Video: Painting in Photoshop CS5

Digital painter John Derry has been pushing the boundaries of computers & painting for 25 years, and he’s now created a great tour of his favorite painting features in Photoshop CS5. I love seeing how a real artist puts the tools to work.

(Full-screen viewing recommended, naturally.)

8 thoughts on “Video: Painting in Photoshop CS5

  1. Can’t wait to use this, it looks really responsive too. Do you know if painting utilizes GPU or CPU?
    [The brush preview is rendered on the GPU, and I believe the brush physics use the CPU. I’m not sure whether there are other GPU optimizations in the engine. –J.]

  2. From the video is looks as though the brush cursor finally displays the pen rotation and tilt. Is that correct? That would be awesome!!!

  3. If PS CS5’s brush cursor can display the rotation of the Art Pen, that would be a great reason to get them both. 😉
    So does CS5’s brush cursor reflect the changes in brush dynamics on the Intuos? eg: if Pen Tilt is set to drive brush angle or roundness?

  4. First off, I am an avid Photoshop (PS) user.
    While painting in PS has come a long way, Painter still has the advantage if you are looking for natural media.
    [I don’t disagree. Painter has spent nearly 20 years building up a very specialized feature set. –J.]

  5. Looks like I won’t be buying a Corel Painter upgrade again. If this is the begining of the Paint development for Ps then corel must be very worried.
    @ Scott Valentine – Longtime no see buddy & longtime since the PsT days.

  6. Now I’m not someone who has up to this point made much use of the ‘brushes’ but I can see that this enhancement in CS5 is gonna interest alot of people and may well get others like me to start playing a bit more too.
    CS5 constantly blows me away! What will you guys think of next???
    All the best to you,
    Glyn

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