Painter 5

I've been doing some playing in Painter 5 recently, scribbling and doodling mostly. It's been awhile since I've shared my work (here), so I thought I post a few examples of what I've been up to.

I've been painting mostly with the impasto and liquid metal brushes, often on transparent layers so I can use drop shadows to appear to lift the strokes from the background.


Circles filled with a selection of Painter's weaves, embellished with an impasto brush that reminded me of piping frosting


I used "negative depth" impasto to create the holes, a filbert impasto brush for the rings, and an impasto eraser to create the metal buttons


various impasto brushes floating over a gradient background


various beveled shapes decorated with impasto brushwork


brush sampler


texture sampler


playing around with an airbrush and an eraser


impasto and liquid metal brush effects


watercolor brush effects


colorful woven strips, zig zag stitching and plastic buttons



Trying for the look of yarn, thread, wire and plastic buttons


"Textures at an Exhibition"


experimenting with impasto and liquid metal


more experimenting


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