Lesson Plan 11

Corel Painter - Painting

Lesson Title	Corel Painter - Painting
Duration	3 classes (4.5 hours)
Synopsis	Students go further in their mastery of Corel Painter with the painting tools, and mix colors and create surface textures and imagery for use in the virtual environment.
Description of Class	Students are introduced to the color mixing models for digital color mixing. They are introduced to the collection of brushes and media represented in Corel Painter, they explore the abstraction of textures in nature by painting them. The instructor demonstrates a set of tools and procedures while the students observe. Then the students try them out. The process is repeated for the next set of tools. Concepts of craftsmanship are observed and practiced.  Time is allotted for questions and review. Topics for demo and practice: Review user interface Review file management Digital color mixing Palettes Mixer pads Brushes Media Color in nature Texture imagery
Primary Educational Objective	To understand and practice using the tools and procedures for mixing colors and painting textures and images.
Additional Concepts and Skills
Assessment	Evaluate the mixer pads, palettes, and texture images for depth of exploration.
Classroom Activities	Mix colors using the mixer pad, create palettes, and paint textures to be used as texture maps in the virtual environment.
Homework Assignments	Create three mixer pads and palettes:    Blues for sky and water    Browns for rocks, ground, fur    Greens for plants Paint three textures using one each of the three palletes: blues, browns, and greens.
Lecture Materials	Color wheels
Reference Materials	Getting Started with Corel Painter online DVD tutorials Help pages (within Painter) Corel Painter User Guide (available online with the software license)
Prerequisites (this course)	Corel Painter – Image manipulation
Related Topics
Technology Requirements	Corel Painter

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