tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-64976659487875770292024-02-21T10:13:29.311-08:00Photo to Canvas-Photopainting TricksMarilyn Peckhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18351623191513666061noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6497665948787577029.post-73663943242683815682013-04-21T14:19:00.001-07:002013-05-18T17:04:33.702-07:00Blog 20 "The Stages between a Photo and a Painting"<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><span class="COCOCO14Pt"><span class="auto-style4"><span style="color: black;">Ansel Adams was the well known photographer who developed the "Zone System". By identifying the lightness of an image and correlating it with processing film time, you could bring out every squeak of detail in shadow and highlight. A discreet connection between exposure of the film and the time spent in the developer bath is called a zone. Ansel Adam's Zone System was solving a problem of his day.</span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><span class="COCOCO14Pt"><span class="auto-style4"><span class="COCOCO14Pt"><span class="auto-style4"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><span style="color: black;">I think digital imagery and painting have a problem to solve too. One can spot a photo (although that's getting harder and harder) and distinguish it from a painting BUT what about the stages in between. The dilemma is particularly troubling when you use a tool like a computer. There are many MANY plugins (or programs that render a particular style onto the image) for Photoshop and Corel Painter alike. Do you reach the end product "painting" even though you use a computerized technique somewhere along the way? If you mix and match one <span class="COCOCO14Pt"><span class="auto-style4">computerized technique with another and another...is the result a doctored image or has it risen to the goal of being a "painting". </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><span class="COCOCO14Pt"><span class="auto-style4"><span class="COCOCO14Pt"><span class="auto-style4"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><span style="color: black;"><span class="COCOCO14Pt"><span class="auto-style4"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><span class="COCOCO14Pt"><span class="auto-style4"><span style="color: silver;"><span style="color: black;">I think there are "zones" between a photo and its photo-painting. Consider a bird flying across the ocean. He flies a while and then drops down to a "Landing"...an island or rock ...which makes sense for him to pause or to eat. If there are "landings between one continent and another, the bird can fly and stop, fly and stop..." So too are there Landings which make sense between a photo and a painting...imagery which is neither BUT looks good, conveys your intent and is by any measure darn good art</span></span><span style="color: black;">!</span></span></span> </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span class="COCOCO14Pt"><span class="auto-style4"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Let's give the "landings" a discrete number, say 1-7. A "2" would be an image that is quite photographic and a "6" would be quite novel and painterly etc. TIP: I like to look at my painting CANDIDATES and say "I can try to make a "4" out of this", or "This would be a great 7."</span></span></span><br />
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<span class="COCOCO14Pt"><span class="auto-style4"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Think in advance about how much deviation you intend to impart...how much change the image ALLOWS you to impart. There is no wrong answer.<br /><span class="COCOCO14Pt"><span class="auto-style4">So my TIP is, c</span></span>an you put a number on it?</span></span></span> <br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Here is a gallery I completed in 2010. Can you see how every picture has a different landing...(or pitch...or degree of deviation from a photo). </span><a href="http://www.strengthinperspective.com/Pictures-USA/CaliforniaCoastNorth-37a/CaliforniaNorth.html"><span style="color: #990000; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">California's Northern Coast</span></a><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"> from <a href="http://www.strengthinperspective.com/"><span style="color: #990000;">Strength in Perspective</span></a><span style="color: #990000;">. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><span style="color: #990000;"><span style="color: black;">Our most recent release is <a href="http://www.strengthinperspective.com/Pictures-Oregon/OregonAutumn-67/OregonAutumn.html"><span style="color: #990000;">"Oregon Autumn Scenery"</span></a>. You'll recognize many of the above pictures there. </span></span></span><br />
