标题：THE Painter IX WOW BOOK
作者简介
CherThreinen-Pendarvis是一位杰出的平面设计师、艺术家及教育家。数年来，她一直致力于讲授数字设计技术并撰写有关该方面的书籍，影响了一大批数字艺术设计师。她的数字绘画作品以及图像作品不但曾在多国展出过，还被图书及期刊多次引用。除了为Corel PainterIx创作百余种画笔外，Chef还经常进行全球数字艺术巡讲，并受邀至图形图像论坛进行专项发言。
内容简介
屡获殊荣的Corel Painter软件一直以来都是那些富有创意的数字艺术家们的  THE Painter IX Wow!BOOK宠儿，并不断地吸引各类艺术家们纷至沓来，投入使用数字媒介全新演绎情感创作的行列。该软件最近发布的版本不但有全新的Artists’Oils绘画系统、吸附到路径(Snap-to-Path)绘画方式、快速克隆(Quick Clone)功能，还有绘制速度十倍于先前版本的画笔，因此绘画更随意、更洒脱、更高效。在新一版的《The Painter I×Wow!Book》中，畅销书作者、极富盛誉的艺术家Cher Threinen-Pendarvis将会把读者一步一步带入这个全新的软件世界，指导他们跨越传统媒介与电子艺术的桥梁。随着条理清晰、发人深省的启迪式讲解，Cher将会把初级读者快速地带入Painter殿堂，并为中高级读者提供了大量酷眩而又富有创造力的建设性技术。相信对于不同层次的专业摄影师、商业设计师及优秀艺术家们而言，拥有本书都可以算得上是如获至宝。
前言内容
Painter是加拿大著名的图形图像类软件开发公司Corel制作的一款功能极其强大的图形处理软件，广为国外的艺术家采用，并作为替代传统绘画工具创作的一个软件，逐步为更多的人所了解。 
Painter的绘画效果与传统绘画工具的绘画效果极为相似，而且其相当多的性能都较传统的工具有所提升。例如，在使用传统画具绘制传统水彩画时，需要等待水彩变干，时间较长，而在软件里只需要很短的时间，通过一个命令即可达到相仿的效果；而且，用户还可以通过设置选项来控制水彩颜料的走向、数量。可以说，该软件提高了人们对绘画操作过程、颜料及效果的掌控，让艺术创作变得更为可控。虽然这在一定程度上加大了艺术的人为控制痕迹，但无可否认的是，Painter能够运用类似传统画具的工具和命令制作出与传统绘画效果相仿的艺术品，一定程度地提高某些艺术的完美特性。这为一些绘画功底稍差的人提供了技术上的支持，弥补了他们功底的不足，圆了他们的艺术之梦。而且，Painter在一定程度上，帮助艺术家们打破了“绝世”、“独版”作品的束缚；借助电脑及打印等各种手段，他们可以将作品复制出多个品质完全一样的副本。 
此外，借助数位板和压感笔，用户还可以在Painter中使用与传统绘画相仿的方式进行绘画，非常方便因为握笔的方式、用力的程度，均与传统绘画完全一样。用户只需掌握操作命令，便可借助自己的传统绘画知识绘制出满意的作品，达到人与计算机的完美结合。因此，结合Painter绘画也必然是未来数字艺术的一个发展趋势。 
本书的作者CherThreinen－Pendarvis是一位极其出色的艺术家、设计师和教育工作者，她撰写的“ThePainterWow!Book”图书是全球非常畅销的Wow!系列书籍。本系列先前版本的图书曾获1997年和2001年的“最佳电脑图书”奖。书中不但凝结了Pendarvis的丰富经验，还集纳了许多国际顶尖电脑艺术家使用Painter创作的精美图片，能让读者在享受丰富视觉大餐的同时，激发浓厚的学习兴趣，更加深入地投入学习中。 
我们是来自中国人民大学的学生，在为期两个月的时间内并肩作战完成了本书的所有翻译工作及统稿工作：第1章由贺倩翻译，第2章由左艳菊、金晓玲翻译，第3章由申会娟、刘芬、刘洋翻译，第4章由曹淑娟、任韦潼翻译，第5章由马薇薇、祖杨翻译，第6章由龚健、苏建忠翻译，第7章由尹伊、骆传朋翻译，第8章由孙方红、杨桃翻译，第9章由丁成斐翻译，第10章由薛瑞英、李娟翻译，第11章由邵慧敏、贺金丽翻译，第12章由李洁贺、郑刚翻译，第13章由司敏、卢祖英翻译。贺倩负责全书的统稿工作。 [1]﻿　　
内容特点
本书为读者提供了：
来自世界各地极富盛名的Painter艺术家们提供的精美艺术素材。
权威人士提供的独到的Painter设计技法以及切实可行的Painter操作管理方法。
使用Painter工具、画笔，以及进行数百种Corel画笔创作器预置的权威知识介绍。
画笔创作的奇美艺术。能帮助读者提高自定义画笔的能力，掌握Painter最可行性的新技术。
详尽的设计步骤。读者只需简单地按照顺序执行相关操作，即可惊人地重现设计大师们的佳作。
"The Painter IX Wow! Book is a must-have! Author Cher Threinen-Pendarvis explains Painter tips and techniques in an easy and accessible manner, 
and the book is the most visually stunning of its kind. Reading her Painter Wow! books was instrumental in my own early development with Painter, 
and I continue to learn from them with each subsequent release." --Rick Champagne, Program Manager, Corel Painter, Corel Corporation
Corel Painter, the world&rsquo;s leading natural-media painting software, has long 
been a favorite among fine artists and illustrators, who love the way it 
emulates the experience of working with traditional media such as 
