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Cover Your Mistakes With the Painter Eraser Variant Tool!With any kind of painting in Painter, you will make mistakes. That’s what the Painter eraser tool is for!However, the Painter eraser tool is not exactly how you think it’ll be like. For one thing, it’s not listed on the main toolbox! Not only that, it doesn’t even behave like an eraser. What does that mean? Well first, let’s find out where the eraser tool is hidden. That means you will need to do a little bit of looking around for this tool. So where would we find the eraser tool? 1. Looking in the brush categoriesPainter doesn’t really distinguish the eraser tool as a separate tool. Rather, it’s still considered a brush! Thus, you need to click on the brush tool and look for it in the brush categories.
Luckily, it’s on the first screen so you don’t have to scroll down to find it. By default, the brush categories are in alphabetical order, which means it’s easy to find the Painter eraser tool. However, after you find the Painter eraser tool in the brush categories, you will still need to highlight the eraser variants in the next window. 2. Deciding the type in the brush variantsThe eraser variants are quite different from most programs because there are a lot of variants to use!
One thing to note is the inclusion of the bleach and darkener erasers. What are these? Well, they are similar to the dodge and burn tool in that they highlight and darken colors in the affected areas. Doesn’t sound like something an eraser tool would do at all! Another thing to note is the switch between the circular eraser shapes and the square eraser shapes. These definitely have benefits for you to discover. For example, square erasers are perfect for getting those hard to paint corners! Moreover, you can make your own eraser shape to meet your needs! How? Well, there is an option to capture the brush that you want. You do this by painting your shape, selecting it, and then capturing as a brush variant! Once you have decided on your eraser variant, you can finally decide on its properties. 3. The Painter eraser propertiesThe properties will change to these available options when you pick the eraser variant that you want. They all have the same properties regardless of the variant.Any time that you click on the brush icon to the very left, it will restore the default settings of that variant. It is quite useful if you have changed the settings of a variant beyond recognition! Like always with any brush, you can change the size of the eraser to whatever size that you desire. As well, you can set the opacity of the eraser to cover just the right amount of erasing that you need. It’s very useful when you want to create a atmosphere full of depth!
As you can already tell, there’s a third setting that you may want to try. It is known as the jitter setting. What is special about this option is that it’s similar to spreading out your eraser shape into various random directions. To illustrate, let’s say you picked an eraser that is 2x2 pixels. You then select the jitter option and scroll it a positive value greater than zero. What happens is that the 2x2 pixel eraser will randomly ‘spray’ in many directions with the shape of the eraser. It’s a great tool for creating the sprays of a waterfall as it hits the bottom of a river! 4. Things to consider!While there is a history box in Photoshop, there isn’t one in Painter! That means that whatever mistakes you do, you can only go back in time step by step rather than jumping to specific starting points. Not only that, you can only do it with the undo function. The problem with this function is that you can’t view your previous steps instantaneously. This means that you will use the undo function and guess where the perfect starting point is of previous mistakes. Moreover, the undo function has a maximum of 32 steps. In Photoshop, where you can take a screen of the history, you can’t do it in Painter. Therefore, if the starting point is beyond the 32 steps, there’s no way to return to it unless you have saved the file at that time and wish to start over again. Furthermore, it’s a chore to switch between the paint brush and the Painter eraser tool as you have to select the categories and variants all over again with each switch! Sounds very limiting, indeed! However, it’s not a bad thing at all! You have to remember how Painter sets up the tool. Since Painter classifies the eraser tool as one of many brush categories, you have to treat it like a brush! Like this article suggests, you have to cover your mistakes! Don’t just erase, paint with the eraser tool! It’s like a brush that already has the color white attached to it! If you treat the eraser tool like any other brush, you can incorporate your mistakes into the painting with ease. Not only that, it will help you develop your skills as an artist because it lets you focusing on continuous painting rather than stopping to think about mistakes. For developed artists, mistakes are needed to create a new style and concept! The Painter eraser tool will help you do that! Experiment on how to use the eraser tool to its full potential through painting rather than erasing and you will find unlimited potential in a fairly limited tool! But always remember to stay motivated!
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