<br />Marilyn Peckhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18351623191513666061noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6497665948787577029.post-58150953297223399912012-11-16T13:16:00.001-08:002013-04-21T15:33:29.778-07:00Blog 19 How I Made Painterly Sketches of Oregon Covered Bridges<span style="background-color: black;"></span><!--StyleSheet Link--><span class="COCOCO14Pt"><span class="auto-style4"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Of the 300 covered bridges that were used in 1930, more than 50 still remain. They are visited by people with cameras from many many countries in the world. Most Phototrips we have taken over the years have included at least one of Oregon's Covered Bridges. Finally it was time to compile ALL the film into a gallery honoring the unique form and function of the covered bridge. </span><br style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;" /><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">But what a daunting task!! </span></span></span><br />
<!--StyleSheet Link--><span class="COCOCO14Pt"><span class="auto-style4"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">1. STYLE: There were more than 50 images to work on. It usually takes about a week for a painting. I needed a technique that would create a pleasing look but speed along!! (I needed a Sketch Program or Plugin.)</span><br style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;" /><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">2. TONE: Almost all covered bridges are white so I needed to have a basic white color they could all share. Photos were taken over the years and in different daytimes and seasons. When a color like white is not the same tone in all gallery images meant to be hung near each other, some bridge will look sick in comparison to another. No. All bridges had to be honored equally. The surroundings could vary...should vary...but the bridges should not have a color cast. Visit our </span></span></span><span class="COCOCO14Pt"><span class="auto-style4"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.strengthinperspective.com/Pictures-ComputerArt/OregonCoveredBridges-25/OregonCoveredBridges1.html"><span style="color: #990000;">Oregon Covered Bridges<span id="goog_1038287233"></span></span></a> </span></span></span><span class="COCOCO14Pt" style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span class="auto-style4">to get a handle on the style of this collection. </span></span><span id="goog_1038287234"></span><!--StyleSheet Link--><br />
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<span class="COCOCO14Pt"><span class="auto-style4">It would be necessary to:<br />1. Select the bridge in every image, put it on a separate layer and do image\adjustments\Black & White. <br />2. Flatten the image<br />3. Do image\adjustments\shadows-highlights<br />to eliminate any pure white. (saving detail)<br />4. Lighten the bridge interior so you could see the boards<br />5. Trash any mask in Channels. (The Sketch program does NOT like masks!)</span></span><!--StyleSheet Link--><span class="COCOCO14Pt"> <span class="auto-style4">I think a great sketch treatment of a photo is to use the "Akvis Sketch" program found at <span style="color: #990000;"> </span><a href="http://www.akvis.com/" style="color: #990000;"><span style="color: #990000;">Akvis.com</span></a><span style="color: #990000;"> </span><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"> It is well worth the money. I tried many techniques with programs I already had, but none give the quick, clean, treatment that Akvis does. My thought was- leave the structural detail of the bridge intact but make the surroundings surreal yet identifiable. I would add my own color touches</span></span></span> later. <!--StyleSheet Link--><span class="COCOCO14Pt"><span class="auto-style4">A closeup shows the strokes in clearer detail. </span></span></div>
