Concept Glow Brushes
February 9, 2010 by brush
Filed under Brushes Download, Painter Brushes
The Concept Glow brushes for Corel Painter 7 and above, take advantage of the Glow Brush Plug-in Subcategory, and are the result of a three day brush creation jam session. Although the brushes were developed with concept artists in mind, there is a stripped down version for those of you who are less interested in this genre (both download links below).
Sample Concept Glow Brush Strokes
The above image demonstrates some of the brush strokes possible using the more concept art orientated variants from the Concept Glow brush library.
As the name of the Glow Brush plug-in suggests, these variants will look their best when used on a default layer above a darker background canvas or layer.
The Glow variants will not work directly on a white canvas or white regions of a default layer.
Download the Concept Glow Brush Library
There are two options available in this download;
Option 1. The Concept_Glow_a library is aimed primarily at concept artists, and contains all variants demonstrated above.
Concept_Glow_a.zip (508 KB) for Corel Painter 7 and above.
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Option 2. For those of you who are not particularly interested in the concept/ fantasy art genre, the following library does not contain the Alien, Tentacle or Wireframe variants.
Concept_Glow_b.zip (408 KB) for Corel Painter 7 and above.
The download comprises of the following; a two category (Concept Cover and Concept Glow) zipped brush library for Corel Painter 7 and above.
There are no restrictions on use, other than the resources are not to be offered for sale or redistributed without my prior consent. The zipped file is also compatible with the current (0.6.1012) version of the Studio|chris Brush Manager (see link in Painter Utilities section), which will automatically install them as a brush category. All variants are SaveRestoreDamping|SaveRestoreMouseParams compliant.
Glow Versus Cover
In the above example, the brush strokes at the top were made using the Glow Square variant from the custom Concept Glow category, whilst those at the bottom were made using the Square variant from the Concept Cover category (also included in the brush library download). The chosen color was identical in each case, with the only difference between the variants being the brush Method and Subcategory used.
Alien Glow Variants
The four Alien Glow variants can produce a skeletal rib cage or spine effect, but were not completely successful, as I was unable to prevent some of the elements within the brush strokes from unexpectedly changing direction. Individual strokes are made in a sweeping curve motion of the stylus, with speed of movement controlling the spacing between each rib element.
As with all the Concept Glow variants, the appearance (saturation?) of the glow may be further influenced by changing the Strength value in the Brush tool Property Bar.
Bristle Glow Variants
Bristle Glow variants, Flat, Round, Sparkle, Sparse and Twister are demonstrated in the above image. You will probably discover that some selected RGB/ HSV values work with these brushes better than others. Overlapping strokes tend to lighten the colors where they cross.
Candle Flames, Clouds and Circles
Demonstrated in this image are the Candle Flame Glow, Glow 30 (pretty much the default F-X Glow Brush), Glow Circle and Glow Cloud variants. In the case of the Candle Flame variant, hold the stylus in one position with very small up and down movements, until the desired brightness of flame is achieved. Note that this particular variant is saved with a preset color.
Glow Finger Print and Glow Rake Variants
A collection of Rake variants for cross hatching effects, etc.
Glow Sponge And Glow Square
The Glow Sponge has been created to produce a subtle background effect (at low coverage and Strength value), whilst the Glow Square can yield a more intense glow.
Glow Worm and Glow Texture Variants
Whilst it is not currently possible for the Glow Brush plug-in variants to interact with the currently selected paper grain, the Glow Worm and Glow Texture variants can produce a textured effect. The Glow Worm variant was named after the worm-like appearance of the brush stroke at 100 percent Strength value.
Random Lines/ Lobster Pot Glow Variants
The Lobster Pot Glow variant stroke, depicted above left, produces a wire mesh effect. The Random Line variants are self explanatory, with the Random Lines Glow 4 variant being saved with 10 percent Hue variability in the Color Variability palette.
Scratchboard Glow and Tentacle Glow Variants
These are fairly self explanatory, except the sucker spacing on Tentacle variant strokes is influenced by the speed at which the stylus is moved.
Resizing of Brushes.
For some variants in this library, unfortunately it is often not a simple matter of changing the brush size value. For example, the appearance of the Tentacle Glow variants has been made through careful, selective changes in the Spacing, Bristle and Rake palettes, therefore the strokes may well look different to the defaults when changing brush size alone.
Wireframe Glow Variants
Last, but perhaps the most interesting are the Wireframe Glow Variants. To render brush strokes using these variants, it is necessary to hold down the keyboard Shift key in order to constrain the stroke to one of eight preset directions as shown in this image.
The width of the stroke is controlled by stylus pressure, whilst line spacing is controlled by the speed of the stroke. As the regions between the lines are transparent, it is also possible to bring the stroke back in the opposite direction, with a different stylus pressure and/ or speed.