watercolor, oils, pastel, pencil, and ink, yet with all the advantages of a 
digital technology. Whether you're an experienced digital artist or an 
artist who needs a bridge from traditional media to electronic art, there's 
no better way to learn Painter than from longtime Painter artist and 
instructor, Cher Threinen-Pendarvis.
The Painter IX Wow! Book, which has been thoroughly rewritten for Painter 
IX, has something to spark every reader's creativity. Cher, the artist who 
built the default brush libraries for Painter 7, 8 and IX, gives you insider 
knowledge on Painter&rsquo;s tools, functions, and preferences.Beginners will love 
the clear, step-by-step instructions, which assume no prior knowledge of the 
program. Intermediate and advanced users will gain valuable insight from the 
author's savvy explanations of a wide variety of cool, creative, and 
productive techniques, and will find plenty of inspiration in the stunning 
artwork that graces the book throughout.
In this new edition, the expanded painting chapter features many exciting 
new techniques, including the new Artists Oils and improved Digital 
Watercolor mediums and how you can integrate them into your Painter digital 
art studio or Painter workflow. The Building Brushes section has been 
expanded into its own chapter, and gives you detailed information about how 
to create and organize your own custom brushes. The newly updated 
printmaking chapter showcases more creative printmaking techniques and 
addresses color management issues. You'll also find expanded chapters 
focusing on:
&bull;     Painting with brushes: Many new creative drawing and painting techniques using new high-performance natural-media brushes         
&bull;     Enhancing photos: learn how to use Painter creatively with photographs and collages
&bull;     Special effects for graphics and type          
&bull;     Creating images for the screen and for printmaking
&bull;     Painter&rsquo;s improved compatibility with Adobe Photoshop
New Painter users will find thorough explanations of Painter's interface, as 
well as drawing and painting exercises to help them get up to speed with 
Painter quickly, while readers who are familiar with traditional artist 
tools will learn how to transition their art media from traditional to 
digital tools. The Painter IX Wow! CD-ROM includes new custom brushes built 
by the author, extra textures and custom lighting effects that you won't 
find anywhere else, as well as recorded scripts, stock photographs and video 
clips, filters, software demos, and The Painter IX Wow! Study Guide, a study 
guide/instructors guide for self-study or classroom use.