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Marilyn Peckhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18351623191513666061noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6497665948787577029.post-82791996999140452212012-06-07T12:01:00.000-07:002013-04-21T12:11:18.417-07:00Blog 18 Painting Utah's Photographic Landscapes<span class="COCOCO14Pt"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">I make galleries of ~16 large landscape art in each. All 16 pictures are of the same concept or location. They make up a group of pictures that we take to a business where we switch last time's gallery with the new one. They have to be similar in tone and style to make walking through the business a pleasing experience for employee or visitor alike. When I make a gallery, I generally fall into a passion for it and it alone for about 6 months. I do nothing else on the computer until the images are made. Sure enough, it's been about 6 months since my last blog entry.</span></span><br />
<span class="COCOCO14Pt"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><br /></span></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJkHAffI6Kd3nfbVGtZ5J4tgqUDH0Qj6ick-ft3ZF4c19xIFd_pOmJN9U913lN4m5Q2VqSn0Lnxp79xh3QzNdkzk-1cSLnYCKI4rjJKSLl9WWDk0O7a6um1hN5CsW8bbypjITenWqxIHY/s1600/Before-After.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="220" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJkHAffI6Kd3nfbVGtZ5J4tgqUDH0Qj6ick-ft3ZF4c19xIFd_pOmJN9U913lN4m5Q2VqSn0Lnxp79xh3QzNdkzk-1cSLnYCKI4rjJKSLl9WWDk0O7a6um1hN5CsW8bbypjITenWqxIHY/s320/Before-After.jpg" width="320" /></a><span class="COCOCO14Pt"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"> Here is the photo that I transformed into the digital painting on the right ; I found interesting these unique rocks (like stacked pancakes) at Zion National Park.</span></span><br />
<span class="COCOCO14Pt"><span class="COCOCO14Pt"><span class="auto-style4"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><br /> 1. My first act with EVERY picture is to create a color scheme. You'll recall from Blog 9... I use <a href="http://www.colorschemedesigner.com/"><span style="color: #990000;">http://www.colorschemedesigner.com/</span></a><br />to find </span></span></span></span><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">strongly compatible colors</span>.<br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiG4qYTxEdCnJ5or-fp9vNfRir3H0SAQjeqvJPYQsehUmXjcgrCErdQ_Y5V72m8f-Oe6sWRKWlzP5R97nq8GQC1EZcTLl6gRNridZraSsi5FLsfTGm5iLDfNqL5Muz5TxCk8_kqdV9CmYA/s1600/Colors.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="268" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiG4qYTxEdCnJ5or-fp9vNfRir3H0SAQjeqvJPYQsehUmXjcgrCErdQ_Y5V72m8f-Oe6sWRKWlzP5R97nq8GQC1EZcTLl6gRNridZraSsi5FLsfTGm5iLDfNqL5Muz5TxCk8_kqdV9CmYA/s320/Colors.jpg" width="320" /></a><span class="COCOCO14Pt"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">In Photoshop, I choose a dominate color in the picture with the eyedropper and enter the color picker. Copy the hexadecimal number (Ex: b27b71) and enter Color Scheme Designer...paste in the box "Enter the RGB Value". I usually use the triad of the original color...print screen and copy the clipboard to a file which you see here. The blobs of color are my additional choices from the picture; these 21 colors will be the basis of my colorset.</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><br /></span><span class="COCOCO14Pt"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">2. My workflow's next step: eliminating detail from a photo by using the Photoshop plugin from Topaz Labs...Topaz Simplify 3 from <a href="http://www.topazlabs.com./"><span style="color: #990000;">http://www.topazlabs.com.</span></a> I spend more time setting up the photo in Photoshop than I do painting it once I set it up. I want the light to come in from the right angle...the contrast to show what the subject is...the picture to have a certain "feel" .</span></span><br />
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<span class="COCOCO14Pt"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">3. In Painter 12 I experiment until I decide on brushes that will transform the picture. </span> <span class="COCOCO14Pt"><span class="auto-style4"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Notice the detail I keep on each image!!! I always keep track of what brush was used for a feature. A quick review of Blog 8 will remind you WHY!!! I want to be able to recreate the exact brush even if I crash my machine...lose all my brushes...or am gone for a huge computer painting absence. (which obliterates my memory completely)</span></span></span></span><br />
