I wish you a very Merry Christmas or a happy holiday in whatever form you celebrate it. I wish your spirits to experience joy and celebration. As we look forward to 2012 we leave behind the challenges and opportunities of this year in anticipation of greater joy and creativity for the year to come. It will be as we make it. Whether you spend the holidays alone, or with friends or family, our happiness lives within us. I wish you peace. Winifred
Just in time for the holidays, Karen Bonaker and Skip Allen instructors at the Digital Art Academy have joined forces and have created custom “Gold” painter brushes to glitter and dazzle us. They are truly amazing. It is a wonderful way to embellish your cards or other art work. Below is an example of an image I had in my files the before and after of adding gold. Pretty amazing impact – I would say.
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Instructional videos will accompany them.
Brushes by Skip Allen and David Gell
Doodling is taking on a different look for me. Last night I was playing with various paper and brush combinations in Corel Painter 12 – just making marks and taking my color from gradient mode using some of the new gradients I have recently created. I was just making marks starting with some of the darker tones – they were my newest gradients and some gold tones. Soon I started to see trees.
I had no painting in mind, so I continued with my marks, adding a bit of green – a little park, perhaps, I thought, and so it went until this little image complete trees and sky and creek and sunlight was born. I am not concerned about whether it is good or not. I had fun and it is a different kind of painting for me to do. That’s enough. Hope you enjoy.
This is a painting I created recently with what is probably my favorite color palette.
I love gold, brown and red tones.
There was no cloning involved in creating this image, not even a vase of flowers to look at. I just opened Painter and started to paint. I painted a background . I then painted the other elements of the bouquet on layers – all the while envisioning direction of light. Strong composition is always important.
During our workshops we will discuss the importance of these elements in creating a pleasing painting. Happy Holidays. Warmly, Winifred
On November 16th, I hosted webinar sponsored by Nik software and X-Rite. Attendance was at capacity – nearly 1000 webinar attendees. For this reason, quite a few were unable to attend and requested the archived link. Here it is – enjoy:
This was the first webinar I have ever hosted. I was a little nervous in the beginning but then I relaxed and had a great time. I will soon have custom Nik Color Effects 4 “recipes” posted on their site.
I will host workshops and Corel Painter training through out 2012. Please contact me if you would like to be notified.
I created this image with a recipe made in using Nik Filters in Nik Color Effects Pro 4.
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Florence, Italy 2009
This is a display of 30 large beautifully framed portrait paintings. the display opened November 10th and will remain on exhibit until December 2nd. It has been very well received with many visitors being curious about the process of creating digital art. The fact is that they cannot discern any difference between my portrait paintings created electronically and those created with traditional media.
The following are some of the newest pieces to be included in my collection:
I am passionate about the creativity and quality I bring to my images. However, I cannot accomplish this through sheer will alone. Color management is critical to producing images which have the color and density which I envision and can see on my monitor. X-Rite for all of my color management needs. Likewise it is essential to use software which supports my creativity. I use Nik Software. I use Nik filters to enhance paintings and photos alike.
By using X-Rite color management tools, I am able to create custom white balance for my camera, a custom camera profile consistent with specific lighting conditions to optimize the colors in my images. For this, I use the Colorchecker Passport. I use the i1 Pro Photo to calibrate my monitor, projector and printer. If I am traveling, I use the ColorMunki Display to calibrate my laptop or a projector if I am conducting a workshop. The ColorMunki Display is a simple to use wizard driven device and it is indispensable. If you print, I would recommend the ColorMunki Photo as a simple way to create custom profiles which will match your display to your printer.
On November 16th, I will conduct a live webinar sponsored by Nik software and X-Rite to discuss how I use Color Management and Nik filters in my workflow. I will post the webnar link as soon as it becomes available.
I created a project for myself recently. I created my very own version of flower girls. Like anything, it was fun and lots of work. I have completed 7 of the 8 images I want in this collection but I will wait not longer to show them. I hope you enjoy. please respond to the question at the bottom of the page.
Harriette
Elizabeth
Amy
Natasha
Jeanna
Flowers from every season are very beautiful. Which flower is your favorite?
Winifred
Perhaps there is nothing really average about any day in New York. First I met a new friend at the new Dream Hotel on 16th ST. I has been open only 6 months. It is a “boutique hotel” and the decor is just stunning. I wanted to view his rug samples – i am going to design a line of high end contemporary rugs.
Then we went off for a great lunch followed by a preview an upcoming art auction at Christies Auction House. WOW!! I could have been at a museum. One of our favorites if not the favorite was a Keith Haring print. It was a large piece, had a real story to it and very powerful graphics. I didn’t attend the auction a couple of days later – but HE GOT IT!!!!!
Then I went to the Rockefeller Center ice skating rink. It is very near Christies Auction. Such a beautiful day – somewhere between cool and warm. It was delightful to see the skaters.
