Keys & Shortcuts

[ViraNoX]

Hi!

I would like to know what keys you make use of (like B for Brush and other stuff. And with "other stuff" I mean keys other than the basic keys). And if you perhaps know any shortcuts or quicker ways to bring out, for example, the eraser whenever its needed. Instead of being bound to go through the "painful" process of picking the eraser from all the types of brushes everytime.

Feel free to discuss

[Improv]

Hi!

I would like to know what keys you make use of (like B for Brush and other stuff. And with "other stuff" I mean keys other than the basic keys). And if you perhaps know any shortcuts or quicker ways to bring out, for example, the eraser whenever its needed. Instead of being bound to go through the "painful" process of picking the eraser from all the types of brushes everytime.

Feel free to discuss

In Painter X, you can find all the assigned keys in Painter by doing the following:

Go to the Edit menu, then Preferences/Customize Keys. On the 'Key Set' line near the top of the Customize keys window, you will see 5 icons on the right side. Click on the second icon from the right for a Saved Summary of short cut keys. You can then save a list of all the shortcut keys in Painter and/or print them out.

You can also add your own keys or delete ones that you don't want and other neat stuff. Have a look in Help/Customizing/keyboard shortcuts.

Have fun! :-)

You can also

[Jin]

Hi,

Another quick way to see the default keyboard shortcuts, and especially the default keyboard shortcut for the all-purpose-works-anywhere Eraser tool:

1. Go to Edit > Preferences > Customize Keys (Windows) or Painter X > Preferences > Customize Keys (Mac).

2. In the Key Set: drop down list, be sure to select Default. If you haven't created a customized Key Set, Default will be displayed as the only option.

3. In the Shorcuts: drop down list, choose Tools.

4. In the lower panel below Applicaion Commands, scroll down near the bottom of the list to see Eraser and in the right column below Shortcut you'll see the default keyboard shortcut is the letter N.


If you want to use one of the Erasers' variants, the other option is to select the one you want, then drag the icon into an existing Custom Palette.

If you don't have an existing Custom Palette, drag the icon onto the Painter screen and a new Custom Palette will be automatically created containing the icon.

Now, whenever you want to use that Erasers' variant, just click the icon.


I use the keyboard for as many shortcuts as possible since it saves a lot of time. Also, I've customized my keyboard shortcuts just the way I want them. It's probably not how other artists have theirs set up since I've used Painter through so many versions, some methods wouldn't be known by artists who've used only recent versions, and I find those methods more convenient and efficient (for me).

Read Painter's Help Topics to learn more about customizing keyboard shortcuts, unless you're happy with the defaults. In addition to learning what the default keyboard shortcuts are by looking at the Customize Keys Preferences, you can see what they are by looking in Painter X Help Topics > Contents tab > Keyboard Shorts (at the bottom of the list of chapters).


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[ViraNoX]

Many thanks!

[Quigleyer]

most intuos tablets that i've used (2 and 3...) come with a pen that has an eraser on the end. Make note that that eraser isn't necessarily an eraser. While I often times keep it as that, it's also really nice to set it to a brush (this is done by flipping the pen over and then using it to select a brush as you would the "nib" side of your pen).

If you're doing a lot of touch-ups at the end (or whenever) and you wish to blend a lot but still feel the need to block in color, by all means set your pen eraser to your blender (if you use blenders, that is). Block in color... flip over... blend... voila.

I recently got the 6D pen (kind of hard to get used to... plus it's got a felt tip... good and bad!) so now I have a pen/eraser and rotation pen combo. you can set different pens to do different things. My favorite circular brush is for the pen... while all the rotation brushes are for my 6D...

technology is amazing.

[ViraNoX]

most intuos tablets that i've used (2 and 3...) come with a pen that has an eraser on the end. Make note that that eraser isn't necessarily an eraser. While I often times keep it as that, it's also really nice to set it to a brush (this is done by flipping the pen over and then using it to select a brush as you would the "nib" side of your pen).

If you're doing a lot of touch-ups at the end (or whenever) and you wish to blend a lot but still feel the need to block in color, by all means set your pen eraser to your blender (if you use blenders, that is). Block in color... flip over... blend... voila.

I recently got the 6D pen (kind of hard to get used to... plus it's got a felt tip... good and bad!) so now I have a pen/eraser and rotation pen combo. you can set different pens to do different things. My favorite circular brush is for the pen... while all the rotation brushes are for my 6D...

technology is amazing.

Big thanks! A nice and smart solution with the pen! I'm actually upgrading from a Volito2 to a Intuos3 (12x19/A3) in the coming week and I can't wait!

More tips please! I'm an old Photoshoper (the darkside of the force) and has been thinking of switching to Painter (jedi-side) for a long time. And so far Painter is everything I've hoped for. It's just that it can be a bit confusing at times, since you refer to Photoshop (which I've noticed you shouldn't). I've downloaded some video tutorials, and they've been very helpful. Too bad I've only got Painter IX though. Can't seem to get a hold of Painter X. X seems so much better!

[Improv]

Can't seem to get a hold of Painter X. X seems so much better!

Just buy it through Corel's website. You can order the download version for immediate use or buy the box and wait a week for delivery. Simple.