"Meri Amber Singer Songwriter" Corel - Plus

Singer Songwriter Meri Amber

I met Meri Amber in a Google+ Hangout. She is a Singer Songwriter as well. I received permission to use a photograph from Pinterest. So I ventured forth and discovered one I liked and downloaded it.

I opened it with Corel PSP Pro X3 and resized it for display. I used the Digital Camera Noise Removal on it and the Smart Photo Fix. I went to Softness and added some softness to the photograph. I saved that iteration.

From Picasa 3.9 I opened with Corel Painter Photo Essentials 4 and auto painted with the Impressionistic feature. I then used the Soft Cloner brush to paint back in details of the portrait. Saving that I opened with Corel PhotoPaint and used the Tone Curve to lighten up the dark shadows. I added my signature. I saved that.

I reopened with PSP and selected a Picture Frame for the piece, saving it with a differing name.

974th Post to gatzkART!

"Corey Koehler Singer Songwriter" Corel PSP Pro X3 - Plus

Singer Songwriter Corey Koehler

I participated in a Artists in the Plus "Spotlight" Hangout on Google+ yesterday. I met Singer Songwriter Corey Koehler. Of course, I could not pass up on an opportunity for another Digital artwork based upon the Singer Songwriters I am meeting. So I got permission from Corey to do one for him.

I don't do Facebook, so my source was YouTube. I did a screen capture of Corey Playing his Taylor Guitar and Singing. I saved the file after opening it in Corel PhotoPaint to crop it. To resize it and do some color work on it I reopened it with Corel PSP Pro X3.

There I sized for display at 96dpi. I used the Digital Camera Noise Removal and the Smart Photo Fix on it. I took the layer and Duplicated it and applied the Effect Pencil on it and used the property of Overlay to make the background photo show through.

I Merged the layers and saved that iteration. I then opened with Corel Painter Photo Essentials 4 and auto painted using the Detailed Watercolor rectangular setting. I then used the Soft Cloner Brush to paint back in some details to the face, hand, clothing and the microphone and stand.

After saving those changes I reopened with PSP and added my signature with the Visible Watermark tool. Then I added the old fashioned frame to it in Picture Frame. I saved that iteration.

This is my 973rd post to gatzkART!

"Dean 12-String Guitar" Old Photograph Style - Corel PSP Pro X3 - Plus

Dean 12-String Guitar

As I continue to display differing Guitars, featuring them as Digital Visual Art, I find many tools and features in Corel Products. I selected this Dean 12-String Guitar today from my Picasa 3.9 folders. I opened with Corel PSP Pro X3. I enlarged it to a 300dpi image. I used the Digital Camera Noise Removal on it and the Unsharp Mask tool.

I applied the Saturation Vibrancy to the image for some punch to the color. Then I changed my mind and wanted a slight sepia appearance. I used the Plugin Filter Forge's Photo Effects for an Old photograph look. I used a Picture Frame of Cross Processing to add to the older look and feel. I then applied the Photo Effect Sepia Major Age setting.

I saved that iteration. I opened with Corel PhotoPaint and added my signature using the property Color Burn. I saved that iteration.

I purposely added the scratches and the blurring for that old photograph feel. I think that the design of Dean Guitars is distinctive, such as the Bridge form on this Guitar, along with the quilted wood body style. Quite a unique Guitar. And a different treatment of a newer style instrument with the older photograph look.

972nd Post! Building to 1,000 Posts if Google will let me reach that goal! That's my hope!

"Cyanotype Textured Guitar Collection" Paint.NET - Plus

Cyanotype Guitar Collection

Using Picasa 3.9 I browsed for a Guitar Grouping photograph. I selected this one, a nice collection of Guitars. I opened with Corel PSP Pro X3 and used the Digital Camera Noise Removal and also Resized it to 300.0dpi. I applied the Saturation Vibrancy to it to enhanced the colors.

I applied another feature that made it look like an older film photograph using Timeline. I saved that large iteration. From Picasa I opened with Paint.NET using the Ink Sketch tool for texture. I then applied the Adjustment (after adding a border) of a Cyanotype photograph.

Saving that I opened with Corel PhotoPaint, added my signature and resampled for display.

971st Post!

"Dual Guitars Infrared" Corel PSP Pro X3

Dual Guitars Infrared

I took one of my favorite photographs of our Guitars and selected it for today's image. For some reason the image was rotated upside down and I had to put it right. But I was puzzled as to which program did that upon saving the file.

I had opened the color photograph in Corel PSP Pro X3 and applied the Digital Camera Noise Removal and Smart Photo Fix to the larger file. I also used the Unsharp Mask on it for sharpness. I applied the Infrared Clean feature to it for the version I wanted.

I used the Visible Watermark to add my signature. Then I applied Borders to it for 75 pixels black border. Using Picture Frame I added the black frame with the slight edges. I saved that iteration and resized for display saving that.

This is our 970th post working to our goal. Only 30 more posts to go!