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<span class="COCOCO14Pt"><span class="COCOCO14Pt"><span class="auto-style4"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">4. This picture shows the effect of using the Acrylic\Opaque Brush to scrub the detail out of the rock with a sweeping motion. Each rock was painted with a chosen color, not a clone color.</span></span></span></span><br />
<span class="COCOCO14Pt"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><br /></span></span><span class="COCOCO14Pt"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><br /></span></span><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Compare the original Zion with an area showing scrubbed rock. There is certainly no "photo" left when this treatment is complete.</span><br />
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<span class="COCOCO14Pt"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><br /></span><span class="COCOCO14Pt"><span class="auto-style4"> <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">MY TRICKS: </span></span></span></span><br />
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<li><span class="COCOCO14Pt"><span class="COCOCO14Pt"><span class="auto-style4"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Spend a lot of time setting up the picture and THEN paint it.</span></span></span></span></li>
<li><span class="COCOCO14Pt"><span class="COCOCO14Pt"><span class="auto-style4"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Scrub the detail out of a rock to give a painterly effect.</span></span></span></span></li>
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<span class="COCOCO14Pt"><span class="COCOCO14Pt"><span class="auto-style4"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><br />Take a look at the images in <a href="http://www.strengthinperspective.com/Pictures-USA/Utah-24/Utah.html"><span style="color: #990000;">"Painting Utah's Photographic Landscapes"</span>.</a> All 16 of the images followed the same workflow as Zion. <b>See you in 6 months.</b></span></span></span></span>Marilyn Peckhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18351623191513666061noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6497665948787577029.post-27691674136544007762011-10-04T10:16:00.000-07:002011-10-04T10:16:41.611-07:00Blog 17 Photo-Realistic Painting Style-Bryce Canyon<div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjQtMmafJkU_tnWKySkhEwl2O51OCRvLC7tN137uqXjei_V1n-jbPsucLtPxYYF2NiDYbD6kq_ti-1XjdbEendAm2BpmNZONvqO3hWMwDkG9PUs4_sk1Ryq-EmGR5h9kR4rltbOD1z3es/s1600/OriginalBryce.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; cssfloat: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="232px" kca="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjQtMmafJkU_tnWKySkhEwl2O51OCRvLC7tN137uqXjei_V1n-jbPsucLtPxYYF2NiDYbD6kq_ti-1XjdbEendAm2BpmNZONvqO3hWMwDkG9PUs4_sk1Ryq-EmGR5h9kR4rltbOD1z3es/s320/OriginalBryce.jpg" width="320px" /></a><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Some photos cry out to be seen. But there seems to always be something you can do with the photo to make it an outstanding painting. I have begun to paint my Utah collection and THIS image spoke to me. <br />
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The long line is rising...drawing your eye into the picture. The shorter line points out late afternoon light which creates nice contrast and long shadows. Can this picture be kicked up a notch? I think so.</span></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqErUgwpEKCXdF_EKzJeaKexlzLiaWG9dduPCGRogLpJ46AOoRUYLEWmdC5pYlkAUHFfLfqEwwi_bWupb0qKu-LcIOGAXdOAzio-tNmBL5_M3n_rNgotVd37h2hdE_0xFqTwKJnNl25SE/s1600/ColorsBryce.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; cssfloat: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="159px" kca="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqErUgwpEKCXdF_EKzJeaKexlzLiaWG9dduPCGRogLpJ46AOoRUYLEWmdC5pYlkAUHFfLfqEwwi_bWupb0qKu-LcIOGAXdOAzio-tNmBL5_M3n_rNgotVd37h2hdE_0xFqTwKJnNl25SE/s200/ColorsBryce.jpg" width="200px" /></a><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS;"> </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS;">My first act was -create a color scheme.<br />
