Join John Derry for an in-depth discussion in this video Using the Shift key restart , part of Painter 12 Essential Training.
In the last video we talked about what to do when a brush goes south on you,…when you've made adjustments to it, or you forgot you made some changes to it,…the last time you used it, and you call it up a month later and it's not behaving…anything like you like. That's where you use the panic button in relationship to brushes.…But what you do when Painter itself starts to behave badly?…One thing that can happen is just something gets corrupted, and you find that…every time you try to launch Painter it'll start to launch and boom, it crashes,…every time over and over. What do you do?…Well, the best thing to do at that point is do the old Shift+Restart.…
So, I'm going to show you this.…We're going to go ahead and close Painter.…Let's just say it's been crashing on me, I'm not having any luck.…I'm going to hold down my Shift key and now I'm going to launch Painter.…So, it'll start up initially but then you get this.…You can say, do you want to restore Painter to its factory-default settings?…And you will erase customizations and things, but if the alternative is not to run…
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2/15/2012- Exploring the changes in the Painter 12 interface
- Customizing brushes and selecting painting styles
- Laying out the optimal workspace
- Controlling color with the color palettes
- Adjusting brush size and stroke attributes
- Working with texture-aware media
- Quick cloning with the Clone Source panel
- Auto-Painting with the Underpainting, Smart Stroke, and Restoration palettes
- Preserving transparency in layers
- Creating layer masks
- Painting with symmetry
- Working with the Image Hose
- Integrating Painter projects with Photoshop
- Troubleshooting brushes and other issues
Skill Level Beginner
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Q: When I double-click the John's Smart Brushes.brushcategory file as shown in the Chapter 8 movie "Understanding the Underpainting palette," the brushes do not install. Instead I get the message "There is no application set to open this document."
A: This is because your operating system does not recognize the .brushcategory file type. This can be circumvented by selecting the file, right-clicking, and choosing "Open With…".
If Painter 12 is not in the list, use "Other…" to locate and select Painter 12.
The file will be read by Painter and the brush category will be installed.
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Introduction
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Introduction41s
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1. Painting on the Computer
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Let's paint!3m 19s
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2. File Basics
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Working with templates3m 12s
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3. Painter's New Interface
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Using media selectors3m 43s
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Navigating Painter5m 1s
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4. Customizing Painter's Interface
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Setting preferences6m 59s
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Arranging palettes1m 28s
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Creating custom palettes6m 30s
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Understanding workspaces3m 52s
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5. Color
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Working with color sets7m 22s
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6. Brush Basics
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Exploring brush controls17m 44s
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Working with Impasto8m 10s
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7. Cloning Techniques
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Understanding Quick Clone3m 58s
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8. Auto-Painting
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9. Working with Selections
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Using the Lasso tool3m 26s
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The Channels palette4m 50s
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10. Working with Layers
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Working with layer masks7m 54s
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11. Effects: Adding Visual Spice
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Painting with symmetry9m 6s
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Understanding Smart Blur4m 43s
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Working with seamless patterns10m 14s
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12. The Image Hose
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Working with nozzle files12m 59s
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13. Using Painter and Photoshop Effectively
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14. Safety Nets
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Your best friend: Undo1m 50s
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Painting on layers1m 55s
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Save often, save early3m 15s
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15. When Things Go Wrong
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The panic button2m 13s
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Re-importing a workspace4m 4s
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Conclusion
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Goodbye3m 20s
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