Almost One to One Online Digital Painting Training

Personalized Digital Painting Workshop  – a training process which works quickly and effectively to get you painting, portrait or fine art, from a photo or from imagination.

I am throughly enjoying training students to begin or to enhance there ability to paint  digitally – “Almost One to One”. I find that students feel comfortable to ask questions without embarrassment and to pursue  knowledge from “just where they are” in this very private and personal workshop environment.

Training and attention is very specific to your individual needs. I work with not more more than 3 students at a time and at times ” one to one” – privately.  I am currently working with an interesting lady in Pennsylvania. She has been a traditional painter for 20 years or so and has even written and published a book on traditional painting. She is not a photographer, which is the path of so many into digital painting. She wanted to expand her capacity to include digital painting. She searched the internet and decided that my training approach and my painting style was what she was looking for.

She purchased the 30 hour training package. She does not own Photoshop, had not yet installed Painter on her computer is a bit uncertain about her computer skills in general.  We got her all set up with Painter 12 and its updates. She purchased her Intuos 5 and we were ready to begin our GotoMeeting sessions.

Our first session was 3.5 hours.   I believe that working in short sessions prevents burnout when consuming lots of new technical information while at the same time allows sufficient time to synthesize it.   I gave her several  assignment after her first session.  We would not be able to meet for another full week, because of her schedule – which is unusual. Normally we meet 2 to 3 times per week. I decided I wanted to reconnect with her later, the evening of  her first training day after she had time to work on her assignment. I wanted to make sure she understood enough to do her assignments in order not to have unanswered questions for a full week. To my delight, she had completed her first assignment which included, painting using different paper textures, using patterns, using a variety of brush stokes and working on layers. WOW!! She was proud and so was I.

We can schedule sessions to fit your schedule.  Please call me at 360.779.1375 for additional information. Also visit my STORE for workshop options and prices.   New workshops are scheduled nearly every month.

 

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Winifred is Also Painting in Photoshop

After years  of painting in Corel Painter, a friend suggested I learn to paint in Photoshop – particularly since I enjoy teaching digital painting. I have created about 20 paintings in Photoshop.  You may see them on my site by clicking here.

People ask me if I have abandoned Painter?  Of course not. How wonderful it is to be able to paint using additional sophisticated software contained in both programs.

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Painting Painting Painting

Painting More and More … if this is possible.

The Portrait Tutorial Store goes well and I even have an Fine Art Gallery online now. It has been a very busy several months.  My happy place however is painting.  I experiment quite a bit with my painting.  I work with and explore many different styles of work. I am not sure there are names for some of these styles. they are winifred.  I am considered a versatile painter and indeed this is true for now.

This is a painting I created recently. I have included the sketch, an image of the blocking in phase and the finished painting.  All of this is done digitally in Corel Painter 12.2. It is absolutely amazing what we can now create.

Please visit my fine art gallery – just click – Art Gallery

 

 

 

 

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Winifred Whitfield’s Portrait Tutorial Store Now Open

Winifred Whitfield trains digital portrait painters. Winifred’s Portrait Tutorial Store offers a collection of portrait painting tutorials for all painting levels, which can be purchased  and downloaded immediately from the store, individually or in multiples. The collection as of this date, includes 10  tutorials –  approximately 1 to 2.5 hours in length, which includes the painting of women, glamour, children, portrait fine art, and a man.

Please Visit Our Store

Ethnicity varies amongst the portrait paintings.  You will not be disappointed in the range of tutorial choices available to you. Short Video Previews are also available on the STORE page and Winifred is personally abailable to assist you in making the choice/s right for you. In addition there are many freebies –  gifts to you!  Please visit soon.

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Tutorial Examples:


  Girl in White

 

Girl with Flower 

Lady in Red 

Creating Hollywood Glamour 

Man in White Shirt 

Corel Painter Training

In addition, there are about 10 viewer favorite Corel Painter 12.2  tutorials youtube videos now on the site from My Youtube Channel – where there are now more than 30 tutorials.

Please be sure to take advantage of these resources.

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Expressive Brush Strokes

I have been creating beautiful portrait paintings for  my clients for many years now.  However, I have been very conservative with my brushstrokes.  My clients have tended to want a more smooth look in their painting – or perhaps that was simply my projection.  I think I will begin to veer away from this from time to time. Skin will always be smooth but I can create greater expressions within other aspects of the painting.  The following is one such example.  The response to this painting has been very favorable.  Ultimately, I want to make my clients “thrilled” with their portrait and I will always stay with in their  comfort level.

