Corel Painter and Illustrator

[sugarcoated293]

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!

[Monika Gause · Accepted solution]

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...

https://design.tutsplus.com/tutorials/how-to-create-a-watercolor-texture-in-adobe-illustrator--cms-2...

[sugarcoated293]

Thank you for your reply Monika!

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

[Monika Gause]

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.

[sugarcoated293]

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?

[Test Screen Name]

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