March 2010

Issue #2

Featured Artist: Pai

• One on One with Brandogrey
• Paintings and Conversation
with Brandogrey and Eileen724
ArtRage Tutorial Index
Composition Tips & Tricks
ArtRage Videos on the web

...much more inside!

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Inside ArtRageUS E-Magazine

this month
ArtRageUS Overview (by the ArtRageUS Volunteer Staff) 1
Featured Artist: Pai
One on One (by Brandogrey) 2
Conversation & Artwork (by Brandogrey & Eileen724) 3
ArtRage Forum – Tips & Tricks Tutorial Index (by Sunflower) 10
Composition Tips and Tricks (by carlcath) 15
ArtRage 3 Keyboard Shortcuts (by Alan) 21
ArtRage Forum – Art Supplies Index (by Eileen724) 24
ArtRage Video Tutorials (by juliediane) 31
ArtRage 2.5 Keyboard Shortcuts (by Eileen724) 35
Submission Guidelines 38
ArtRageUS Volunteers 39

ArtrageUs Staff
Team Coordinator: Bobbyray
Edit Dept: Eileen724
Layout Dept: 337_lee

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copyright © reserved by the individual artists and/or contributors.

ArtRage 2, ArtRage 3, ArtRage Studio & ArtRage Studio Pro are

copyright © Ambient Design Ltd.
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ArtRageUS Overview
Roll the presses! Issue#2 of ArtRageUS has arrived at your doorstep!!!

We know there were a few glitches with the first issue. We're going to call it a
“learning experience.” But, we have tackled our homework assignments with
determination in hopes of higher grades on our next report card. We hope we have
a passing grade!

There's been some interesting discussions and debates in the ArtRageUS board room
since the first issue. With this, we knew we needed to resolve a few of these
important matters so that we could continue with the ArtRageUS project.

Our first priority was to maintain the idea the e-magazine was indeed, “by Ragers for
Ragers.” The magazine needs to have contributions from the worldwide family of
Ragers to stay alive. That, in itself, became a minor problem. Everyone seemed to
have their own idea on the best way to contribute and format new submissions: JPG
vs PNG, Word vs OpenOffice, PDF vs email. Also, because we're international, small
complications emerged – millimetres vs inches, letter-sized paper vs A4 paper – the
list goes on. To tell you the truth, some are resolved and some will have to wait for
the next issue.

One thing is for certain – it's important to acknowledge the Ragers who contributed
to this month's issue. Without them, this would still be nothing more than a vision of
things to come. Our many thanks and sincere appreciation to the following Ragers
who volunteered their time and efforts to March’s issue:

Sunflower: ArtRage Forum – Tips and Tricks Tutorials Index

juliediane: ArtRage Video Tutorials
carlcath: ArtRage Forum – Tips and Tricks “Tidbits” (Tycho Power Tips)
Alan: ArtRage 3.0 Keyboard Shortcuts
LPBaker: Proofreading and correcting article submissions
Juz: Tycho Power Tip graphic
Brandogrey and Eileen724: Featured Artist “Pai”
Eileen724: ArtRage 2.5 Keyboard Shortcuts

As always, your comments and suggestions are welcome. We enjoy producing this e-
magazine and look forward to more of your brilliant contributions.

Sincerely,
The ArtRageUS Volunteer Staff

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One on One with Featured Artist Pai
by Brandogrey
I can say that I've seen a transformation in your
painting. Your earlier postings show a raw
energy, raw nerve, and raw talent. As we study
your submissions over the past couple of years, we
see a marked improvement in your ability to
express yourself. How much of this improvement
is due to The ArtRage software and the ArtRage
forums?
Both the ArtRage software and the forum play equal roles
in my art journey. Reading, learning and interacting with
all the artists in the ArtRage forum, seeing the first hand
experiences of their paintings and reading their
descriptions has inspired and influenced me a lot. As for
the ArtRage software, I think the simple interface of
ArtRage brings out my impulsive creative mind - pick up
the brush and just paint. Especially the paint brush and
the oil paint. They make me feel I'm connecting to the
canvas and paint.
What does ArtRage mean to you?
This can be a difficult question for me. To me, ArtRage is
a door that opens my art journey and changes my life.
No, not just change but gives me a new life.
~ smile ~
Of your ArtRage forum submissions, which is your
favorite portrait? Your favorite abstract? Your
overall favorite?
Until now, I don’t have any favorite painting of mine.
Normally, once I've finished one, that painting will be out
of my mind, and my mind will start to generate a new
image. Mostly my doodles are impulse from a thought, a
feeling or an emotion. I think my skills and techniques
are still not good enough to paint what I really want to
express, or I'm still searching for what I want to say with
my painting.
In the ArtRage forums, you've discussed having
some eye problems which may require surgery.
Can you catch us up on your condition - I know
there's a lot of people out there who have been
praying for you.
I am so appreciative and felt so blessed to have so many
best mates from ArtRage forum praying for me. Every
time when I think of the words from them, I will get
teary-eyed.
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Surgery has not been scheduled, but remains an option if
the diagnosis is confirmed. I have been in and out of the
hospital and clinic the last few weeks. One of the
ophthalmologists said my eye pain and high pressure may
not be glaucoma (unfortunately, it still can’t be
confirmed). It is more likely an eye migraine that causes
the rods and cones to have a problem receiving light or
color, then it creates the black circle, pain, burning feeling
(when looking at bright light too long) and pressure. I
am now waiting to be referred to two neurologists in
another hospital which specializes in this condition. I am
lucky to have a specialist referral and I will make the
appointment as soon as possible. For the last few weeks,
I am not able to look at bright light that easily but its still
manageable on daily stuff. I just need to stay off my PC
for a week, then on and off once in awhile but for no
more than half an hour at a time.
How does suffering from an eye illness affect you
as an artist?
I think it hasn’t stopped any of my imagination. In my
mind, I still have all kind of images popping up and want
to paint them. It’s just for the time being, I need to get
my eyes healed first, so I can do more in the future. It
doesn’t affect my creativity in my mind at all. Instead, it
makes me more eager and passionate about creating
art/painting.
Where are you from?
China.
How did you come across the program ArtRage?
I was searching the word “painting” one day, and clicking
this and that and found that ArtRage can do oil painting.
So curiously, I downloaded the free version and right
away I bought it.
Where you heavily involved in art before you came
across ArtRage?
I never draw or painted before I found ArtRage. I picked
up the skills from all the great artists on ArtRage forum.
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Conversation with Pai and Her Featured Artwork

by Brandogrey & Eileen724

In the Wind

With this painting, you said it was your first attempt to paint realistic
flowers. What does it mean for you to paint realistic subjects?

I learned from the artists on the ArtRage forum, especially from Bumble. Her
paintings have inspired me a lot. Her patience and attention to detail have taught
me how to do details. So I thought to improve my skills, I should give all kinds of
painting a try.

What was your reaction when you found that this particular “first attempt
with painting realistic flowers” was placed in the Ambient Spotlight forum
which is a place of great honor in the ArtRage forum?

As of today, I still feel unbelievable and don't understand why my painting would be
placed there due to my raw and non-mature skills. I was happy, but still thought my
painting shouldn’t qualify that section.

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Performing at Sunrise

You mentioned that you were watching the movie, “A.I.”, which got you
thinking about painting this. What was it about this movie that made you
want to paint this mask?

The story of Pinocchio always kind of reflects my life story and A.I. is similar to that.
Looking for unconditional love from the parents.

You said that this painting was meant for your Dad. What inspired you to
do this for him?

Just a tribute to my Dad. Shamefully, I don’t know much about my parents and I
didn’t have many conversations with my Dad since I was born into this world. I did
the paintings for him especially the day he passed away. Just a memorial , I think.

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You Painted Me, I Paint You

Posted: 01-09-2008

This is another one I did it for my Dad and for

my culture which I always want to learn more
about. I especially like that silent moment
while having action at the same time. Don’t
know how to describe, it’s like sometimes you
don’t need to speak out but you can
understand each other.

Those Days
Like all your paintings, you put so much
care and love into your paintings. What
was your inspiration to painting this and
is this someone who is important in your
life?

