The Brayers and Wax Method - A Masterclass in Texture

Why do so many digital paintings look flat?


Because the surface was never prepared.

Master painters don’t begin on blank canvas—they build their ground first. With gesso. With rabbit skin glue or PVA. Oil grounds, even. With uneven brushstrokes and physical texture. It’s what gives the final painting tooth, depth, tension.

Digital art deserves the same foundation.

And this master collection shows you how to do just that!


The Brayers & Wax Method teaches you how to prepare your digital substrate using Corel Painter’s Texture Palette—so your brushwork interacts, resists, skips, and fuses like it would on a real, irregular surface. If your painting feels flat or over-smoothed, this is what’s missing.

(Portrait not included in download)

Why This Track Matters

This is not just a brush pack—it’s an entire texture methodology.
Heather was the among the first Corel Painter instructors to unlock the full power of the Texture Palette in a way that spoke organic media in portrait painting, and this set remains decisively unmatched in its depth, performance, and originality. While most creators rely on superficial overlays or AI-faked texture, Brayers & Wax delivers authentic digital layering, echoing the tactile breaks of wax, brayer rolls, and aged encaustic surfaces. In Corel Painter! 

This Collection is ideal for:

  • The serious digital painter that is tired of being limited to bristle brushes
  • The artist that wants a more organic signature to their paintings without diving into real paint (not yet)

  • Backgrounds that breathe and fracture organically

  • Portraiture with rich surface irregularity, not that digital signature of "matchy matchy" mush or cloned tracks

  • Painterly composites, portraits, background creators, free hand artists, still lifes, landscapes, and any subject that benefits from a handcrafted, layered feel

Portrait reference by Brittney Gobble (not included in download)

  

 What’s Included:

  • 458 minutes of premium video training (over 7.5 hours of deep instruction)

  • 71 proprietary Corel Painter brushes – built specifically for expressive texture layering

  • 60+ high-resolution textures from Heather’s personal vault

  • Guided reference images featuring Heather’s finished artwork to paint alongside

  • High-resolution finished paintings for inspiration and side-by-side study

  • Beginner-friendly PDF walkthrough for setup and usage

  • Designed for Painter 2021+, optimized with brush calibration tips

The Brayers and Wax Method – A Masterclass in Texture

Limited-Time Offer: $489
(Regular price if purchased separately: $831)

 

Includes online access for the life of the online store to these products:

Heather's Brayers and Wax Tutorial

Brayers and Wax Brushes

Breaking Boundaries Replay with brushes

Controlled Chaos - Painting Animals (cow) Replay with brushes

Fractured Realism (equine) Replay with brushes

Intro to Corel Painter 2021

Includes over 60 high resolution textures from Heather's personal vault, high resolution finished paintings for side by side inspiration while you work and allows you to study the brushwork up close, PDFs, and reference images.

Click here to learn about the Brayers and Wax tutorial that is just one part of this master collection!

 

 

Brayers and Wax transforms your workflow: prep your surface like the masters, break the digital polish, and let your brushwork finally breathe.

 

$489 ( $831 if purchased separately)

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BONUS INSPIRATION

Want to get the most out of your backgrounds and textures? Watch tutorials and behind-the-scenes tips here:

 

 

Corel Painter Master Elite | Corel Approved Painter Educator | PPA Master Artist, Cr., M. Photog. | Retired IPC Juror | Former Golden Artist Educator