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Getting Started

Here are some links to various introductory Tips posts to help you get started using Studio Artist.  You can also search for specific topics, or use the category and tag cloud indexes to bring up posts on specific topics of interest.

General

Explanation of the different Studio Artist Operation Modes

Explanation of the Studio Artist Workspace

Rearranging the Workspace

How to work with Presets

Information for Windows Users

Hot Key Guide

4.0 Notes for Owners of Previous Versions of Studio Artist

Answers to Common Getting Started Questions

Operation Mode Overview

Introduction to Image Operations

Introduction to Temporal Image Operations

Introduction to the Texture Synthesizer

Introduction to the Vectorizer

Introduction to MSG (Modular Synthesized Graphics)

Introduction to the Paint Synthesizer

Introduction to DualMode Paint

Bezier Paths

Region Selection and Masking

Paint Action Sequences

How to Process a Movie File using a Paint Action Sequence

PASeq Contexts

Paint Synthesizer

Getting Started with Digital Painting

Adjusting the Brush Size

Adjusting Paint Opacity

Working With a Wacom Pen and Tablet

Understanding the Classic Paint Synthesizer

Controling Where Automatic Paint Strokes are Drawn

Paint Synthesizer Advanced Features

Time Particles

MSG Live Source Brush

Path Start Regionization

Movie Brush and Photo Mosaic Effects

Vector Drawing

Vector Output

Generating EPS Files

Generating SVG Files

Additional Features

Introduction to Layers

Working with Alpha Channels

Live Visual Performance

Movie and Image Streams

Working with Movie Layers

Supersizer and Resizing the Canvas

For Additional Help

Check out the ‘To Get Help‘ page for more information on different Studio Artist resources available to help answer your questions.