No, this is just another black and white photo

I found interesting. I like painting old people,
maybe because I did volunteer before in lots
of senior homes. I found they have so many
stories on their faces.

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Dancing Sketch
You say that this
painting was done using
fast movements while
doing the shape and
form of the figure. Is
this part of your usual
process when sketching
out your paintings in
order to help you get the
ideas out and onto the
canvas?

I like to use oil paint to

sketch, don’t know why. I
found it is easy for me to
paint the image from my
head because of the
smoothness of it. Thanks to
ArtRage for that incredible
oil paint and brush.

This one is your own

composition. What
helps you with your
creative side in
order to paint your
own compositions?

I always like to create

my own if I can have
more solid skills.

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Maybe Too Crowded Mind

and Still Life 6
I've noticed a duality in your work.
There is a side of you that studies
traditional themes and motifs (portraits,
still life, floral patterns), while another
side expresses an incredibly raw
imaginative energy. I think this painting
expresses that energy. What is the
story behind this project?

Ha..ha. I really don’t know about duality or

not. Another example of impulsive creations
from a thought or feeling. Abstract for me is
a channel to get out my imagination.
Sometimes while doing that, I see images
related to the color and shapes.

But I do like portraiture a lot because I think

every individual is so unique and I want to
paint their uniqueness. I was thinking people
connection when I painted this. I guess most
creative people like to try all kinds of things to
exercise their imagination and creativity.

And I like doing still life.

No one will believe I spent
6 hours on "Still Life 6" –
it is not my favorite, but it
very much opened my
mind when I did this one.
It allows me to learn what
is shape, form, color and
lighting while I painted
this one. It's not easy to
do free hand drawings
unless you keep practicing
and focus on observing
the objects. Very inspiring
one for me.

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Moment of Breath
This is the painting that got the
attention of so many ArtRage
forum users. Can you describe
you work here? (Was it painted
from a photo? What was your
technique and tools used?)

This painting was referenced from a

black and white photo of a group of
dancers. I especially like that pose
and the title popped up. Only oil
paint and palette knife. I really can’t
recall what technique or was there
any. All I remembered is I kept
repeating the title that created the
feeling and emotion when I painted
her. My hand just kept moving.

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by Sunflower

ArtRage Forum – Tips & Tricks Tutorial Index-1

ArtRage 2.5
These tutorials have been superseded by new features in ArtRage 3, but are still useful for ArtRage 2.5.

Canvas
Custom Papers Fashmir
Painting Techniques
Bubble Tutorial flyashy
Inking in ArtRage multiple authors
River at Night Khalid ipda
Simulating Watercolor damasocl
Palettes
Color Picker Grabber D Akey
More Palette Stuff D Akey
Stencils
How to Make Postcard Text Using Stencils heikki
Stencils for Alphabet Lee
Using Stencils on a Mac cathyd
Tools
Blending Efficiently with Oils Someonesane
Blending Tips Sweedie
Drawing Line Art (multiple authors)
Dry Brush gzairborne
Dry Brushing AndyRage
Freehand Lines sweeneymini
Getting Rid of the Filmy White Streaks chambersecrets
Inking Character Design PVIllustration
Make Paints Look Watery Khalid ipda
Pencil Drawing byroncallas
Photo Smudging using Knife Tool damasocl
Photo Smudging using Knife Tool 2 damasocl
Smooth Shading Technique chambersecrets
Tricks for Tablet Users Fashmir
Using Palette Knife for Blending ENCHANTER
ArtRage 3
These tutorials apply to new features only found in ArtRage 3.

Brushes

ArtRage Forum – Tips & Tricks Tutorial Index-2

Create Stickers from Photoshop Brushes haakoo
Using Photoshop Brushes in AR3 Studio Pro Juz
Canvas
Canvas and Grain Help Someonesane
Layers
Layer Groups Jono
Miscellaneous
Apply Depth of Field to a Photo hanzz
Make a Vignette in a Photo hanzz
Make Pseudo Bump Maps soapy
Painting Techniques
3D Simulation byroncallas
A Watercolour Snake Flynn the Cat
Airplane Photo Composition ACD
Color Paintings Step-by-Step alkratzer
How to Draw an Eye khalid
Impasto Oil Painting Technique orianelima
Lou Reed Caricature hanzz
Making Marbles Peter Pinckney
Painting with Filters and Watercolor misterpaint
Speed Painting Tips Andrea
Step-by-Step of an Escher Painting Stimpy
Textural Effects Sethren
Watercolour Baby Portrait khalid
Stencils
Filling Without Aliasing Effects Stimpy
Stickers
Advanced Sticker Creation Silentman
Sticker Sequences for Natural Brush Effects Juz
Understanding Sticker Spray Colour Juz
Word or Phrase Stickers Judith Tramayne
Tools
Brush Settings for Rendering/Greyscale/Speed Paintings art.anti.de
How to Fill a Closed Shape in a Single Step Juz
Jules' Gloopy Tricks Jules
Watercolour Blending Jules
All Versions
These tutorials apply to all versions of ArtRage.
Canvas
Art Pen Aged P
Canvas Opacity Changes with Only 1 Color Tigwa
Glitter Paper Grain weeun

ArtRage Forum – Tips & Tricks Tutorial Index-3

Messin' with Paper AndyRage
Removing Extra Paint Layer After Returning From Photoshop Greenlaw
Snag Some Paper Austin Texas
Straight Lines and Perspective Aged P
Colour
Limited Color Palettes FurrTrap
Music, Color and the Mystical Number 12 alkratzer
Some Thoughts on Color alkratzer
Layers
"Wax Paper" or "Glass Painted" Trick foxytocin
Add More Flavor to Your Background Textures EB
Adding Color to a B & W Photo Sweedie
Adding Scratches and Dirt to a Photo Sweedie
Delicate to Menacing Abstracts Peter Pinckney
High-Contrast Tint Explorations foxytocin
Layer Modes hanzz
Layers - Basics emenemsbis
Layers and Blends Peter Pinckney
Old Photo Effect misterpaint
Painting Fills Inside Ink Lines turtlemock
Sunset Photo Tutorial foxytocin
Turn a Picture into Sepia Someonesane
Underpaint Experiments DoodLS
Using Layers to Make Picture Frames heikki
Vibrant Colour Using Layers SCP
Miscellaneous
How to Animate Paintings MaryS.Hines
Layout for Making Greeting Cards EB
Painting Techniques
A New Technique for Roses shirly
Abstract Symbols sabena
Add Oil Paint Effect misterpaint
African Girl Portrait misterpaint
Angelic Princess Ico dY
Artist's Workflow Turtleman
Blending (Thick and Thin) ENCHANTER
Boat at Sunset erwinsoo
Bumble Sky Bumble
Caricature in Oils hanzz
Caricature WIP hanzz
Color Blocking a Toad calzgal
Color Transition EB
Colouring a Black and White Photo Sweedie
Colourising a Scanned Drawing Sweedie
Coveted Workflow DigitalViscosity
Create a Bird sabena
Creating Textures nakedfanatic

ArtRage Forum – Tips & Tricks Tutorial Index-4

Crosshatching a Portrait emenemsbis
Easy Clouds Peter Pinckney
Fire Gray
Fire Explosion and Importing Textures ENCHANTER
Fractal Painting heikki
Fur Tutorial (Tiger W.I.P.) Bumble
Glazing Technique Fashmir
Glitter Fashmir
Gradient Using Paint Roller Sweedie
Grain as Hair free2
Greyscale Caricature hanzz
How to Cheat at Portraits fraser paice
How to Mimic Repousse Art yvan c
How to Paint Hair with the Felt Pen Thyra
How to Paint Spots rozalek
How to Paint Water Khalid ipda
Impasto + Glaze jiilin
Lightning goldenrosa
Liquid White and Liquid Black Aged P
Lizard Skin cthorpe
Make Bubble-Colors by Tracing heikki
Make Thick Layers heikki
Mimic Real Oil Paint Technique Briex
Multi-Color Rubbing cthorpe
Paint Gel Sethren
Painting a Hat with Paint Tube MeganRosex
Painting a Portrait sosuke
Painting a Portrait 2 sosuke
Painting a Waterfall Khalid ipda
Painting an Eye Levent Suberk
Painting an Orange with Pastels Levent Suberk
Painting Clouds Sweedie
Painting from a Vintage Photo Briex
Painting Rocks Peter Pinckney
Painting Trees Khalid ipda
Painting Water in a Seascape Peter Pinckney
Pencil & Airbrush Still Life khalid
Pencil, Chalk & Paint Fashmir
Polished Metal Someonesane
Portrait Sketch to Painting ginem ginem
Portrait Tutorial dali
Portrait Tutorial - Billie Piper dali
Portraiture...Blending and General Techniques erwinsoo
 Quick Portrait Tutorial Nelgred
Quick Sky Sweedie
Quilt Square Tutorial ArtNuovo
Recipe for Hair, Fur and Grass Sketchism71
Sand Dunes Peter Pinckney

