How do you render your scanned images in Painter ?

[nkabuto]

_Hey everyone, im kinda new to Painter so i want to know if there is an effective way to render scanned images in Painter. Im using Painter 6.1 and its not like PS where you can apply Multiply for the outline, the outline in Painter is the Canvas so i cant do anything.
_For example, if i want to render this image in Painter what should i do ? Its not a scanned image btw. ^_^

[Sentinel.]

Make a selection of your lineart then cut/copy and paste. It'll be on a new layer so you can change the composite method to whatever you want :)

[rogfa]

I've seen artists use tons of layers because that's their workflow. I've also seen artists use just one. When Marko painted a Marvel cover at the Montreal workshop he just used the background layer in PS. It's really up to the artist as to what they are comfortable with. When I use painter or photoshop for that matter I just use the canvas. I will bring in a layer when I want to try something out. Flatten it and continue to paint.

One method of starting an illustration is to work from back to front. When working with oils or acylics you usually work back to front because it makes sense. Think to yourself: "I'm going to work the background to my liking and paint on top of that with the foreground."

One method of starting a painting is to do a value study. Using just about 4 values. A great tool to do a value study is the Simple Water brush. It's like putting watercolor over your lineart. The lineart doesn't get disturbed until you dry it from the canvas menu. Before you dry it you can keep going dark and light over and over without destroying the lineart. It's a little hard to describe. Much better to show. Is this your lineart? Can I use it in a video tutorial?

[Fredbt]

I don't remember if Painter 6 has this feature, but Painter 7, 8 and 9 has a "Lift to a watercolor layer" feature. You can either scan a drawing or draw on the canvas, then lift the drawing to a watercolor layer and paint on the canvas below the transparent layer, leaving your original sketch intact.

Being a watercolor layer has no importance in this case. it's just called that and is an easy way to get your pencil art above your painting.

Once you're finished with the painting, you can change the layer into any mode you like, including Multiply. Or you can simply discard the layer if you don't want the pencil art to become a part of your painting.