"How to: Pier at Sunset - Impressionistic - Pen and Ink" Corel

Pier at Sunset - Impressionistic - Pen and Ink

This photograph is from Unsplash Free Photos. I selected it for the perspective and great color of the Sunset. Below are the Programs and Settings used to create todays Digital Painting:

• Corel Painter Essentials 5
  • Impressionist Painting
    • Impressionist Cloner Brush
    • Size 19.0; Opacity 100%
    • Straight Line Setting
    • Concrete Paper
  • Pencils, Pen, Markers
    • Felt Marker Brush
    • Size 8.3; Opacity 21%; Grain 21%
    • Concrete Paper
    • Straight Line Setting
      • Paint two times
      • Switch to Curved Line Setting
        • Paint once more
  • Save large iteration
• Picasa 3+
  • HDR tool
    • Mid High Radius
    • Medium Strength
    • Low Fade; Apply and Save
• Corel PSP Pro X3
  • Smart Photo Fix
    • Brighter +12
    • Shadows -20
    • Saturation; More Colorful +50
    • Focus; Original 26
  • New Layer for Signature
    • Open Signature file
    • Resize
    • Place
  • Merge all layers
  • Save Large iteration 72dpi
  • Resize Image for display
  • Save with New name

I hope this format is informative, I want to explain a bit more of what I do to create my Digital Visual Artworks. Comments and shares always welcome!

"Alaskan Sunset" Impressionistic - Corel Painter Photo Essentials 4 - Plus

Alaskan Sunset Impressionistic

Simple post from my laptop today. I opened from Picasa 3.9 this sunset and applied the HDR effect for color enhancement. Then I selected this photograph of an Alaskan Sunset and applied Corel Painter Photo Essentials 4 Impressionist style with no changes to the setting. I deepened the colors using the Tone Curve in Corel PhotoPaint and added a watermark signature. Saving the large file I then resampled for display here.

Listening --- Peace and Quiet

New PSP and Corel Painter Photo Essentials 4 Images

Bald Eagle Lake Sunset

Washburn Lyon 6-String Guitar

I'm having an enjoyable time using Corel's PSP X3 and Painter Essentials 4 (which was a bonus prize along with PSP X3.) The images you see above are new ones that I did using these products. I did not keep track of all the steps I took as these are new programs to me and I need time to get used to them. Once I have I will be again explaining my techniques in detail.

As you can see I used an effect on the first image that created a 1960's like photographic image. The second image I used painterly effects in Painter Essentials both Illustration and Colored Pencils for this result.

I highly recommend these programs for your arsenal of Digital Photographic tools.

Listening --- Kirk Mathew Gatzka --- Evening Jam DADGAD

Tower and Arches - Watercolors - Painter 11 - PhotoPaint

I have more time today to paint, so I selected this image of a tower and arches from browsing in Picasa 3. I opened with PhotoPaint and enlarged it using the Image> Resampling>. Then I applied Local Equalization to it to lighten the whole image. I saved that file.

In Picasa 3 I next opened with Painter 11 and did a quick clone of the piece. I selected the Watercolor brushes, the Fine, Wash and Run brushes and began painting. I used the soft cloner brush to add back in a few details like the bricks and plants. I went to Apply Surface Texture and selected Paper and adjusted the paper to add Texture.

Saving that as a jpg, I reopened it in PhotoPaint and adjusted the depth with the Tone Curve slightly. I added a border to the piece and then used Filter Forge for the frame, adjusting the round corners, and the second color to an golden ocher.

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