Maureen,
I'll answer your post first, with responses inserted below, then a tutorial and workaround instructions that should help you use Brush Looks installed with Painter X.
Maureen:I'm suddenly experiencing a problem with Looks........ (lol, I don't mean mine literally!!)
When I choose a Look, a dialogue box pops up stating: The preffered Pattern, "Floral Fabrick" could not be found. You may choose another Pattern and continue the script, or you may choose to stop the script. Then there's the two bars - Stop Script or Continue Script.
Firstly I'm trying to use a look, not a pattern. I've restored to default, even my workspace and the dreaded restore Painter to it's default settings all to no avail.
As the dialog (or message) indicates, Brush Looks are controlled by scripts. These scripts tell Painter which art materials to use in order to make the Brush Look, "look" as intended when you paint with it. Scripts look for libraries that were loaded when the script was recorded and the same is true when a Brush Look is created and saved. That's why, as in your example above, the script looked for the Pattern, Floral Fabric. So, you see, though you weren't aware of it, you actually were trying to use a Pattern since it was needed to run the script for the Brush Look you wanted to paint with.
Can someone shed a light on what maybe happening here. Seems my Painter X.1 has gone a little haywire.
Forgot to add:
Painter X.1
I have Win.Xp Pro.SP2
Looks
Your Painter X.1 hasn't gone completely haywire though it seems the Brush Look scripts are a little buggy and we need to apply a workaround which I'll explain below, but first.....
It seems all of the Brush Looks in the Looks Selector installed with Painter X depend on the default Painter X art materials libraries being loaded (libraries present when the program was installed and launched the first time, or until you loaded other art materials libraries).
NOTE: You'll be loading the default art materials libraries from the Corel Painter X application/program folder's Resources folder, located here:
Mac - Applications > Corel Painter X > Resources
Windows - Program Files > Corel > Corel Painter X > Resources
Read each set of instructions carefully as they vary just a little.
To load the default Painter X Gradients library:
1. In the Gradients palette menu, choose Open Library.
2. Navigate to the Corel Painter X > Resources folder (see path above).
3. Highlight the file named Painter Gradients.gradients, then click the Open button.
To load the default Painter X Patterns library:
1. In the Patterns palette menu, choose Open Library.
2. Navigate to the Corel Painter X > Resources folder (see path above), then open the Painter Patterns folder.
3. Highlight the file named Painter Patterns.patterns, then click the Open button.
To load the default Painter X Papers library:
1. In the Papers palette menu, choose Open Library, and click the Load button.
2. Navigate to the Corel Painter X > Resources folder (see path above).
3. Highlight the file named Painter Papers.papers, then click the Open button.
To load the default Painter X Weaves library:
1. In the Weaves palette menu, choose Open Library.
2. Navigate to the Corel Painter X > Resources folder (see path above).
3. Highlight the file named Painter Weaves.weaves, then click the Open button.
To load the default Painter X Nozzles library:
1. In the Nozzles Selector menu, choose Open Library.
2. Navigate to the Corel Painter X > Resources folder (see path above), then open the Painter Nozzles folder.
4. Highlight the file named Painter Nozzles.nozzles, then click the Open button.
Now, with all of these art materials libraries loaded the Brush Look scripts should be able to find the appropriate art materials but, at least in my experience using Painter X.1 in WinXP Home SP2 with all of the default Painter X art materials libraries loaded, the Brush Look scripts don't find them even it the appropriate art materials are already selected.
The Workaround:
1. First, be sure all of your art materials libraries are open on the Painter screen, ready for you to use.
2. Open the Look Selector and choose a Brush Look.
3. If a message appears saying a Pattern can't be found, take note of that Pattern name and, while that message remains open, go to the Patterns palette and choose that Pattern (even if you know it's already selected, just select it again), then click the Continue button.
4. If another message appears saying a Nozzle can't be found, take note of the Nozzle name and, while that window remains open, go to the Nozzle Selector and choose the appropriate Nozzle (even if you know it's already selected, just select it again), then click the Continue button.
5. Depending on the Brush Look you select, the message may say some other art material item cannot be found. For instance, a Paper, Gradient, or Weave. In that case, go to the appropriate art materials palette and select the appropriate item.
Maureen and ednah,
I tested all of the Brush Looks installed with Painter X and the method described above worked for me. Please try it and let me know if it works for you as well.