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Maura Dutra

Corel Painter Training for Photographers.

Includes:

• Tips on preparing an portrait image in Photoshop for Painter.
• 90 min Painting Lesson from start-to-finish: One brush stroke at a time.
• Instructions on loading Maura’s custom workspace and brushes in Painter X and lower.
• 12 Custom Oil Brushes for creating a digital oil painting from start-to-finish.
• Custom Brush Demo with tips on using the "digital paint brush" Wacom Pen & Tablet.
• Classic painting tips and concepts to improve your painterly awareness and creativity.
• Inspirational 3/4 Figure painting examples.

Painter Training

Our mission is to present instructional materials in a manner that will bring the student along as their comfort level and skill level builds. This training disc will benfit the Beginner through Advanced with a look at how we create our signature style of digital painting.

We hope this teaching method which will give photographers the confidence to jump into this incredible program with a feel for the painterly possibilities!

Cheers, Maura and Bruce

Corel Painter Official Magazine
An Interview with Bruce Dorn by Nick Spence (PDF File)

AfterCapture Magazine
The Visual Artistry of Maura Dutra by Paul Slaughter (PDF File)

Maura Dutra is featured in the June issue of Rangefinder magazine and the issue 7 of COREL Painter Magazine.

Digital Painting Training on DVD-Rom
$249 | Win & Mac

Corel Painter X Software Training
Levels: Beginner to Advanced

"m2- The 3/4 Figure in Oils"
Includes 12 Custom Oil Brushes
with Custom Workspace for PTR X Only.

In this DVD-Rom, Painter Master Maura Dutra teaches you how to transform a photograph into unique and masterful portrait painting. The 12 oil brushes included on the DVD are all demonstrated as Maura creates an oil painting from start-to-finish, one step at a time. From under-painting to form-building and all the way to finishing details, Maura’s collection includes a pre-designed custom oil brush for each and every step. Maura’s instruction and insights on painterly techniques make this video training-on-disc the perfect tool to help you develop your digital painting skills.

Requires Quicktime version 7 or higher and any web browser for viewing.