/ic/ - Artwork/Critique

>>4227943
Here's a little demo of canvas textures. They have the most effect when blending or smudging. There's pretty much no effect on opaque brushes (the body of the oil stroke is entirely unaffected until smudged). I recommend tweaking some brushes in the charcoal section. The triangular oil pastel is good. If you bought it with the humble bundle and got the manga pack, twinky is my main brush.
>am I supposed to be using different paper textures for different brushes
Sounds like you're coming from PS. Brushes in painter are more about changing the flow dynamics than texture. Think about changing a brush in real life. Different brushes will have different feelings and effects, but the texture is determined by the canvas.