Go to <span class="COCOCO14Pt"><span style="color: silver; font-family: Segoe UI; font-size: large;"> </span><span style="color: silver; font-family: Segoe UI; font-size: large;"><a href="http://www.colorschemedesigner.com/"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: small;">http://www.colorschemedesigner.com/</span></a> <span style="color: black; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: small;"> to find strongly compatible colors. In Photoshop, I choose a dominate color in the picture with the eyedropper and enter the color picker. Copy the hexadecimal number (Ex: da8860) and enter Color Scheme Designer...paste in the box "Enter the RGB Value". Revealed is the complement, triad, tetrad of that original (in this case reddy orange color). For landscapes with skies, photorealistic paintings always need 3 basic color hues.</span></span></span></span></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">I have long been a lover of skies and have collected many MANY over the years. I selected this one for Bryce Canyon.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8K_EgIrkxnxsRptDXuqfuIwHOph-ebxIWJZi8LxtRUNV87mPNIIXhbYUYJkguM_Vcv2tUVVY4iGVnb5rbzkJJOBulDzhFX0Vm-6XrEHCu2V9OMVTYWtZwFmDJLfGjQ_RdMiN6yEgIbMM/s1600/SkyBryce.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; cssfloat: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="218px" kca="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8K_EgIrkxnxsRptDXuqfuIwHOph-ebxIWJZi8LxtRUNV87mPNIIXhbYUYJkguM_Vcv2tUVVY4iGVnb5rbzkJJOBulDzhFX0Vm-6XrEHCu2V9OMVTYWtZwFmDJLfGjQ_RdMiN6yEgIbMM/s320/SkyBryce.jpg" width="320px" /></a></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; text-align: left;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">All I needed to do was greatly expand it, change its colors to match my color scheme and flip it over horizontally so the light came in from the right direction. </span></div><div class="LeftAlign"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"></span></div><div class="LeftAlign"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"></span></div><div class="LeftAlign"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"></span></div><div class="LeftAlign"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"></span></div><div class="LeftAlign"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><span style="color: black;">There is no yellow green in the color scheme, so I coaxed the greens into more bluegreen and put dark tones of blue into the shadows<span class="COCOCO14Pt">. As always I eliminated detail from the photo using the plugin Topaz Labs\Topaz Simplify 3 from <a href="http://www.topazlabs.com/">http://www.topazlabs.com/</a></span></span></span></div><div align="right" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; text-align: left;"><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"></div></div><div align="right" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; text-align: left;"><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPiYoS1ic7ZYq_sjguTYmrZXPt0saUva5azRUS1uqa9MvHIcz8uUM1PNOKKxV9cwcwVaCt_ulLhMkwEvFmMsT7jshHGVC6TZEyORnUQ6fCvnPW-UbuQBiT0QWBmVOzXnAxKGLqVgZDVXo/s1600/TreeDemo.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; cssfloat: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVZkDDcDbOlYzn8l4MQ-mNFIFcEuSBElMJMKAsDvJBZ5-xtdkz3wuNuedhv0TZWzYjJdWb_UKi_KQ0whFUEpyYaxBJj930pHAQkXemT41wDpaXxixiNT3mMtd7y4E8K4MBnJBvRb2fz_g/s1600/RockDemo.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; cssfloat: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240px" kca="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVZkDDcDbOlYzn8l4MQ-mNFIFcEuSBElMJMKAsDvJBZ5-xtdkz3wuNuedhv0TZWzYjJdWb_UKi_KQ0whFUEpyYaxBJj930pHAQkXemT41wDpaXxixiNT3mMtd7y4E8K4MBnJBvRb2fz_g/s320/RockDemo.jpg" width="320px" /></a><span class="COCOCO14Pt"><span style="color: silver;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><span style="color: black;">Time to enter Painter.</span> </span><span style="color: black; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">1. Painting Rock: Don't use clone color; vertically scrub each rock with Acrylic\Opaque Brush Detail 5 4 33 55 0 2 Color Variability=1 4 4 Pick up a different rock color for each rock. <br />
2. Then use clone color with Brushes\SableChiselTipWater 4 36 0 28 0 to smooth the texture.<br />
Using </span></span></span><span style="color: black; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"> these brushes, I consolidated the</span> colors in the rock. </span><img border="0" height="150px" kca="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPiYoS1ic7ZYq_sjguTYmrZXPt0saUva5azRUS1uqa9MvHIcz8uUM1PNOKKxV9cwcwVaCt_ulLhMkwEvFmMsT7jshHGVC6TZEyORnUQ6fCvnPW-UbuQBiT0QWBmVOzXnAxKGLqVgZDVXo/s200/TreeDemo.jpg" width="200px" /> <span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Needle Trees are a bit more tricky! <br />
