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Portrait Painting #2

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This class will cover texturizing paintings, adding new and different backgrounds with the use of Photoshop and Painter to create a masterpiece of your imagination! Place your subject in a background that is unique to them as a person, or create a fantasy background that will come to life with different textures, special papers, and special techniques to take your portrait paintings above and beyond my first class in Portrait Painting – Part I.
Diana will also teach you how to enhance your portraits with basic embellishments! Take your painting to the highest level of finishing by adding even more depth and texture with this process! By applying just a few products you will have a painting that resembles the look and feel of a traditional work of art.

Tags: corel painter 9.5, diana dillion, digital painting, Intermediate, portrait painting
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Corel Painter and the Amateur Photographer

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Instructor: Diana Dillion

Have you always wanted to create your OWN professional quality photographs to paint in Corel Painter? This is the class for you! This class will show you how to get professional quality lighting using natural light!!

Tags: diana dillion, Intermediate, photography
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Fall Open Studio-Battle of the Brushes

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Instructor: Karen Bonaker

Open Studio is for any digital artist who aspires to learn and grow in a supportive group environment. The student must be open to receiving constructive critique from the instructor as well as the students in the class. It is by participating in class that we learn and grow as artists.

Tags: corel painter 11, digital art schools, digital painting, karen bonaker, Open Studio
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Introduction to the Pen Tool

Instructor: Kirk Nelson

This course is an exploration of Photoshop’s Pen Toolset and Paths. The course will cover the creation, manipulation, and many uses of vector paths within Photoshop. Students will become familiar with using Photoshop’s Paths for a variety of real world tasks such as vector drawings, logo creation, clipping paths, cutouts and other effects that can be accomplished with Paths. Detailed step by step instructions as well as video examples provide the means for students to take control of this powerful but intimidating tool. Don’t miss this chance to find out how the pros use this tool!

Tags: adobe photoshop, Beginner, kirk nelson
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Creative Collage: Scrap Techniques with Corel Painter

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Instructor: Elaina Moore-Kelly

As you go through the lessons in this course, you will learn to incorporate a combination of collage and digi-scrap techniques to make four different projects. In the process, I hope to teach you a few new tricks about Painter. Your finished projects will be suitable for printing, either to hang on your walls or to use for greeting cards (my favorite use of computer graphics).

Tags: collage, corel painter x, elaina moore-kelly, Intermediate, scrapbooking
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Introduction to Digital Pastels

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Instructor: Tim ONeill

Discover pastels! This course will teach you how to emulate a pastel drawing using Corel Painter and photo reference. We will delve into some brush variants in the Painter software and find out how to change them to emulate different types of pastels. You will also learn a starting point to embellishing an image after printing.

Tags: digital pastel tutorial, learn pastels, portrait painting
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Mastering Image Correction

Instructor: Les Meehan

One of the most common questions asked by fresh, keen image makers when faced with their first picture in Photoshop is “So, now what do I do?”. This course will answer that question and many more. From first opening your camera or imported image; to saving it as a fully corrected and clean digital file ready for more advanced work; this course will guide you through the various steps required in an easy to learn way.

Tags: Adobe, adobe photoshop, les meehan
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Creative Photo Effects 1

Instructor: Les Meehan

This course will introduce you to a collection of fascinating photo/image techniques used by experienced photographers and fine art print makers. With this set of creative photo effects you will discover and enjoy an exciting new journey of self-expression.

With digital technology, image manipulation has never been easier and this course will open the way to self-expression by giving you the confidence to enhance your own photographs and elevate them to the realm of ‘fine art’.

Each easy to follow technique will be clearly explained so that you can understand the background behind the process and not just blindly follow a step-by-step process. In this way, your imagination will be stimulated and at each stage you will be encouraged to explore your creative impulses.

The techniques are fully supported by video tutorials to make the learning experience more enjoyable.

Tags: adobe photoshop, les meehan, Self-Study
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Introduction to 3D for Photoshop

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Instructor: Donna Sellinger

“Will mastering these new 3D features make you an expert in 3D? No, but what it will do is make you more familiar with 3D in general and perhaps make learning a dedicated 3D application a little less frustrating. But what you will have is a new weapon in your design arsenal. With these few but robust 3D tools, you can create really compelling 3D art with just a little bit of practice.”
(Corey Barker, National Association of Photoshop Professionals, Photoshop User CS4 Bonus Issue)

In this class, you’ll be introduced to the basics of 3D and how to use the tools that Photoshop CS4 Extended offers.

Tags: adobe photoshop, donna sellinger
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Illustrative Image Design

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Instructor: Woody Walters

Upon completion the students will have a strong understanding of visual theory, color interpretation, qualities of light, and a firm comprehension in how to work with the tools and procedures in Photoshop.

Tags: adobe photoshop, adobe photoshop cs4, online classes, online schools, photography, photoshop classes, woody walters
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