ArtRage Forum – Tips & Tricks Tutorial Index-5

Skin Tutorial misterpaint
Sky & Sea Painting jacktar51
Star Shower Mini Tutorial Ico dY
Stencil Fun hanzz
Stencil, Glitter and Knife fraser paice
Steps to a Mystical Forest fraser paice
Stick Figures into a Real Person emenemsbis
Sunflower Petals Fashmir
Swirl Effects sabena
Thick Oil and Marker Experiment Charlie
Tracing Image Tip: Transform Wave to Mountain heikki
Tree Tutorial djmez
Using the Eraser as a Drawing Tool Cédric Trojani
Water Droplet Little John
Water Reflections Peter Pinckney
Wax Scraping Charlie
Wax Seal creationsings
Palettes
DIY Paintbox Palettes alanti
Extracting a Clean Palette from an Image using Photoshop D Akey
Gradient Color Picker Hypnomedi
Stencils
Creating Gradients DoodLS
Edge Detect fraser paice
Making a Stencil Someonesane
Manga Drawing with Stencils emenemsbis
Painting Planets maror
Quick Grass Sweedie
Separating a Photo Subject from a Background Juz
Stencils as Masks Charlie
Tools
ArtRage & Tablet Settings - How They Work Together Silentman
Blur Tool bebraw
Golden Section Composition Sweedie
Paint Roller Technique FrankLoewy
Perspective with Rulers AndyRage
Straight Line Hack! nakedfanatic
Tips for Basic Glitter DaveRage
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Composition Tips and Tricks

by carlcath

The following tips and tricks can help with composition, but an artist must not allow rules or tips to hinder
their work. They are helpful when you are unsure about where to place elements in your paintings. Rules
are made to be broken, but an artist should know what rules they are breaking and why, so a mistake is not
made due to a lack of knowledge. For example, an artist knows that a shadow is used to anchor an object
to the ground, so knowing that, an artist can break that rule to make an object float.

I have made some crude alterations to the paintings, with the artist's consent, to show how these tips
affect a painting.

Tip # 1: Center of Interest

From a compositional standpoint, a landscape, or seascape, whether it be fantasy or realist, should have a
main center of interest. This will be the area of the painting that is the most visually dominant point
because of a sharp shift in values (light to dark), the brightest or darkest color, or where the action is. It
should not be placed at the center or at the halfway point of the canvas. It should be the focal point of the
painting and it should draw the eye to it because of a touch of purer color or a significant value contrast.
The surrounding area should be subordinate. The center of interest should not be blocked as that will
diminish the strength. The other elements should point to or lead the eye to the center of interest.

This painting by Peter Pinckney is an example showing a dominant center of interest through the use of
color and a shift in values.

Peter Pinckney's “Island Sunset”

Notice how the land points to the center of interest to lead the eye towards that area. The horizontal lines
that cross the picture slow the eye down rather than letting the eye race to the center – letting one casually
gaze at the painting and slowly arrive at the center of interest. The cloud line then lets the eye slowly exit
the painting on the left.

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I have altered this picture (with Peter’s consent) so look now what happens if the center of interest is
muted:

It has clearly lost the center of focus and is no longer as powerful a picture. The land mass just sort of
points out to nothing and the eye just drifts around the painting with no place to focus. The horizontal lines
of the waves crossing the picture cause the eye to stumble with no direction. Not only that, the eye has no
logical place to enter the picture and no logical place to exit the picture, which is key if one wants their
audience to pause in front of the picture and actually look at it.

Clearly, when the sharp center of focus is lost, the painting loses its interest. I did nothing to the water on
the right side, but even that becomes muted and loses color when there is nothing else to compare it with.

In this example, we see the use of a dominant point of interest and the way horizontal lines can help or
hinder the movement of the eye through a picture. The altered picture lacks a dominant point of interest.
To improve it, one would need to mute the horizontal lines of the waves that tend to stop the eye from
entering the picture and it would need something on the left side of the picture to force the eye to stay in
the picture and not just drift away. But when it loses the dramatic point of interest, the entire painting is
changed.

Lets go back now to the picture as drawn and look at where the center of interest is placed:

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Placing important elements, or the center of interest, within the visual center of the painting is another
composition trick. I have put red lines on this piece to show approximately where the actual center of the
painting is.

The visual center of a landscape or seascape is usually above the horizontal line and either just to the right
or just to the left of the vertical center. The visual center I am talking about here is where the eye naturally
goes, not where the elements of a painting take it.

This is a trait the artist can capitalize on by also using that visual center and making it the center of interest
as well. Let me just stress this a bit. If you take a blank canvas, the visual center is not the actual center
of the canvas. Try it for yourself on a blank canvas. If there is nothing to attract your eye, you will first
look above the center line and either left or right of the actual center. It has something to do with being left
brained or right brained.

Making the center of interest just below and to the left or right is second best, but placing the center of
interest exactly in the actual center of the painting is fraught with difficulty.

If you take a piece of paper and fold it in half horizontally, then unfold and refold in half vertically, the lines
cross at the exact center. Put a dot at that point. Then fold the paper in thirds horizontally, unfold, and
refold in thirds vertically. When you then unfold the paper there will be four squares around the center dot.
If you put the center of interest in one of those squares, the balance is easier. If the center of interest is
moved out of those squares, then some other subtle element needs to be added to the opposite side to
balance it out.

Tip # 2: Enter Landscapes with an S Curve

Rivers, streams, and roads should enter the picture with an “S” movement or some sort of curve or twist.
Straight lines and smooth lines should be avoided unless they are being used to achieve a desired effect.
When the line is straight and smooth, the eye immediately gains velocity and runs through the painting
without seeing it. The eye should be allowed to casually walk through a landscape so it can savor all the
beauty.

For example, this painting by

Peter Pinckney shows a
stream casually meandering
toward the horizon. The eye
enters the picture at the
bottom center and follows the
stream toward the center
focal point – which is just
below the light spot on the hill
where the stream and the tree
lines converge. The velocity
of the eye is slowed to a
casual walk by the curves in
the stream and also by the
rocks and the variety of colors
in the stream.

Peter Pinckney's “Valley“

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Notice that this focal point is pointed to by the lightning bolts and the clouds. All these elements lead the
eye to the focal point of this landscape. The eye then exits the landscape at the top right with the bolt of
lightning. The brightness of the bolt increases the exit velocity but the twisted and wavy lines slows the
velocity so the eye walks out of the painting while enjoying the colors of the clouds.

Now let's alter this just a little

and see what happens. We
have straightened the stream
and the lightning bolt. The
focal point remains the same,
as does everything else, but
look what happens to the
velocity of the eye - it races
through the painting now.
The eye enters at the bottom
center, speeds to the center of
focus, then immediately
follows the lightning bolt and
races out of the painting at
the top right, never really
enjoying all the colors. All
this because the stream and
lightning lost the speed
bumps that slowed the eye to
a walk through the painting.

This altered picture has lost the wonderful interest it had before. The obstructions and the colors in the
stream still slow the eye somewhat, but the velocity as one looks at this landscape is much faster than the
original work.

This example shows how straight roads, streams, paths, lightning bolts, and other straight lines speed up
the velocity of the eye as it finds its path through a painting and how curves, objects, or colors can be used
to slow down the speed and make the eye take a casual walk through the painting.

The lighter colored area before the center of interest is called a rest area and is placed there to further slow
the eye down as it moves through the picture. When a straight line is made through the rest area, the eye
does not slow down and hardly sees it at all. Go back and look at the first picture and see how that rest
area made your eye slow down.