Sometimes the leaves are in the right spot. BUT if not, here's how to add needles.<br />
1. First blow leaves on with Karen Sperling\SperlingFoliage1 14 70 10 39 .88; save this & clone again to add needles (you’ve got to MAKE leaves in the right spot before you turn them into needles)<br />
2. Then use TreesnBranches\highlightBranches 14 100 37 84 0 Angle=Squeeze 34 Angle 290 Expression Source and scribble the leaves to make needles.<br />
The bottom is done, the top green leaves are yet to become needles!</span></div><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"></span></div><br />
<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">MY TRICK: Both rocks and trees are done with <span class="FontRed"><span style="color: red;">TWO</span></span> brushes. The first lays the foundation, the second polishes the product. <br />
Here's a view of the finished product. </span><br />
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uses the same trick. Do something, THEN undo it selectively. </div></span></div>Marilyn Peckhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18351623191513666061noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6497665948787577029.post-44917495214914510582011-09-09T15:32:00.000-07:002011-09-09T15:32:46.503-07:00Blog 16 Does a Landscape Painter Paint dogs?<div class="LeftAlign"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"> After a number of years spent trying to master digital painting, brushes, printing on canvas, applying accent colors and brush strokes...I am ready to begin. WHAT!<br />
They say it takes 10 years to truly get in the groove...to really begin to see in your work and understand others...details that the casual observer would miss. 10 years to notice what you do over and over and begin to call it your "style". 10 years to be able to identify what pictures kept you moving the brush (electronic or wet) long past bedtime. I have a long way to go.</span></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrI6RCdNl_6ubH6YFrAXElCSPWKIK2YDvmVh6QZZQ-1ggBG41DCDrYPqPJ5E4m2ioWVNj7Ud5ItgevMlLvg2xZubOOw6lTJBtOp8zGGhYSvpCQiA2sD8ubN3zIHVh9rHnJB5sSIwafeXQ/s1600/OriginalWispy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; cssfloat: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320px" nba="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrI6RCdNl_6ubH6YFrAXElCSPWKIK2YDvmVh6QZZQ-1ggBG41DCDrYPqPJ5E4m2ioWVNj7Ud5ItgevMlLvg2xZubOOw6lTJBtOp8zGGhYSvpCQiA2sD8ubN3zIHVh9rHnJB5sSIwafeXQ/s320/OriginalWispy.jpg" width="240px" /></a></div><div class="LeftAlign" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"> I thought I only painted landscapes like this gallery <a href="http://www.strengthinperspective.com/Pictures-Oregon/BlueMountains-9/BlueMountains.html">http://www.strengthinperspective.com/Pictures-Oregon/BlueMountains-9/BlueMountains.html</a> and then...I met Wispy.</span></div><div class="LeftAlign" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS;"> </span></div><div class="LeftAlign" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
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</div><div class="LeftAlign">I removed the background and filled with a gradient fill...dark in the area of exaggerated shadow. As always, I set up the picture as a 16X22 aspect ratio in Photoshop.</div><div class="LeftAlign">I did Wispy fur in Photoshop CS5 using a Mixer Brush...the Round Curve...with Bristles 7% Length 137% Thickness 40% Stiffness 50% Angle 0 Spacing 2%. It was a joy to sweep his curly locks in the pattern he was born with! I smoothed away the hair in his eyes and then made a few prominent locks of my own that crossed his eyes.<br />
Finally to Corel Painter for Wispy's nose. I used Image Hose-Gravel!</div><div class="LeftAlign"> So what is my trick?? Realize that absolutely ANY project you do helps you grow...and only through a ton of practice will you get where you want to be!</div>Marilyn Peckhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18351623191513666061noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6497665948787577029.post-16174715465975674122011-08-09T17:50:00.000-07:002011-08-09T17:50:40.585-07:00Blog 15 What is a painting? What is art?<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">By now you know "How to sit in the chair". That means we have covered tricks to:<br />
Arrange the furniture<br />
Wrap your pen hand <br />
Keep Track of your brushes<br />