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Create “Flower Girl” Portraits in Corel Painter or Photoshop

Creating Flower Girls

You have seen my “flower girls” posted in a previous blog. I made this video to show you how to create them. It is quick and easy  – unless you choose to paint them as I did.  But for this video, I chose to do a non painted demo just to show the technique. I think you will find it interesting –  I hope you will enjoy.

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Winifred Photographing High School Seniors

Photographing High School Seniors Naturally.

I don’t photograph lots of seniors but when I do I enjoy it. They are definitely fun to work with.  I like to keep things simple,  natural, and outdoors when possible using simple but complimentary settings.  I think long tern and don’t want to go wild with the possibilities which are available to us digitally.  I want to create timeless portrait. These are important portraits and mark for many a major turning point in life.  The following are recent images of  “Missy”.

My clients suggested the location and it was a great one.

There was such variety.

I also wanted natural and simplicity of background.
When it competed with the subject,

I softened it as I did above.

As with all portraiture, paying attention to quality and direction of light was essential.

Modest enhances were added to these images using Nik Software.

My monitor display is optimized using X-Rite  Color management solutions, in this instance, i1 Pro Photo.

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Winifred’s Paintings of Italy

Among the most beautiful countries in the world.

The world may not have needed my landscapes and portrait creations  – but I created  them anyway.  I was there in 2008 and I am still selecting  and painting images from that trip.  I must say that the beautiful light Italy is known for hid itself during the days I was there. It was overcast and the light was very  flat for the most part. It is fortunate that we now have such excellent software to pull out image detail and fortunate again for me that I can paint. I am including here a collection of  mainly of paintings but a couple of my favorite enhanced photos as well. If you have not visited Italy, I hope these  paintings and photos encourage you to do so.


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Resources I Believe In

I use these products – I believe in them.

 

Corel Painter Updates:

Corel Painter 12.1 Update 

Corel Painter 12.2 Update

Corel Painter Brushes:


Skip Allen Paints – AWESOME  PAINTER BRUSHES to DOWNLOAD FREE, lots of tutorials and other industry info. Sign up to receive his BLOG

A NEW must have Brush Set  – Buttery Oils Download  Here

Skip Allens Gold Leaf Brushes – Plus A must have – even if you don’t know it yet

Karen Bonaker’s Painter Talk Forum for new painters, experienced painters and others who just want to check things out.

 

David Gell’s Concept Glo Brushes and MANY Others – True Painter Brush Engineer

Struggling to get started with Corel Painter, Want to learn more about making Brushes – Check out the Digital Art Academy

Color Management



Calibrate your Display X-rite Color Management Solutions

Winifred’s YouTube Channel – Corel Painter Tutorials Client Interviews and More

Nik Software  Website – Launch Your Creativity

Winifred’s X-Rite and Nik  Sponsored Webinar


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Winifred’s Ladies in the Parlor

Make Some Marks

For some reason – this piece makes me thing I am looking into a doll house.  Probably the colors, the fact that a room was created, their doll like figures all contribute to this. Did I have this in mind when I started – indeed not. I just started.  Open a blank screen, selected a rose toned backround. filled it with a patterned paper texture, liked it and thought “hmmm” – what shall I do next? Perhaps an antique settee with a lady draped across it. I sketched a little settee, put in the arch of a doorway. I knew I wanted the to create the illusion of depth and a room beyond.  Looked back at my settee and within the shadows and pattern of the structure saw to women sitting there.  That set my direction and I simply  followed it.  It is kind of a one step at a time kind of evolution for me to create this kind of painting. So, I added the structure of walls, the floor and decorated the room. I love texture as you can see.

I think it is important to get something down on paper. It is less important to know what you are doing. When working from imagination, my “knowing” seems to trail behind my marks.  It’s kind if like my life.  I don’t wait to have everything figured out before I get going.  I get going and then my life reveals itself to me.  I am good with that.

This image is full of vibrant color – which reminds me to remind you how important it is to calibrate your display often so that you can actually see accurately the color you are creating.  X-Rites ColorMunki Display is the perfect device for you to use when you want an easy and affordable way to display your colors accurately.

Learn more about X-Rite color management solutions.

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