Had the artist wanted this to be a fast moving straight stream, he would have had to add many parallel
lines to slow down the velocity of the eye. He would have added color, small waterfalls, rocks, and sharp
angled logs to slow the eye so it would casually pause at the rest area as it approached the center of
interest.

Tip # 3: Working with Stops

A line or element that completely crosses the foreground will block the entry into the picture. Now I know
everyone knows about using a diagonal line to lead to the center of interest and all the other diagonal,
vertical and horizontal line rules. This is somewhat of a play on that theme, but let's look at the picture
below as an example. Here we have an obvious diagonal element starting in the foreground. However, it
stops before reaching the left side of the canvas which lets the eye into the picture. After the eye gets by
the fence, it can then find its way to the center of interest, which in this picture is the setting sun . The
center of interest is what you see first and then your eye tries to get to it through the elements in the
painting. In this case, it slips around the end of the fence.

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Peter Pinckney's “Quiet September Shore“

Now, let's alter it just a bit and see what that does to it:

I extended the fence so it completely crossed the painting from side to side. The eye can no longer enter
the painting and go around the fence.

To enter the painting, the eye jumps over the fence and effectively only sees the painting from the right
side of the fence where the waves hit it to the sunset. The entire lower left side of the painting is lost to
the viewer. This happens because there are spaces in the fence that almost, but not quite, let the eye enter
the picture.

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Now, let’s take a look at it if we make the fence solid:

The fence now completely blocks the entry and what you see is not the center of interest. It's supposed to
be the sunset but you only see the fence. You will find it is difficult to get beyond the fence to look at the
center of interest.

TYCHO POWER TIP

Straight Lines and Perspective

From Aged P on 03-26-06:

http://www2.ambientdesign.com/forums/showthread.php?t=56

If you have problems with Straight lines and Perspective,

then use a JPG of a piece of Graph Paper as your tracing
image. Wind up the strength of the Opacity when you
want to see if you're on track and remember to switch it
out when you don't need it. If you don't, then what you
see on the screen, will be a pale version of your picture.

TYCHO POWER TIP Reducing Screen Clutter

From Borilius on 12-28-09 and DaveRage: http://www2.ambientdesign.com/forums/showthread.php?t=25583

Reduce clutter on the screen by hitting the Enter key and all pods disappear. To bring only the samples pod back, use Ctrl +
Alt + W (For Mac: Cmd + Option + W). To bring tool settings pod back, use Ctrl + Alt + O (For Mac: Cmd + Option + O)

In ArtRage 3.06, all pods are user controlled through the menu. Go to View -> Pods and uncheck any pods that you don't
wish to display.

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ArtRage 3.0 Keyboard Shortcut Keys

by Alan

MENUS FUNCTION KEYS

File
New Painting Ctrl/Cmd + N
Open Painting Ctrl/Cmd + O
Save Painting Ctrl/Cmd + S
Save Painting As Ctrl/Cmd + Shift + S
Export As Image Ctrl/Cmd + E
Import Image File Ctrl/Cmd + I
Import Image File to Layer Ctrl/Cmd + Alt/Option + I
Print Painting Ctrl/Cmd + P
Quit Application Ctrl/Cmd + Q
Edit
Undo Ctrl/Cmd + Z
Redo Ctrl/Cmd + Y
Cut Ctrl/Cmd + X
Copy Ctrl/Cmd + C
Paste Ctrl/Cmd + V
Copy Layer To Clipboard
Paste Clipboard To New Layer
Transform Layers Contents Ctrl/Cmd + Shift + Alt/Option + T
Select All Ctrl/Cmd + A
Deselect All Ctrl/Cmd + D
Invert Selection Ctrl/Cmnd + Shift + I
Select Layer Contents Ctrl/Cmd + Alt/Option +A
Blur Layer Ctrl/Cmd + B
Adjust Layer Colors Ctrl/Cmd + J
Create New Preset Ctrl/Cmd + Shift + P
Redo Last Filter Ctrl/Cmd + F
Tools
Select Tool:
Oil Brush O
Pencil P
Palette Knife K
Airbrush A
Chalk L
Glitter Gun U
Paint Roller R
Paint Tube B
Color Sampler Shift + C OR Alt/Option + Left-click
Felt Pens M
Crayon C
Eraser E
Text T
Sticker Spray S
Fill F
Gloop Pen G
Watercolor W
Ink Pen I
Canvas Mover
Canvas Rotater
Canvas Zoomer
Transform Shift + T
Selection Shift + S
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ArtRage 3.0 Keyboard Shortcut Keys

MENUS FUNCTION KEYS

Layer Options:
Add a New Layer Ctrl/Cmd +L
Select Next Layer Ctrl/Cmd + Up Arrow
Select Previous Layer Ctrl/Cmd + Down Arrow
Select Layer Contents Ctrl/Cmd + Alt/Option + D
Transform Layer Contents Ctrl/Cmd + Shift + Alt/Option + T
Merge With the Layer Below Ctrl/Cmd + Alt/Option + Down
Add Layer Group Ctrl/Cmd + Shift + G
Export Layer Ctrl/Cmd + Shift + E
Export Layer to Channels Ctrl/Cmd + Shift + Alt/Option + E
Stencil Options:
Stencil Collection Ctrl/Cmd + Alt/Option + S
Straight Ruler or Stencil Hold Down Shift/Position Ruler
Move Stencil Right-click Drag
Scale Stencil Alt + Right-click Drag (out to increase, in to decrease)
Rotate Stencil Ctrl/Cmd + Right-click Drag
Tracing Options:
Load New Tracing Image Ctrl/Cmd + T
Clear Tracing Image Ctrl/Cmd + Shift + T
Show/Hide Tracing Image
Reference Options:
Load A Reference Image Ctrl/Cmd + R
Color Samples Options:
Color Samples Panel Ctrl/Cmd + Alt/Option + W
Canvas Options:
Zoom Canvas In Ctrl/Cmd + + OR Ctrl/Cmd + Shift + =
Zoom Canvas Out Ctrl/Cmd + -
Reset Canvas Scale Shift + D
Reset Canvas Rotation Alt/Option + D
Reset Canvas Position X
Reset All Canvas Properties D
Right-click Drag
Drag the Canvas
Space + Left-click Drag
Alt/Option + Right-click Drag
Rotate the Canvas
Shift + Right-click Drag
Zoom In To or Out Of the Canvas
Space + Shift + Left-click Drag
Rotate Canvas 180 Degrees
Quick Mirror the Canvas Horizontally Hold Down H
Quick Mirror the Canvas Vertically Hold Down V
Canvas Toggle Lighting F5
Help
ArtRage Help F1/Help
ArtRage Online Technical Support Ctrl/Cmd + F1
Check For Updates Online
About ArtRage Ctrl/Cmd + 1

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ArtRage 3.0 Keyboard Shortcut Keys

MENUS FUNCTION KEYS

Miscellaneous
Show/Hide All Panels Tab
Enter
Show/Hide All Interfaces Right-click
Alt + Right-click
Show/Hide Stencils Toolbox
Show Blur Panel Ctrl/Cmd +B
Show Colour Adjustment Panel Ctrl/Cmd + J
Show Canvas Mover Ctrl/Cmd + Alt/Option + C
Hide ArtRage Window Ctrl/Cmd + H
Increase Tool Size 1%
Decrease Tool Size 1%
Increase Tool Pressure 1%
Decrease Tool Pressure 1%
Increase Tool Size 10%
Decrease Tool Size 10%
Increase Tool Pressure 10%
Decrease Tool Pressure 10%
Toggle Layer Panel Shift + A
Toggle Switch Panel Ctrl/Cmd + Alt/Option + W
Toggle Trace Panel Ctrl/Cmd + Alt/Option + T
Toggle Settings Panel Ctrl/Cmd + Alt/Option + O
Toggle Presets Panel Ctrl/Cmd + Alt/Option + P
Toggle References Panel Ctrl/Cmd + Alt/Option + R
Toggle Sticker Panel Ctrl/Cmd + Alt/Option + K
Toggle Stencil Panel Ctrl/Cmd + Alt/Option + S
Toggle Tool Picker Ctrl/Cmd + Alt/Option + Left Arrow
Toggle Colour Picker Ctrl/Cmd + Alt/Option + Right Arrow
Toggle Menu Bar Ctrl/Cmd + Alt/Option + Up Arrow
Toggle Trace Visibility /
Use Precise Cursors 1
Use Outline Cursors 2
Use Tool Cursors 3
Clean Brush DELETE
Turn Off/On Invisibility of All Layers at Once
Color Picker/Select color/Alt + Click on background
Workspace Background Color
Color Sampler Tool/Select Color + Click on background

TYCHO POWER TIP

Where to Put Your Tablet When Drawing

From ÄlveKatt on 08-02-07: http://www2.ambientdesign.com/forums/showthread.php?t=7106

It really matters where you put your tablet – Bad: Your lap, soft surfaces. Good: Hard and steady
surfaces.