Learn from an Artist Workshop (Karen Sperling)<br />
Save your brush DETAILS<br />
Archive intermediate versions of your work<br />
How large to make your file; use the same file size over and over<br />
Art programs and plugins that work well together<br />
How to make a sunburst<br />
How to paint rockwork (its all about the mortar)<br />
Be open to the idea of NOT apply paint strokes to a painting...just get the message across.</span> <br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"> So "what IS a painting?" "Have you transformed your photo into a painting?" Here are some things I have "heard" and my take on them:<br />
1 "Photo Painting produces artworks that are unoriginal and technical". <br />
(False: A painting, Photo, or photopainted artwork must never BE unoriginal or mechanical. Try harder!) <br />
2 "Only a traditional painter can choose which elements to exaggerate...which elements excite".<br />
(False: The computer blows THAT one out of the water)<br />
3 "A Painting is pushing imagery around the canvas; a photo is pushing light around and must be done ONLY in the head"<br />
(False: These days, both mediums do both)<br />
4 "Painters AND photographers make bust after bust...and only occassionally a BOOM!<br />
(Point: Don't be too hard on yourself)<br />
5 <span style="color: red;">"Painting, making a Photo, or Photo painting comingles equipment, technical prowess, patience, endurance and the vision of the times." </span>(I say" Here here!!)</span><a href="http://www.strengthinperspective.com/Pictures-USA/Arizona-66/Arizona.html"><img border="0" height="232px" naa="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjI88otpS24cF2HnLxGv58N9NoLGc90VoqBhvLqmejRNUnnBSBYUEqHBCcFQvM_wgWCyCZJdlXEJPUQrs5fPamX8qWABLBhm5oIWY0at-Gcqi9G8cxhHjqZAl00z9FBp7Kd5A3uyHEjaeo/s320/OakCreekEasel.jpg" width="320px" /></a><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Sooooooo If you love it, </span><a href="http://www.strengthinperspective.com/Pictures-USA/Arizona-66/Arizona.html"><span style="color: red; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">just do it</span></a><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">!</span><br />
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<span class="COCOCO14Pt"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"> <span class="COCOCO14Pt"><span style="color: black; font-family: Segoe UI;">This painting has one thing deliberately missing. Paint!<br />
It begs for sharp edges; it has great texture. Also, paintings are a bit unbelievable...cleaner and more beautiful than reality could be in a capture. .. and this image is unbelievable enough! The only paint brush work I did was to eliminate some background clutter, clean the eye sockets, and relocated some of the elements (Ex: the little blue mask). I punched the color and used Photoshop's Filter\Artistic\Dry Brush 2 8 2. That's it. No more. </span></span></span></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhc2lkWjoElq39kdLSWDkKqpXxEVSR4wQ8vawhqykjsU9vL4tzL17Mj3s0x1ce14ND7suaIpY2KyU8C7dUvpRFgXa-uyq7LdswZL9GxaRAPeK1QFpF3wgQNAdBUgJNJ4VAzM-0F3_7yse0/s1600/SkullsCloseup.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320px" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhc2lkWjoElq39kdLSWDkKqpXxEVSR4wQ8vawhqykjsU9vL4tzL17Mj3s0x1ce14ND7suaIpY2KyU8C7dUvpRFgXa-uyq7LdswZL9GxaRAPeK1QFpF3wgQNAdBUgJNJ4VAzM-0F3_7yse0/s320/SkullsCloseup.jpg" t$="true" width="320px" /></a></div><span class="COCOCO14Pt"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"> <span class="COCOCO14Pt"><span style="color: black; font-family: Segoe UI;">My Point: When a photographer goes from "Photo to Canvas", I think the aim is a bit different than a liquid media painter who goes from blank canvas to creation. In the "Skulls", an incredibly hard outline communicates the harshness of the environment better than a soft brush ever could.</span></span></span></span><br />
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I was one to immediately embrace the digital age back in the 80's when many of my photographer friends were using the words "isn't using the computer cheating?" Nonsense ! Art is about communication and learning the language of the computer is quite like learning how to express yourself with liquid paints. It's just different. <br />
Here is a gallery I made in the late 80's. It was one of the first I put on the web in 1997. It was made long before I could admit that images like this were painterly... so I called it "two view". (Far away it looked like a photo; up close it looked like a painting)<br />
