, there are another group of folders plus.jpgs with the same name. I want to select one of the custom folders and select its companion.jpg. I zip those two items and change the name to the name of the brush category and the.zip to.brushcategory. Before import, I make sure I am in the library I want the category placed.
Then I go to Brushes Import Category and select my newly made brush category for import.The video version for import follows:But what about my custom papers, flow maps, patterns, etc. I can hear you saying. Don’t worry, that is what I do next. Back in the corrupted workspace, notice the folders called papers, flow maps, patterns, looks, gradients, weaves and so forth. Those contain your media libraries.
To prepare them for import, I followed the same method used for preparing brush libraries. For papers, I opened the paper folder and each folder therein represents a paper library. I opened one of the paper library folders and selected the entire contents, zipped it, and then changed its name to reflect the name of the paper library. I also changed.zip to.paperlibrary. I did this for each paper library folder contained in the paper folder.
Next, I opened Painter and opened my Paper Library Panel and selected the fly out menu in the upper right corner and picked import paper library. I navigated to my newly made paper library files and selected one to import. I did this for each paper library.I used the same technique for flow maps, patterns, and the rest of the media libraries, but each extension is different for each type of library. To find the extension needed, I went to each type of library, for example, I opened the flow map library. I clicked on the fly out menu or option button in the upper right corner.
From the list, I pick import library. A window opens and in the lower left corner above Open and Cancel is a drop down menu. If I hover my cursor over this menu, I will see the extension necessary to import the file. In this case I would change.zip to.flowmaplibrary. Come onit isn’t that complex. Watch the next video to see how to do it.Import Custom Media files in this video:So, what’s left?
Color sets, mixer pads, arranged palettes, and even custom palettes can be recovered. Actually, these are easier to do, but there are a couple of tricks. It is easier to explain in the following video.Importing Color set, etc.:That’s it. Yes, I know it is a lot of stuff, but is way easier than rebuilding all your custom files from scratch. In my case, if I lose a brush that hasn’t been exported, it is next to impossible to recreate that brush from memory. However, if you are just using a custom brush set made by me or someone else, it is easier to just import the set again.But even easier that importing the set again, it is best if you export the workspace monthly, weekly or even daily.
Let’s talk prevention. A workspace has all the custom informationeverything. Painter offers the ability to export workspaces. There is one warning.
It is static, meaning that the information is current to the date of export. If you add more custom stuff, unless you export your workspace again, that new stuff will be lost.
I try to export my workspace weekly and if I am making a bunch of stuff, I will do it daily. Then if Painter crashes, I can just import my exported workspace and be back in business quickly. It is always good to export custom stuff individually, too.
You can export custom palettes, brush categories, brush libraries, brushes, paper libraries, etc. But, for me, I find exporting my workspace routinely works well, and I don’t export custom files individually.The next video tells you how to export a workspace:That’s all folks. I hope you never have a Painter crash and lose your custom stuff, but if you do, these procedures work well for me.
One last warning. Every computer is different and your results may not be the same as mine. I cannot guarantee everything will work the same for you. Proceed with caution.Enjoy,Skip. Hello Everyone,I am still tweaking my new watercolor variants, but I decided that I would share a few brushes with you and even a couple of watercolor papers. One of the brushes, Skip’s Real Water, actually flows almost like traditional watercolor, but unfortunately, it does require a lot of computer power to render in a timely fashion.
I will explain more later in the Tutorials at the end of the post.As you know ‘s class about is underway at the. I have followed the class and have enjoyed seeing everyone’s work and creating a few pieces myself. I used my new brushes to create these pieces.In the first example from the class, I made the chops in the upper right corner. I downloaded the calligraphy from one of the sites that will translate your name. I hope it is my name; I really don’t know. The square chop has my name placed in the four corners, but you cannot read itsigh. Karen gives us a few pointers in the class and I made better chops later.
Strong Bamboo, Watercolor in Corel Painter 2015 with my chop, Skip AllenTHE TUTORIALS:OK, would you like to see how I did the above images? In this first video, I mainly talk about the brushes used and paper and flow maps play an important part. Actually, the brushes are useless without proper manipulations of the paper and flow maps. The Expressions settings are also very important.
For instance, I may use Pressure or Velocity as an Expression. If I do, then you need to have your brush tracking or brush calibration set properly for your hand. Otherwise, you will not get the same look and feel that I get. Also, I use a Wacom Art Pen almost exclusively. The Art Pen allows barrel rotation, meaning you can rotate the pen in your fingers and get the same look and feel of a traditional flat brush. If you are using a Grip Pen, then the brush will remain rigidit will not twirl as you see mine do.
For more information go to.Video 1: Tips and Tricks, Corel Painter 2015, Wet WatercolorAfter the first video, I decided to paint a piece similar to the ones done in class and capture the experience for you. It wasn’t that easy. Some tutorials are easy, and then others are full of challenges. I actually made two complete sets of tutorials. I had so much difficulty with the first set that I remade the videos. There is a lot of stuff in the first set that might be useful, so I may post it anyway. I haven’t decided, yet.OKhere is the painting that I created in the tutorials.
Isolation, Watercolor in Corel Painter 2015, Skip AllenBefore I actually start painting, I usually create a paper layer. I like seeing the paper texture; it makes me think I am actually painting on paper.
Check out how I do it in this video.After I created the paper texture, I started the painting. Using three layers, I painted the sky and mountains.In the next video, I added another mountain and the isolated tree. Establishing the focal point was crucial.
