CGA 115 Professor Mary A. Malinconico
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Color Models Screen, Print and Other
Color Models on the Computer There are several color models that can be used to create colors on the computer RGB CMYK HSB Specialty Colors
Color on the Screen The computer monitor creates color by using the three primary colors Red Green Blue
RGB Color This color model is used for creating graphics for display on the SCREEN for: Web Pages Multimedia Presentations Etc.
CMYK Color Cyan Magenta Yellow Black These colors used for the PRINTING industry.
HSB or HSV HSB - Hue, Saturation, Brightness HSV - Hue, Saturation, Value Hue = refers to the spectral color such as green or blue Saturation = indicates the purity of the color or strength of the color Value or Brightness = a colors lightness or darkness - its luminance or value.
Painter
Let’s Open Painter Go to the File Menu and Select New…
Setting Resolution and Canvas Size Before you create a new canvas, you need to set the Resolution in PPI or Pixels Per inch YOU MUST SET RESOLUTION!!! You need to set the canvas size as well
Be Careful !!! Make Sure you set the Resolution AND the Canvas Size in INCHES not PIXELS You will end up making a VERY Small image – like the size of a stamp!
PPI and Canvas Size Canvas Size = 800 by 800 pixels At 72 pixels per inch = canvas is 11 inches by 11 inches At 150 pixels per inch = canvas is 5.3 inches by 5.3 inches At 300 pixels per inch = canvas is 2.6 inches by 2.6 inches
PPI and Canvas 800 / 72 = 11 inches 800 / 150 = 5.3 inches 800 / 300 = 2.6 inches Understand??? So Always Set the Canvas size using inches and resolution
Painter Interface Menus Tools Palettes Setting your workspaces
Paint Brushes in Painter There are MANY different paint brushes in Painter Brush Category - board categories of brushes in Painter - 32 categories Brush Variant - specific types of brushes within a Brush category - number varies per brush
Selecting Color in Painter There are several methods of selecting color in Painter Colors Palette Color Mixer Color Sets
Corel Painter