JeffRC adds:
Use a lectern or an inclined plane to place your tablet. I use my tablet directly on my computer
desk. However, I find that placing it on an inclined plane helps me draw better, as the angle
emulates a drawing table and helps me draw by holding the pen in a "brush fashion" (as opposed to
the way we hold pens to write).

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ArtRage Forum - Art Supplies Index-1

by Eileen724

Canvases [File Format - CPR]

20 Multi Canvases Torley
Chalkboard, Mosaic, & Brick Wall Viktor
Custom Sized Canvases Sickfish
Large Canvas Fashmir
MisterCanvas 40 Professional Presets misterpaint
MisterCanvas New Collection misterpaint
MisterCanvas Thin Cardboard misterpaint
Multi Textured 1 Canvases Dany51
Multi Textured 2 Canvases Dany51
Soft Canvas 1 misterpaint
Soft Canvas 2 misterpaint
Special Canvas misterpaint

Colors [File Format - COL]

2D Oils w/Names – Post#10 Dany51
64 Crayola Colors tasquith
120 Crayon Colors ogreger
132 Prisma Colored Pencils ogreger
Acrylic Colors hinket
Artists Oil Color Sets Fashmir
Bic 36 Marker Set ogreger
Color Palettes Anu
Color Wheels DannyM
Colorwheel hrodgair
Copic Marker Sets - Post#4 misterpaint
Copic (322 Color Wheel) - Post#9 LAVir
Derwent Inktense Pencil Set ogreger
Earth Tones sethren
Faber Castell - Polychromos Juz
Garden Colors Levent Suberk
Grays avionartrage
Grey Saturation Colour Wheel Juz
Oil Colours Boxy
Oil Colours W&N,OH & Names Dany51
Oil Paint Spectrum Juz
Oldschool DC-Comics Juz
OpenOffice Draw Std Colors flebus
Nocturne and Classic Style misterpaint
Paint Brand Color Sample Sets Trurl
Pencils - Post#24 Viktor
Prisma & Copic Markers tasquith
Real Oils Palette Sammy
Skin Tones - Post#2 Rowena
Skin Tone Palettes 1, Pallor - African CASHMORE
TRIA Markers (Letraset) Juz
Weak Saturation Colour Wheel Juz

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ArtRage Forum - Art Supplies Index-2

Color Pickers (Palettes) [File Format - Image Files: JPG, PNG, etc.]
3D Custom Palette simmy
3D Grays, Portrait2, Purple & Blue – Post#7 Viktor
3D Oils - Post#1 Dany51
3D Portrait1, Landscape, Seascape – Post#1 Viktor
Artist Oil Palettes PART 1 CASHMORE
Artist Oil Palettes PART 2 CASHMORE
Black & White Palettes PVIllustration
Chalk Dust – Post#33 Viktor
Color Palette pinkpanther
Colorwheel Palette hrodgair
Color Wheels Dany51
Corel Painter 11 Palette CASHMORE
Custom Palette Template Itdedn
Dark and Scary Color Palettes sethren
Do It Yourself Picker – Post#52 Viktor
Fantasy Palettes hypervox
Greyscale Palette - Post#2 Fashmir
Main Colors – Post#32 Viktor
Misc Color Palettes Anu
Multi Palettes 1 RobertSWade
Multi Palettes 2 RobertSWade
Oil Artist Colors Dany51
Oily Palette 1 CASHMORE
Portrait 3 – Post#49 Viktor
Poster Palette 1 CASHMORE
Rust 1 Palette CASHMORE
Rust 2 Palette CASHMORE
Spectrum Palette CASHMORE
Tropical Sea Palette CASHMORE
Victorian Colors Palette CASHMORE
Watercolor Tablettes – Post#51 Viktor
Weak & Grey Saturation Wheels as Pickers 337_lee

Color Wheels/Charts
ColorSchemer Gallery Link Liv Lukas
Playful Color Pickers Link Dany51
Tube Oil Color Wheel Link Boxy
Universal Palette Base Link Caesar

Filters/Plug-ins [File Format - 8BF or Links]

Free Photoshop Filters Sites kenmo
High Pass Sharpen Filter Link kenmo
Sweet Dream Filter misterpaint
Ultra Sharpen Filter misterpaint

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Grains [File Format - Image Files: JPG, PNG, etc.]

Dany’s Multi Grains Dany51
Jack’s Grains jacktar51
Japanese Paper Grains Peter W
Leslie’s Multi Grains Leslie
MisterCanvas Thin Cardboard misterpaint
Multi Paper Grains jacktar51
NoZette Grains Taron
Oil-Tool Grain-Paper heikki
Paper Grain Aged P
Ripple Grains RobertSWade
Soft Canvas 1 Grains misterpaint
Soft Canvas 2 Grains misterpaint
Yvan Multi 1 Grains yvan_c
Yvan Multi 2 Grains yvan_c

Miscellaneous
Custom Picker Utility azathothgr
Drawing Dragons Site kenmo
Human Anatomy Tutorial Links chambersecrets
Skin Tone Tutorial Link – Post#2 Juz
Watercolor Examples for Reference Jules

Photoshop Brushes
Free Photoshop Brushes Link – Post#3 & 4 Dany51
Free Photoshop Brushes Links kenmo
Free Photoshop Brushes Link Valerie

Stencils [File Format - Image Files: JPG, PNG, etc. or Links]

3 Leaves Stencil hinket
Abstract Stencils lotalot
Alphabet Stencil 1 royblumenthal
Alphabet Stencil 2 yvan_c
Alphabet Stencils - Multi yvan_c
Aquatic Animals Stencils foxytocin
Arrow Stencils Hally
Artistic Stencil Rain11
Ball & Chain Stencil kenmo
Ballooning Stencils prcoy
Birthday Stencil suziQ54241
Branch Stencil Sweedie
Brick Wall Stencil jacktar51
Build-a-Birdie Stencils foxytocin
Build-a-Bouquet Stencils foxytocin
Butterfly Silhouettes Stencil foxytocin
Cartoon Skull Stencil kenmo
Castle Stencils ginahobbit
Chocolate Stencils Hally
Circuitry stencils Kayla
Cloud Stencils Hally

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ArtRage Forum - Art Supplies Index-4

Cloudy Sky Stencil lovehugs

Comic Balloon Stencil – Post#3 Someonesane
Create-Your-Own-Garden Stencil Levent Suberk
Cylinder Stencils Hally
Dandelion Stencils Dany51
Deadhead Stencil Lew
Fingerprint Stencil peabody00
Fish Stencils yvan_c
Flame Stencil juhoover22
Font Stencils - Multi ankurkaul17
Fractal Stencils AlveKatt
Frame Stencils yvan_c
Galleon Stencils jacktar51
Garden Flower Stencils 1 foxytocin
Garden Flower Stencils 2 foxytocin
Geometrical Stencils yvan_c
Giraffe & Other Stencils yvan_c
Golden Mean Stencils hanson
Graph Paper Stencil – Post#4 foxytocin
Graph Paper Stencil Someonesane
Graph Paper Stencil2 – Post#2 Someonesane
Greek Stencils ZhongMengKai
Grid Stencil Hally
Grid Stencil for Stickers flyashy
Grid/Rasters Stencils Levent Suberk
Haeckel's Beasties Stencils foxytocin
Half-Tone Circle Stencil Hally
Half-Tone Screen Stencils Peter W
Half-Tone Splatter Stencils Peter W
Hot Rod Decals & Flames Stencils kenmo
Ice Cream Stencils foxytocin
Ink Splatter Stencils Peter W
Koi Fish Stencils foxytocin
Leaves Stencil freightgod
Leaves Brush Head Stencil jacktar51
Lens Flare Stencil fraser_paice
Letratone LT304 Stencil royblumenthal
Line Drawing Stencils Aunt_Betsy
Make a Mermaid Stencils foxytocin
Mandala/Circles/Compass Flower foxytocin
Manga, Cartoon Text, Circles dustdevil
Manga Textures or Screentones Stencils Charlie
Marble/Ice Fractal Stencils foxytocin
Misc Stencils 1 akita96th
Misc Stencils 2 eternal
Misc Stencils 3 hinket
Misc Stencils 4 jacktar51
Misc Stencils 5 Rain11
Misc Stencils 6 Rain11
Misc Stencils 7 Rain11
Misc Stencils 8 Viktor
MisterStencil 3-D Stencils Collection misterpaint
MisterStencil Artistic Ships Collection misterpaint

