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http://www.graphicxtras.com/products/painter-paper-textures.htm You can use text as a superb source for all kinds of grains / papers in Corel Painter. You can use it with a number of features such as brushes as well as effects such as apply surface and much more.

Tutorials on Painter Paper Grains Added a new tutorial or two on Painter paper grains such as pop art effect and grains as well as blob filter etc. There is also a massive 1350 Paper grains available on the page which can be used for commercial work as well as personal.  Resources to buy You can find more about the resources and tutorials via http://www.graphicxtras.com/products/painter-paper-textures.htm Apply surface Paper grains in Painter can be used in countless ways such as using them with the 'using' command in Apply Surface texture for the most amazing surface effects in seconds. As the resources can modified in countless ways such as scaling and contrast and rotation etc via the media panel, you can create some truly awesome surfaces (way better than Photoshop etc anyway) in seconds.  You can also add softness as well as appearance of depth and multiple lights to add even more to the preset.  Screens and colors You can also use the same re...

If you are using a mac then a really wonderful application to checkout (especially if you catch one of their special offers) is the " Amberlight " (from Escape Motions).  They have also a number of other tools that are equally as useful such as Flame Painter.  You can use the tool to create intense fire themed backgrounds as well as overlays as well as abstract art that can be quickly added as a pattern or used as a source for new brushes as well as just great images for your work.  You can find out more about the tool, as well as download a trial version, via  http://www.escapemotions.com/products/amberlight/index.php The above image was created in Amberlight and then has been manipulated in Adobe Photoshop CC by combining multiple layers from the Amberlight application and then adding an oil paint filter effect as well as a color lookup adjustment. All kinds of interesting variants can be created using those filters and others in Photoshop. All you h...