You always amaze with your brilliant brush making. I had so much fun just trying these out. They will be at the top of the list of a lot of my favorite brushes of yours. Thanks so very much David. I added the URL for the test run piece I did.
Thank you very much for you kind comments, Kathy, and for exhibiting your wonderful paintings at Painter Talk.
I was just blown away by these brushes and my heart went all pitter-patter haha. (well most of them make me smile from ear to ear!) I can’t wait to try them out! They are a perfect answer to what I’ve been trying to do for a while now.
Thank you so much for all your effort and sharing it with us. I’m so glad I found your site! ^_^ Thank you thank you!
I downloaded the concept artist version to my Mac OSX 10.5, or at least I think I did. I saw the bar go across the screen, and, I thought I put them in the brushes to Corel painter… I’m computer inept and probably made a mistake. Can someone explain to me, simply, how to get the downloaded concept brushes to be functional in my Mac? Please! I’ve read the MAC manual, I still don’t know what’s going on.
Help,
Haste yee back
The brushes can be automatically installed using the Studio|chris Brush Manager (see link in ‘Painter Utilities’ section), or manually installed as a stand-alone brush library. To do the latter, after downloading, first unzip the file, then move the folder named Concept_Glow_a complete with all contents to the following location (assuming you have Painter 11);
Users [Username] > Library > Application Support > Corel > Painter 11 > Default [or custom workspace folder name] > Brushes
The brush library Concept_Glow_a should now be loaded via. the Load Library option from the Brush Selector Bar menu.
Brush,
Thanks for the help… LOL, would you come to my house and do this? (teasing)
I went the suggested route, apps>corel Painter 11>brushes>(and the Glow brushes are in the Paint 11 brushes) hit Load Library, and they just won’t go onto the brush selector list????
Any suggestions… obviously, it’s above my pay grade
Haste yee back
Double check you are following the correct folder path I gave previously. From your description, you may have placed the custom brush library folder in the Applications > Painter 11 > Brushes > Painter Brushes folder, which is incorrect. The initial User folder is your Home folder, and will probably have a house icon in the Finder Sidebar.
Brush,
Sorry for being so stupid… you’re right, this time I followed the User’s path, but all the Glow brushes are located in the application>Corel paint 11>brush — path… in other words, the other (wrong) path!
Do I drag ‘em all out, stick ‘em on my desktop, and drag ‘em somewhere else?
I really appreciate your help, and I’m a bit humiliated to be so inept computer-wise! Some how, computers, like math, are not intuitive for me. Thanks for your forbearance.
Haste yee back
Don’t worry, you are not stupid, just on the first steps to learning. When I first started using Painter, I did not even know how to copy and paste, so I purchased a large book on the Mac operating system, with lots of trial and error, combined with Google searches (a long and never ending journey).
To answer your question, yes, drag the folder named Concept_Glow_a (complete with contents) back onto the desktop, then move it to the location I gave previously, directly inside the folder named Brushes.
Brush,
Again, thanks… now, this is what happens. I go the Users route, get to Brushes, I take Concept_Glow_a from my desktop and put it inside Brushes and I get Concept Glow appearing on the next step, this Concept Glow has a triangle/arrow that, when clicked, leads to all the brushes in your download, so I go to Load Library, click, but they won’t go into the Brush Selector… Since they, (your brushes) are highlighted, I click one to see if I can open it… and computer says, “there is no default application to open Alien 1nib, choose an application. Then computer gives me a list of (highlighted) recommended defaults or I can use all applications. Long time ago, in another busted download attempt, I chose Text Edit <–don't know why I chose that other than it was highlighted… and that's what it says when I click preview, but also gives me an option to choose Other. I click that, Other, and then go in this circle again(&*@(^!!!
Computers are fun when they're easy!
Haste yee back
a.k.a. Robert Wahl
From your comments, it sounds like you are either trying to load the brushes via. the Finder window or, after you have selected ‘Load Library’ from the Painter 11 Brush Selector Bar menu, you have then highlighted the Concept_Glow_a brushes in the Brush Libraries dialog and clicked the ‘Import’ button instead of the ‘Load’ button.
The ‘Import’ button should not be used to load any of the brush libraries found on Jitterbrush, as this command is only used to convert pre-Painter 7 brush libraries to the newer xml format as well as loading them. If you still have problems, I will post a step-by-step with screenshots later today.
Brush, I could very well be stuck in Finder mode and don’t know how to get out of it… I read parts of my Mac OSX Leopard book last night and it mentioned the Finder. I’ll have to re read… I been bangin’ on that Load Library and only reach for the Import when I’m really frustrated!
Haste, Robert Wahl
Great detailed info, I just bookmarked you on my google reader.