"Bubble Mobile" 2012 AutoRama - Corel PhotoPaint - Corel PSP Pro X3

Bubble Mobile 2012 AutoRama

A short post today. I elected to create another High Contrast image from a photograph taken at the 2012 AutoRama. I used Corel PhotoPaint to make the image High Contrast. Then I used Corel PSP Pro X3 to apply the Depth of Field tool. I also added my signature and a colorful frame to the image there.

Listening --- Beach Boys --- Fun, Fun, Fun

"12-String Digital Watercolor" Corel Painter Photo Essentials 4 - Corel PSP Pro X3

12_String Digital Watercolor

I found this photograph today on my external drive. I opened it in Corel PhotoPaint and rotated it to a portrait and cropped it. Saving that file, from Picasa 3.9 I opened with Corel Painter Photo Essentials 4 and adjusted the color with Equalize, lightening it. I then auto painted with Wet on Wet Watercolor. Added the Pen and Ink lines with a Pencil brush. Then added more color with the Colored Pencil thicker brush.

I saved that iteration and opened with Corel PSP Pro X3 to add my signature, the Polaroid frame and the black border. Saving the large file and then resizing for display.

I like the "1990 Seagull 12-String S12 Cedar," for a motif and was glad I rediscovered this photograph. Painter Photo Essentials 4 is a fun program to use to layer differing styles of imagery to create a one of a kind image.

Listening --- Kirk and Keir Gatzka --- Be Kind, Be There

"Bright Parrots" Corel Painter 11 - Corel PSP Pro X3 - Corel PhotoPaint - Plus

Bright Parrots

Today's digital painting is from a Watercolor Painting challenge at Painter Talk Forum's. The photograph was supplied with the instructions paint a digital watercolor and focus on the foreground with the Parrots and make the background recede. I chose to almost eliminate the background.

I first opened the photograph with Corel PSP Pro X3 and used the Saturation Vibrancy on it set about a third. I applied All Media Effects Pencil to the image. This gave me a colored pencil sketch to work with. I saved that file.

I next opened it with Corel PhotoPaint. This is where I used the Tone Curve to give the remaining color some depth. Then I used the erase tool to eliminate the busy foliage from the background, leaving the perch and sticks showing.

Saving that I opened with Corel Painter Photo Essentials 4 and used the Detailed Watercolor auto paint feature on it. Saving that I opened with Corel Painter 11.

There I painted with Digital Watercolors Filbert brush, and added details and color to the image. I added back in some light greens for the background using a Sponge paint brush set at 60 then 24, with the Opacity set low. I saved that iteration.

Using the Image Visible Watermark I added my signature in PSP.

Listening --- The Beatles --- Blackbird

"Graffiti Building and Overpass" Corel Painter Photo Essentials 4 - Corel PSP Pro X3

Graffiti Building and Overpass

I was cleaning up my Hard Drive and came across some photographs not in my Picasa listed folders. I opened this one of the "Building and Overpass with Graffiti ," with Corel Painter Photo Essentials 4. I auto-painted it using a Watercolor setting with color set to Intense. I saved the 300dpi file and reopened with Corel PSP Pro X3.

There I added a 50 pixel border and a Film frame then an Ornate Picture Frame. I saved that larger file and resized for display.

I opened with Corel PhotoPaint and added my signature and saved with a little more compression.

Listening --- Kenny Chesney --- Live Those Songs Again

"Trio of Pretties" Corel Painter Photo Essentials 4 - Corel PhotoPaint

Pink Lips

Red Hair

Brunette

Today I used Corel's Painter Photo Essentials 4 to create some images from three pretty ladies. I browsed in Picasa 3.9 to the faces folder and selected these. I opened with Painter Photo Essentials 4. There I applied the Auto Painting Gouache with High contrast color settings.

I then, with the finished image, I applied the Watercolor Sketch Auto Painting with saturated color over top the Gouache paintings on each. I saved each one in succession. I then used Corel PhotoPaint to add some sparkle to the eyes and add my signature. I saved the larger files then resampled for display here.

Listening --- Edward Sparks --- The Coat TEST BURN