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sugarcoated293
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January 1, 2018
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Corel Painter and Illustrator

  • January 1, 2018
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Hi,

I am trying to make some watercolour brushes on Corel Painter and then use on Illustrator using the pattern brushes tool. However, I have searched for a way to do this conversion but it seems most people say it isn't possible.

I was going to try and convert the Corel file to a jpg and then put it into illustrator. Is this possible or is there another easier way to do this? Or is there a faster way to make watercolour brushes (besides paint it on paper and scan it)?

Thanks!

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Correct answer Monika Gause

In Illustrator you could try and use the bristle brushes.

But the other brush types likely won't give you the desired result.

You will probably have to use a mix of techniques.

using brushes, textures, masks, blending modes, gradients ...

How to draw with Watercolor Brushes in Adobe Illustrator - YouTube

https://design.tutsplus.com/tutorials/how-to-create-a-classic-vector-painting-with-watercolor-washes-and-line-art--vecto…

https://design.tutsplus.com/tutorials/how-to-create-a-watercolor-texture-in-adobe-illustrator--cms-26468

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sugarcoated293
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January 3, 2018

What about if I just wanted the effect of watercolour e.g. Making watercolour flowers? But I do want to print it which may affect the vector file a bit?

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January 3, 2018

Do that bit in Photoshop and import it. Mixing apps is the normal way.

sugarcoated293
sugarcoated293Author
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January 2, 2018

Thank you for your reply Monika!

Would it be easier for me to convert a photoshop watercoloured brush to illustrator?

Monika Gause
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Monika GauseCommunity Expert
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January 2, 2018

sugarcoated293  schrieb

Would it be easier for me to convert a photoshop watercoloured brush to illustrator?

No.

Watercolor is simply something that can't be made well as a vector image. It contradicts the principle of how vector graphics work.

    Monika Gause
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    Monika GauseCommunity ExpertCorrect answer
    Community Expert
    January 1, 2018

    In Illustrator you could try and use the bristle brushes.

    But the other brush types likely won't give you the desired result.

    You will probably have to use a mix of techniques.

    using brushes, textures, masks, blending modes, gradients ...

    How to draw with Watercolor Brushes in Adobe Illustrator - YouTube

    https://design.tutsplus.com/tutorials/how-to-create-a-classic-vector-painting-with-watercolor-washes-and-line-art--vecto…

    https://design.tutsplus.com/tutorials/how-to-create-a-watercolor-texture-in-adobe-illustrator--cms-26468

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