I did this as someone from the West. The Asian focal point is very different, I believe.In the last video, I place a texture over the image.
The texture came from. This is an incredible free resource of textures.
On their website they state: “All of our resources are free for personal and commercial use. We put a lot of time and energy into creating them. If you found something useful, help us out by making a donation. Even a donation of a buck helps pay for the crazy bandwidth costs. Thank you!” If you do go to their site and download materials, do donate. The service offered is well worth a donation and it is so helpful to get them.
I seldom get donations, but when I do, it’s delightful. It is so rewarding and inspires me to produce more. Plus, it helps with expenses. When you donate to Media Militia, think about donating here, too.That was the last video. I give the brushes, papers, and flow maps used, except those from, in the following link.PLEASE NOTE: I made the tools (brushes, flow maps, and papers) in Corel Painter 2015, and they are not compatible with other versions. Do not install in earlier versions.
If I get many requests for an earlier version set, I’ll produce and post it.Get the tools here:I have decided not to post the other videos. I may change my mind later, but the image was pretty awful. In a week or two, I’ll check them again and see if the information is valid and would be helpful to you. If so, I’ll post themEnjoy,Skip. Hello Friends,If you are working in Windows on a PC, then Corel Painter has released a hot fix that corrects the problem with NET Framework 4.5.2. Again, if you are using a Mac, this fix isn’t necessary and you should ignore this post.PC users should have gotten an automatic notification that the fix has downloaded and requests installation.
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If you didn’t, then go to and download the Painter 2015 – Hot Fix. Save it on your computer and then double-click the saved file to install it.Enjoy,Skip.
Hey Friends,One more post for today. I actually posted this image in FB, which is the opposite of what I normally do. I wasn’t going to post it on the blog, but then I realized a whole bunch of folks wouldn’t see the image. At first I wasn’t so happy with the image, but over the last day I realized that I do like it.I am making new brushes, which I am excited aboutalthough, today I pretty much scrapped them all and have redone them. I’m really happy about some of the techniques that are developing. It all started with the black ink washes I posted in December. But now I am working in full color and I like the wash effects and I love the granulation.
I will probably need to tone down the granulation a bit, but I always go overboard when I start something. 🙂OKso here is the image. I hope you enjoy it. Hanging Landscape, Corel Painter 2015I took another look at Gao Xingjian’s work and compared it to mine. That was a laugh. I had none of the power, emotions, or strength showing in his work.
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But, I had to let that go. I just needed to plug alongafter all, his work was my inspiration, I wasn’t trying to copy him. I hoped I would develop something of my own from this exercise.
I decided to go back to the vertical format and work with the concept of a tree from the beginning. I had added trees as an after thought instead of making them part of the original idea of the painting. I did two quick attempts with trees as the original idea.
The City, Corel Painter 2015I do like the watercolor effects, but overall I thought this painting was a step backward. Going backward isn’t always a bad thing. I’m not sure what I was thinking, if anything, when I did the next piece, Landscape House.
I wasn’t thinking about a house. I liked the landscape, but the few lines indicating a house or structure were an afterthought. I don’t know, but the afterthought seemed to work better this time. Karen Bonaker had sent me some paper textures, and I place one on Landscape House. I do like the way the paper looks. Mountain Trees, Corel Painter 2015I am beginning to think I am heading in the right direction.
I had a lot of help getting there. I would be remiss if I didn’t tell you that I am taking Tim Shelbourne’s Winter School, which is fabulous BTW. Anyway, I decided to post some of this work at the school, which was very hard for me to do. I am always nervous to posteven here on my blog. But, the students at the school were so encouraging and helpful. They told me what they saw in the work and pushed me forward. I started feeling more confident, which is always a plus.
Unfortunately, the next image seemed a little forced to menot very spontaneous. The Wet Arrangement, Corel Painter 2015It is definitely a riot of color and I do like the painting very much. It is funny, but my favorite parts are the three places where the image leaves the picture frame. The two flowers and leaf were fairly representational, but I thought they needed to be less so. Using a very wet brush, just like adding water to a traditional watercolor painting, I brushed the flowers and leaf causing them to disperse.
I love watching that happen in Corel Painter 2015.I think I needed the color break because the next two landscapes pleased me. I saw a direction; I saw me influenced by Gao Xingjian, but remaining me. Hello Everybody,Corel Painter has just posted an update for Painter 2015. Follow this link:Enjoy,SkipPS:Following is from Corel and lists the items that have been addressed: Corel Painter 2015 – Update 1 ReadmePainter 2015 Update 1 will update the initial release of Painter 2015 (14.0.0.728) to 14.1.0.1105.
Hello Everyone,OKthis is your last chance. Registration for at the is open until Saturday, November 15. After that it is too late. The class started this week and I am the first instructor. During my week, we learn about making calligraphy in Painter 2015 or Painter X3.
I provide some special calligraphy brushes for Painter 2015 and Painter X3. Over the last couple of days, I have made 4 more variants to add to the set.
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The following video is a shameless promotional video for the class, but you do see me practicing calligraphy in Painter 2015.Four more weeks follow my week. The instructors are,. For more information and to register go to or the. You don’t want to miss out. Last chance for Holiday fun. If you find the information on this blog helpful, please consider supporting Skip Allen Paints Pages.Blogroll.Digital Art Schools.You Tube Channels.Archives.
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