Brush with Wet Edges question

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d_cole
Dec 7, 2008
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Is there any way to get an application of a brush with Wet Edges to absorb seemlessly into a previously applied area of the brush with Wet Edges? As far as I can see, if you paint a bit, say in Pattern mode, stop painting, and then start to apply the brush again, the paint visibly overlaps the previously applied colour. This makes it impossible to easily create brushed watercolour washes without keeping your brush in contact with the paper (in my case a digital tablet) all the time; if you lift it off for a second, it applies a new coat of paint (or pattern) over whatever is there already. What I’d like is to be able to get a wet edges brush to meld seamlessly into a previously applied area of paint (or pattern).

Is this possible to achieve, please?
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Mylenium
Dec 7, 2008
Wrong program. Try Painter or ArtRage, they handle this easily and for 25 bucks, ArtRage is a steal…

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dave_milbut
Dec 7, 2008
ArtRage

hmm… never heard of it. thanks for the tip mylenium…
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dave_milbut
Dec 7, 2008
i’m not a good digital artist, but i’m going to give hte starter edition a try. if it’s a good fit for me, i’ll get the full. 25 bux is a good deal. thanks again.
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dave_milbut
Dec 7, 2008
my daughter (more of an artist than i am! ;)) LOVES it!!! 🙂
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chris_farrell
Dec 8, 2008
I found this little gem about a year ago and I think Artrage is very good….you can do some very interesting things with it. Although it’s not quite there in simulating painting materials, i.e. the colours don’t mix properly and the samples for the brushes are a little basic, the end results can be used for pro use – I usually use it for preparatory / concept work to show clients before I start a painting projects.

Worth every penny.
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d_cole
Dec 8, 2008
Thanks. I use Painter all the time and the one thing it has not yet conquered as well as PS is a convincing transparent watercolour – despite its battalion of watercolour straight and digital brushes. PS is actually better – I find – for producing watercolor simulations except for the one issue I raised originally. Painter’s good for all sorts of other natural media simulation but not watercolours yet. I’ll keep looking of course…

David
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