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MisterStencil Artistic Trees Collection misterpaint

MisterStencil Damaged Fonts Pack Stencils misterpaint
MisterStencil Fireworks Pack misterpaint
MisterStencil from the Sky Pack misterpaint
MisterStencil Impressionists Pack misterpaint
MisterStencil Military Pack misterpaint
MisterStencil Pack Vol 1 misterpaint
MisterStencil Pack Vol 2 misterpaint
MisterStencil Pack Vol 3 misterpaint
MisterStencil Pack Vol 4 misterpaint
MisterStencil Pack Vol 5 misterpaint
MisterStencil Quick Sketch Stencils misterpaint
MisterStencil Sailboat Stencil misterpaint
MisterStencil Special Lights Stencils misterpaint
MisterStencil Wood Pack misterpaint
Moon Stencils Bumble
Negative Plate Stencils Peter W
Nifty Stencil Source Link foxytocin
Paint Scrumble Stencils Peter W
Paper Stencils Peter W
Phases of Moons or Planets Stencils AlveKatt
Pied Kingfisher Stencil yvan_c
Pinecone Stencil Judith Tramayne
Protractor Stencil engineer
Rainy Day Stencils cathyd
Realistic Skull Stencil kenmo
Skull Stencil Link – Post#2 juhoover22
Sky Stencils 1 blurtsmum
Sky Stencils 2 lotalot
Sky with Landscape Stencil lovehugs
Spider Web Stencils kenmo
Splatter Stencils Peter W
Spray Paint Stencils Peter W
Stag Stencils Silo_Artist
Star Stencils Hally
Stencils & Tutorial Site hanzz
Subtle Grunge Stencils Peter W
Sun Stencils Hally
Tonal Stencils Peter W
UFO Stencils Bobbyray
Water Ripple Stencil ginahobbit
Water Snow Stencils netti
Wheelchairs Stencil sprtFeather

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Stickers [File Format - STK]

Bees Sticker flyashy
Dirty Hippy Brush Juz
Crosshatch Pencil Sticker flyashy
Feather Fur Sticker pai
Glossy Things Stickers Juz
Groove & Vein Brush Juz
Misc Stickers lotalot
MisterSticker Brushes & Clipart Stickers misterpaint
Perspective Grid Sticker artemesia66
Short'n'Curlies Brush Juz

Stock Photos [File Format - Image Files: JPG, PNG, etc. or Links]
50 Eyes Collection Photos misterpaint
Animal Photo Reference Link yachris
Botanic Garden Photos Silentman
Copyright Free Images Liv Lukas
Facial Expressions Photos misterpaint
Flower Stock Silentman
Free Clipart Link Silentman
Free Image Resources cthorpe
Free Stock Image Site ulfilas
Free Stock Photos Sites kenmo
Heavy Snow Reference Photos haakoo
Historical Photo/Reference Site foxytocin
Human Poses Link chambersecrets
Image Link shellcrackerjr
Misc Photos foxytocin
My Lily Photos yachris
Orchids Photos Silentman
Oval Stencil Sweedie
Perfect Skin Reference Images misterpaint
Photo Reference Link SiriusArtWorks
Photo References misterpaint
Photo Source foxytocin
Photos for Stencils Bumble
Portrait References misterpaint
Reference Photos Bumble
Repeating Pattern Link yachris
Rose Photos yachris
Royal Free Clipart fraser_paice
Royal Free Images Link juhoover22
Stock Photos ginem_ginem
Stonehenge Photos Silo_Artist
Sunflowers misterpaint
Sunset Photos Link SiriusArtWorks

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Templates
Frame Gold Template misterpaint
Frame Wood Template misterpaint
Old Photo Effects misterpaint
Safari Frames MaryS.Hines

Textures [File Format - Image Files: JPG, PNG, etc. or Links]

4th Pack Textures Ico_dY
Cardboard Texture Link & Tutorial Maror
Crackle Texture lalalime
Denim Texture Jules
Free Textures Site 1 kenmo
Free Textures Site 2 yachris
Free Textures Sites 1 Bumbles
Free Textures Sites 2 Peter W
Grains/Textures Rain11
Misc Textures Dany51
Misc Textures pinkpanther
Misc Textures Rain11
Texture Pack Ico_dY
Textures Site pinkpanther

Tool Presets [File Format - PRS]

100 Brushes Presets Stimpy
Crosshatch Pencil Brush flyashy
Grappa Brushes flyashy
Groove & Vein Brush flyashy
Interactive Smoke Tendril Brush flyashy
Quick People Stickers flyashy
Seven Fish Brush Sticker hinket

TYCHO POWER TIP Thin White Line Using Fill Tool

Question by circlesaregood and answered by DaveRage on 02-01-10:

http://www2.ambientdesign.com/forums/showthread.php?t=26995

If you create a drawing with the ink pen and use the fill tool, it leaves
a thin white line at the border, especially when black is used for both
the pen and fill.

“Antialias edge” will smooth the edge of the fill so that instead of an
abrupt edge there will be pixels which are a mix of the fill color and
the background color. However, if this is not desirable, uncheck
“Antialias Edge” and try again. Use 100% spread and 100% opacity on
the fill.

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ArtRage Video Tutorials

by juliediane

YouTube: ArtRage - Various ArtRage Artists

Someonesane
Color Palette – Demo
Digital Painting in ArtRage 2.5
ArtRage Speed Painting
Sun Set Peir - Speed Painting Done in the Graffiti Mode
Using ArtRage to Create Seamless Tiles
Crayon Tool Color Blending in ArtRage
Making a Font Stencil with ArtRage
Demonstration in ArtRage
ArtRage 3 Sticker Spray Tool
Using ArtRage Stencils
ArtRage Drawing of Lee – Demo
Using ArtRage Color Panels
Sketch of Spiderman – Demo
ArtRage Studio Pro - Sticker Sheet Tutorial

L Skylar Brown
An Autumn Memory - Work In Progress
Golden Road Painting – Demo
Landscapes – 2009
Green and Gold Still Life – Demo
A Quiet Place – Demo
Truckin West Painting – Demo
Country Road Painting – Demo
Falling Water 2 – Demo
Veils of Ardor – Demo
Horse Head – Demo

Mary Sylvia Hines

Oil Painting Tutorial - Painted in ArtRage 2 – Part 1
Oil Painting Tutorial - Painted in ArtRage 2 – Part 2
Oil Painting Tutorial - Painted in ArtRage 2 – Part 3
Sunflower Tutorial

Sweedie
How to Pixelate a Photo in ArtRage 3

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Judith Tramayne
ArtRage 2.5
Tutorial-How to Paint Folds EZ-ily - Part 1
Tutorial-How to Paint Folds EZ-ily - Part 2
Tutorial-How to Paint Folds EZ-ily - Part 3

Tutorial-How to Paint a Christmas Card - Part 1

Tutorial-How to Paint a Christmas Card - Part 2
Tutorial-How to Paint a Christmas Card - Part 3

Tutorial-How to Paint a Birthday Card - Part 1

Tutorial-How to Paint a Birthday Card - Part 2
Tutorial-How to Paint a Birthday Card - Part 3
Tutorial-How to Paint a Vase - Part 1
Tutorial-How to Paint a Vase - Part 2
ArtRage 2.5 Add Stencils Tutorial

