PD Howler 2023 Deep-Dive Course

Are you a 2D or 3D digital artist who wants to benefit from a cost effective and fast digital artist toolkit that offers a mass array of tools in digital painting, 3D terrain generation, animation and video editing?

In this course Philip Staiger, the co-creator of PD Howler and Tiffanie Gray are teaching a deep dive course on this extraordinary software. 

Howler provides a neat and affordable package with aspects that go above other painting software.

We are going to provide a deep-dive course on PD Howler so that you can…

1. Discover a wide spectrum of hidden tools for the 2D and 3D digital artist.
2. Learn digital painting and master the entire set of paint tools in Howler.
3. Create 3D terrains and learn how to generate fly-through animations.
4. Take advantage of all the brush types : Foliage, animation, 3D, video brushes and many more….
5. Learn how to use 3D content from other applications, such as from DAZ Studio and Blender.
6. Make use of all the video editing tools

The course will be led by Philip Staiger and Tiffanie Gray

Or buy a premium ticket for this session only

Curriculum

Week 1 : 2D : Foundation and Image/photo editing

(Session led by Tiffanie)

• – What makes PD Howler stand out from other painting software?
• – The PD Howler UI
• – How to clean up/add items to AI generated images and photos
• – How to use layers in Howler
• – How to add rim-lights, shadows and other effects
• – Converting ABR brushes and use of PNG brushes in Howler
• – Using jpgs or pngs to add texture and special effects (dust/dirt/rain/snow/glowing neon/flames)

Week 2 : 2D : Advanced Painting including animated/dynamic brushes

(Session led by Tiffanie)

• – In depth study on landscape painting
• – Overview of Brushes and Adjustments
• – Selecting the best brushes for each job
• – Creating the background layer : day/night, seasons, clouds, stars, water
• – Creating the upper horizon layer : mountains, tree-lines, buildings, ruins
• – Mid horizon layer : water reflections, hills, trees
• – Low horizon layer : trees, bushes, hill and focal points
• – Foreground layer : flowers, grasses, rocks and branches
• – Overview of Particles
• – Postwork

Week 3 : 3D

(Session led by Philip)

• – 3D filters in PD Howler
• – 3D Designer : turning images in 3D landscapes
• – All about Puppyray – Howler’s ray tracing render engine
• – OBJ loader
• – Creating skies in Howler
• – For game development: Fantastic Spritesheets, and where to find them

Week 4 : Animation Masterclass

(Session led by Philip)

• – Creating animations from scratch
• – Putting it all together with various elements and layers
• – Compositing on greenscreen
• – Motion estimated interpolation
• – Animated brushes and the brush keyframer
• – Stabilizing a short video