 Marcia L. Getto |
Artist Techniques in Photoshop As a photographer, I'm taking a watercolor art class to learn about artistic techniques. I complete the assignments with my photographs. I'm looking for a book, tutorial, or workshop from a paint artist's point of view that describes how to create artistic effects to my photographs in Photoshop. For example, watercolor artists talk about creating a wash - how do you do that in PS? Or, some artists draw a "value sketch" before they start painting - what's the PS equivalent? The PS materials I've seen so far provide technical guidance, but I'm looking for artistic guidance, using PS instead of a brush and paint. Any suggestions?
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W. |
Photoshop is for editing existing images. Not for creating them where there were none, Marcia. So I think you're focusing on the wrong tool. Try Adobe Illustrator. http://www.adobe.com/products/illustrator/?promoid=BPDEG http://www.adobeforums.com/webx/.ee6b328/ http://www.adobeforums.com/cgi-bin/webx?14@@.ee6b324 Have fun!
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Marcia L. Getto |
Thanks for the quick response, but I'm talking about editing photographs, not creating new images. I'm trying to see my images as a paint artist would, and applying the same type of changes.
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lesliemorrisphotography.com - Leslie J. Morris Contact Leslie J. Morris Leslie J. Morris's Gallery |
Check out PainterX by Corel. It's great for this application.
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- Carlton Ward Contact Carlton Ward Carlton Ward's Gallery |
Hello Marcia, I agree with Leslie about Corel Painter & a Wacom tablet (I use the Intous3 - 6 x 8 tablet). It is a fun and incredible program and you get lots of brush & effect options. Carlton Editor's Note: Also check out Jim Zuckerman's excellent online course: Making Masterpieces with Corel Painter
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- Loan Tran Contact Loan Tran Loan Tran's Gallery |
You might want to take a look at my photo I just uploaded today. I ran DryBrush filter on a layer, then FindEdges filter on a layer above the Drybrush, changed layer mode to Overlay. I then had another layer on top, filled with white, added a layer mask, then used a brush (I like Chalk, Pastel), reduced the brush opacity, painted with black on the layer mask to reveal the image below.
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Raymond F. Bohac Jr |
Hello Marcia, Leslie and Carlton are right.Photoshop is the wrong tool for the realistic water color image you are going to create. No surprise I also feel the Corel Painter X is the best software for you. However Corel Painter Essentials 4 may be a good start point for under $100.
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- Carlton Ward Contact Carlton Ward Carlton Ward's Gallery |
Note for Editors note: I took Jims Corel Painter class and I highly recommend it. I knew nothing about the Painter program and after the 4 week class I was creating my own masterpieces. Carlton
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