How to Make Digital Art - ArtRage 2.5:

ArtRage Intro - Video 1
Tool Picker - Video 2
Color Picker - Video 3
Layer Panel - Video 4
Tool Box - Video 5
How to Make a Stencil - Video 6
Tracing - Video 7
Add Reference Picture - Video 8
ArtRage 3.0
Lesson 1 on Menu Bar – File
Lesson 2 on Menu Bar - Edit – Part 1
Lesson 2 on Menu Bar - Edit – Part 2
Lesson 3 on Tools & View
Lesson 4 - Rest of Menu Bar
Lesson 5 - First Row of Tool Picker
Lesson 6 - Second Row of Tool Picker
Lesson 7 - Third Row of Tool Picker
Lesson 8 - Fourth Row of Tool Picker
Lesson 9 - The Sticker Pod
Lesson 10 - The Sticker Spray
Lesson 11 - The Color Picker/Pod
Lesson 12 - The Color Sample Pod
Lesson 13 - The Layers Pod
Lesson 14 - How to Group Layers
Lesson 15 - The Stencil Pod
Lesson 16 - The Tracing Picture Pod
Lesson 17 - The Reference Pod
Tutorial - How to Make a Sticker
Tutorial - PowerPoint - What's New

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SCP (SconradP)
ArtRage - Grey to Colour

gorec (sashagorec)
Head Sketch
Egg Drawing
Cube Drawing

misterpaint
Portrait for Beginners
Felt Pen: Painting Color of Skin, Lips and Eyes
Photomontage

Fashmir
Feelt Pen Simulation of Watercolors

Moatddtutorials
Landscape Painting Without Reference Picture

danielchingworks
Angelina

Virgatron
Monument Valley Utah/Arizona
Christmas Card

More videos on next page...

TYCHO POWER TIP

Straight Lines

From heikki on 05-06-06: http://www2.ambientdesign.com/forums/showthread.php?t=437

Straight lines can done in several ways. Expand the

drawings and move the canvas so that the location of
the line is at the edge of the monitor screen. Move the
cursor to the border of the monitor screen and draw.
This works with the mouse quite well.

Use the pen and ruler on the pen tablet surface. (You
can use curves, and circular objects on tablet surface
as well). With the symbol-ruler, you can draw symbols
or other specific forms, like cad-designers do.

In ArtRage 3, hold down the Ctrl key, left click and drag
for a straight line.

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BladeZofSorrow
A Review of ArtRage 2.5 Full Version Tools
How to Draw the Pink Panther
How to Draw Garfield
Drawing Scooby Doo
Drawing Courage the Cowardly Dog
Painting Simba from the Lion King
How to Draw a Cartoon Dragon (Pinky)
Drawing Puss in Boots
How to Draw Harry Plopper aka Spider Pig
How to Draw a Cartoon Dragon (Big Head Style)
Horse Speed Painting
Speed Painting Naruto
Drawing Razor/Jake from SWAT Kats
Drawing: Buck
Drawing: Ginga Densetsu Weed

Torley
How to Make an Awesome Shirt

Daprato
References and Stencils
ArtRage 2.5 - The Mediums

TYCHO POWER TIP Editing the Bitmap of a Sticker

From haako on 02-17-10: http://www2.ambientdesign.com/forums/showthread.php?t=27486

If you have ArtRage 3 and want to paint or

erase a sticker you have to do the following:
1. Go to layers & choose the layer that has
the sticker you want to edit.
2. There will be a pair of feet on the layer.
Click on the little feet icon, choose
‘flatten sticker to paint’ now the sticker is
paint-able and editable.

Note: This does not become a new sticker

automatically. To make it a sticker, you need to
export the layer as a PNG open a new sticker
sheet and import the PNG to make it a new
sticker.

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ArtRage 2.5 Keyboard Shortcut Keys

by Eileen724

MENUS FUNCTION KEYS

File
New Painting Ctrl/Cmd + N
Open Painting Ctrl/Cmd + O
Save Painting Ctrl/Cmd + S
Save Painting As
Export As Image Ctrl/Cmd + E
Import Image File Ctrl/Cmd + I
Import Image File to Layer
Print Painting Ctrl/Cmd + P
Quit Application Ctrl/Cmd + Q
Edit
Undo Ctrl/Cmd + Z
Redo Ctrl/Cmd + Y
Cut
Copy
Paste
Copy Layer To Clipboard Ctrl/Cmd + C
Paste Clipboard To New Layer Ctrl/Cmd + V
Transform Layers Contents
Select All
Deselect All
Invert Selection
Select Layer Contents
Blur Layer
Adjust Layer Colors
Create New Preset
Redo Last Filter
Tools
Select Tool:
Oil Brush 1
Pencil 2
Palette Knife 3
Airbrush 4
Chalk 5
Glitter Gun 6
Paint Roller 7
Paint Tube 8
Color Sampler 9 OR Alt/Option + Left-click
Felt Pens 0
Crayon -
Eraser =
Text
Sticker Spray
Fill
Gloop Pen
Watercolor
Ink Pen
Canvas Mover M
Canvas Rotater R
Canvas Zoomer Z

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ArtRage 2.5 Keyboard Shortcut Keys

MENUS FUNCTION KEYS

Transform
Selection
Layer Options:
Add a New Layer Ctrl/Cmd + L
Select Next Layer Ctrl/Cmd + Up Arrow
Select Previous Layer Ctrl/Cmd + Down Arrow
Select Layer Contents
Transform Layer Contents
Merge With the Layer Below
Add Layer Group
Export Layer
Export Layer to Channels
Stencil Options:
Stencil Collection
Straight Ruler or Stencil Hold Down Shift/Position Ruler
Move Stencil Right-click Drag
Scale Stencil Alt + Right-click Drag (out to increase, in to decrease)
Rotate Stencil Ctrl/Cmd + Right-click Drag
Tracing Options:
Load New Tracing Image Ctrl/Cmd + T
Clear Tracing Image
Show/Hide Tracing Image T
Reference Options:
Load A Reference Image Ctrl/Cmd + R
Color Samples Options:
Color Samples Panel S
Canvas Options:
Zoom Canvas In Ctrl/Cmd + +
Zoom Canvas Out Ctrl/Cmd + -
Reset Canvas Scale
Reset Canvas Rotation
Reset Canvas Position
Reset All Canvas Properties
Right-click Drag
Drag the Canvas
Space + Left-click Drag
Alt/Option + Right-click Drag
Rotate the Canvas
Space + Alt/Option + Left-click Drag
Shift + Right-click Drag
Zoom In To or Out Of the Canvas
Space + Shift + Left-click Drag
Rotate Canvas 180 Degrees /
Quick Mirror the Canvas Horizontally Hold Down H
Quick Mirror the Canvas Vertically Hold Down V
Canvas Toggle Lighting
Help
ArtRage Help F1/Help
ArtRage Online Technical Support
Check For Updates Online Ctrl/Cmd + U
About ArtRage Ctrl/Cmd + 1

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ArtRage 2.5 Keyboard Shortcut Keys

MENUS FUNCTION KEYS

Miscellaneous
Show/Hide All Panels Tab
Enter
Show/Hide All Interfaces Right-click
Alt + Right-click
Show/Hide Stencils Toolbox F
Show Blur Panel
Show Colour Adjustment Panel
Show Canvas Mover
Hide ArtRage Window
Increase Tool Size 1% Right Arrow
Decrease Tool Size 1% Left Arrow
Increase Tool Pressure 1% Up Arrow
Decrease Tool Pressure 1% Down Arrow
Increase Tool Size 10% Shift + Right Arrow
Decrease Tool Size 10% Shift + Left Arrow
Increase Tool Pressure 10% Shift + Up Arrow
Decrease Tool Pressure 10% Shift + Down Arrow
Toggle Layer Panel
Toggle Switch Panel
Toggle Trace Panel
Toggle Settings Panel
Toggle Presets Panel
Toggle References Panel
Toggle Sticker Panel
Toggle Stencil Panel
Toggle Tool Picker
Toggle Colour Picker
Toggle Menu Bar
Toggle Trace Visibility
Use Precise Cursors
Use Outline Cursors
Use Tool Cursors
Clean Brush
Turn Off/On Invisibility of All Layers at Once Alt + Click on layer visibility icon
Color Picker/Select color/Alt + Click on background
Workspace Background Color
Color Sampler Tool/Select Color + Click on background

TYCHO POWER TIP Make Lines Thin

From royblumenthal on 01-09-07: http://www2.ambientdesign.com/forums/showthread.php?t=3721

I've just been puzzling over how to get my crayon line to be thinner. If you have a very tiny picture, all of
your tools will have VERY big points and all of your lines will be very thick.

