The Gnomon Workshop-Introduction To Corel Painter-Ryan Church-Artist-DVD. In this DVD, Ryan Church introduces the viewer to Corel Painter. Ryan teaches the way he uses the program on a daily basis to create production artwork for the film and video game industries. From the basic first steps of setting up the Painter workspace and menus, to using brushes, layers, papers and textures, this DVD is perfect for anyone interested in learning traditional illustration techniques using Painter's powerful features and tools. As the lecture progresses, Ryan walks you through his process for creating a finished production illustration in real time, from sketching and designing, to composing and adding final details. Ryan Church is most widely known for his role as a Concept Design Supervisor and ILM Senior Art Director on Star Wars Episodes 2 and 3, as well as for his design work for Steven Spielberg's War of the Worlds and several unproduced versions of Paramount's A Princess of Mars. He holds a B.S. with honors in Transportation Design from Art Center College of Design, where he has since taught Advanced Entertainment Design. His clients and former employers include Lucasfilm, Industrial Light + Magic, Paramount Studios, Blue Sky Studios, Bay Films, Walt Disney Feature Animation, Walt Disney Imagineering, Universal Studios, Mattel and Electronic Arts. He is currently working on a James Cameron film project.