In other words, if you've got a low resolution picture – say, 200 x 200 pixels – your crayon tool on 1%
thickness will be VERY fat. In high resolution – say 3000 x 3000 – that same 1% crayon will have a very
fine point and the line stays thin when the painting is resized down. Block your paintings in on low-
resolution say 72 DPI. Then, do fine work by resizing the painting and raising the DPI to 300 where tool
tips are finer. Changing DPI changes the screen size in pixels but does not change the print size of the
picture.

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ArtRageUS Submission Guidelines

Any Rager that would like to do an article submission for the e-magazine are encouraged to participate. Your contributions are an
important factor in helping us keep this e-magazine alive and well!

Here's how you need to submit your article to us:

• Microsoft Office (Word)

• OpenOffice (Writer)
• WordPerfect
• Wordpad (Windows)
• Notepad (Windows)
• e-mail
• TextWriter (Mac)
• Any other common word processing program... there are lots of them!
• The text file (the article) should contain only text. Images should be sent as a separate file(s).
• Contributors should proofread their submission and do a spell check, particularly for names of people, towns, web sites, etc.
to reduce the amount of work we have to do. We are all volunteers trying to work together as a team!

Images should be JPG because of the smaller file size. We know you lose some quality as a JPG, but we are making an e-mag,
distributed over the internet, and the final PDF file has to be small enough for people to download. Also, the PNG format makes
huge files and e-mailing those huge files back and forth is a real burden. The truth is, PDF actually converts the images to JPG, so we
really don't gain too much (if anything) by having the extra high quality PNG as the original.

Since we're working on an e-mag, the maximum image size shouldn't be bigger than a standard piece of paper. So, we would suggest
that image sizes be no bigger than that.

Image Guidelines:
• Image needs to be no bigger than 2400 X 3300 pixels (at 300 DPI or 12 pixels/mm for those that worry about that kind of
thing)
• Images should be a JPG (at about a 85% quality level)
• Images should be in a separate file and not embedded into the original text document you submit.
• Any images not meeting these specs will probably be converted to fit into the layout of the e-mag.

Contributors are welcomed – and even encouraged – to submit a layout design for their article. We will do our best to use that
layout if we can make it fit into the pages properly. Or just tell us with a quick sketch or in a few words, how they see the final result.

It is suggested that you do NOT use flat images (PDF submissions) because it limits the search engines ability (like Google, Bing, etc)
to find it as well as not being able to do any of the promotional work. Search engines can look through the pages we create as
editors and layout people, but not if they are submitted the way we have asked people to create their PDF submissions previously.

Where do I submit my page info?

Send all of your submissions or any possible submission “ideas” to the e-magazine's Coordinator via direct email:
bobbyray02@msn.com

When is the e-magazine's deadline?

By the 7th of each month.

When is the e-magazine due out?

On the 15th of each month.
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ArtRageUS Volunteers

The ArtRageUS E-Magazine is an all VOLUNTEER e-mag by fellow Ragers. So, it is a vital importance to having volunteers contribute
some of their time, as they can afford, to help us continue with publishing ArtRageUS for each issue.

Who can Volunteer?

Any Rager – at anytime! We are always seeking ways to improve the e-magazine so if you have some free time and wish to contribute
in this way, please contact the Coordinator via direct email: bobbyray02@msn.com

How is ArtRageUS Setup?

The ArtRageUS E-Magazine belongs solely to all of the forum members.

How are volunteers needed?

There are many roles a volunteer can do. The following are just to name a few of the possibilities:
• Team Coordinator: This role coordinates the comings and goings of the e-magazine before, after and during each
publication. They are the main contact point with the Ambient Team (mainly MattRage and DaveRage) as well as with all
Ragers' submissions and Ragers wanting to volunteer. The Team Coordinator works closely with the Editing and Layout Dept
and ensures that the e-magazine stays on track and focus as well as helping out where needed. This role is passed on to a
new Rager each month – starting on March 15th
• Proofing: This role is needed to proofread and correct articles for the e-magazine for spelling, grammar and re-sentencing, if
needed.
• Editing: This role is needed to assign volunteers to work on articles for the e-magazine as well as editing the content of each
article and ensure that each article is in an OO Writer text file and properly formatted for the Layout Dept.
• Layout: This role is needed to take each page of the e-magazine and lay it out with precision, creativity and professionalism
in the ArtRageUS format and fashion.
• Article Assignments: This role is needed to work on assignments given by the Editing Dept. to generate articles to be
published for the e-magazine. These articles/assignments can even be ideas from the volunteers on subjects they might find
useful or informative for the Rager community.

TYCHO POWER TIP Paint Stroke Ends

From sweeneymini on 08-05-06: http://www2.ambientdesign.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1586

When you start a stroke of the brush, roller,

etc., the brush 'dances' around at a
different angle, which can be awkward
especially in tight spaces. If you switch to
the precise cursor, the paint always starts
inline with the stroke at the point of the
cursor.

To change to Precise cursor:

ArtRage 2.5 - On Menu pod, click
Edit, click Preferences, tab down and
select ‘Use Precise Cursor’.

ArtRage 3 - Press the #1 key for Precise

Cursor (#2 key for Outline or #3 for
Tool Icon).

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ArtRage Studio and Studio Pro contain 20 painting and utility tools, an easy to use interface that gets out of the way as you work, and
powerful utilities such as stickers, stencils, and tracing images. Both versions contain the same toolset, including the new Watercolor
brush and Sticker Spray.

ArtRage Studio: Ideal for artists who want to work with the wider range of tools
Studio and Studio Pro offer but do not want the filtering and detailed editing options
Studio Pro provides.
• All of the tools from ArtRage 2, many with new features.
• New tools including Watercolor, Gloop Pen, Sticker Spray, Text, and an auto-
smoothing inking pen.
• Unlimited Layers and Layer Groups, including Layer Blend Modes.
• Peel-off stickers: Place premade objects on your canvas.
• Improved interface that makes it easy to get right down to painting.
• Customizable keyboard shortcuts and other utilities.
• And much more

ArtRage Studio Pro: Ideal for artists who want to be able to manipulate their images
without leaving ArtRage, or work with stickers that can be edited after spraying.
ArtRage Studio Pro contains all of the features of ArtRage Studio and also includes:
• Additional tool features such as wet blending and feathered selection.
• Inbuilt Color Adjustment and Blur, with support for Photoshop Filters.
• Unfixed, post-editable sticker spray, and custom sticker sheet creation.
• Real Color Blending
• Tint/Tone color pickers and quick access popup color pickers.
• And much more

For a closer look at the features of ArtRage Studio & Studio Pro, click here.

To download a Demo of ArtRage Studio Pro, click here.

Languages: English, French, German, Dutch interface. English manual. More translations will be added in the future.

System Requirements: WindowsXP, Vista, or Win7. MacOSX 10.4 or later with 1GHz processor (Intel/AMD or PPC G4/G5). 1024 x 768
screen size, 512MB Memory, 100MB disk free.

ArtRage 2.5 gives you 12 painting tools in an easy to use environment ideally suited for
beginner artists, schools, and anyone who just wants to play with paint. A full list of features
available in ArtRage 2.5 can be found here.

For a full comparison of the features of the different versions of ArtRage, click here.
To download the ArtRage 2 Starter Edition, which allows you to try out the features of the product, click here.

Languages: English, French, German interface and manual

System Requirements: Windows 7, Vista, WinXP or Win2K. 800MHz processor. Mac OSX 10.3 or later, G4/G5 or Intel Processor. 1024
x 768 screen size. 256MB Memory.