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The distant brown Verde river should be honored too, for without it, no culture could survive.</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><img border="0" height="320px" m$="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLQupeX1IhOhMMbXtxMZkAcM0fDYl2LwR3s89i0NXoXk04uuRcz-LnaLp5tbgAluGJqyymYkDIgavRLuM80YBJAc1RBgP1YIJxh0ozKOZeoMmdpHDqCfZZAJ10vmSaoAOOKcrbh9STcmA/s320/MidwayTuzigoot.jpg" width="232px" /> <span class="COCOCO14Pt"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">The colors have been reduced in number and saturated to start me thinking about the possibilities. I painted the background trees rather quickly. The rocks took a looooooong time.</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5BtURPVCz0nAp3m6dEN8O18NVCpCGiYiNOfsLTFRteFmd6yUJwVeycLt88rBQPEUJBPBeYgJX-SiMf062BBa8BIxEcnKuiOm_5r2RKsFcmfi9NkbF65OW5DcRqEaNdKqqPSwX1AqvYZg/s1600/OriginalRocks.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320px" m$="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5BtURPVCz0nAp3m6dEN8O18NVCpCGiYiNOfsLTFRteFmd6yUJwVeycLt88rBQPEUJBPBeYgJX-SiMf062BBa8BIxEcnKuiOm_5r2RKsFcmfi9NkbF65OW5DcRqEaNdKqqPSwX1AqvYZg/s320/OriginalRocks.jpg" width="320px" /></a><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Here's a closeup of the original rockwork</span>.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXYuunweWPXQuhgcB0RDaIstzPrV06hjCJ3y28oPDHbKA5Ec6qfmARrNr1ikAIOKo5byPIulf6uHZxNi-AGwJDoG0M7-1x461jrdwgjwBS1szoUvyqd3U5CQM3dRT6gPXtUcQCWIqvngM/s1600/MidwayRocks.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320px" m$="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXYuunweWPXQuhgcB0RDaIstzPrV06hjCJ3y28oPDHbKA5Ec6qfmARrNr1ikAIOKo5byPIulf6uHZxNi-AGwJDoG0M7-1x461jrdwgjwBS1szoUvyqd3U5CQM3dRT6gPXtUcQCWIqvngM/s320/MidwayRocks.jpg" width="320px" /></a><span style="color: black;"><span class="COCOCO14Pt"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">As you see, the colors have been saturated and reduced in number. But what would make them really stand out???</span></span><span class="COCOCO20Pt"></span> </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBhIwyB5lFryVBTR8xwt9z3qGEifQwHPTBpOSDv9GpYS7QCn5Qq7y57SiTYwHjwi5mxyViSLrdKt04HsvmuMR2RLlPy9o49E2nzaEZy0AR0bDxd27a-SFfc3H69lDH96e0UTH0nGjSemM/s1600/PaintedRocks.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320px" m$="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBhIwyB5lFryVBTR8xwt9z3qGEifQwHPTBpOSDv9GpYS7QCn5Qq7y57SiTYwHjwi5mxyViSLrdKt04HsvmuMR2RLlPy9o49E2nzaEZy0AR0bDxd27a-SFfc3H69lDH96e0UTH0nGjSemM/s320/PaintedRocks.jpg" width="320px" /></a><span class="COCOCO14Pt"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">I decided the MORTAR was the key. With a Blenders\Pointed Stump brush in Corel Painter 11, I made even FEWER colors in the rocks...and mimiced what it might look like to swish them with a brush. But even more energy went into the "negative space"...the mortar. </span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEii0OAF3jLzQhjc9RiuuajGo0erYlDxraPySge5wOtsxr691rrc3Fph3cJvEKK_3aHPCRXg2u8QJPHN1xx2xtJT9PoEu5HdzFp3ulsYQore8mN0nqIpgkoPyFUOoyiLQoDTZgtAVuw2moI/s1600/PaintedTuzigoot.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320px" m$="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEii0OAF3jLzQhjc9RiuuajGo0erYlDxraPySge5wOtsxr691rrc3Fph3cJvEKK_3aHPCRXg2u8QJPHN1xx2xtJT9PoEu5HdzFp3ulsYQore8mN0nqIpgkoPyFUOoyiLQoDTZgtAVuw2moI/s320/PaintedTuzigoot.jpg" width="232px" /></a><span class="COCOCO14Pt"><span style="color: black; font-family: Trebuchet MS;">I exaggerated the size of the Verde River and the closeness of the autumn trees. After painting that many rocks, I not only SAW Tuzigoot...I FELT LIKE the persons who placed each boulder into that wall!</span><span style="color: black; font-family: Trebuchet MS;"> </span></span><span class="COCOCO14Pt"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS;">A big shout out to <a href="http://www.nazstuff.com/"> http://www.nazstuff.com</a></span> <span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS;">who is now following my social media attempts. </span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="COCOCO14Pt"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS;">Here is my gallery of New Mexico...<br />
<span style="color: black;"><a href="http://www.strengthinperspective.com/Pictures-USA/NewMexico-51/NewMexico.html">http://www.strengthinperspective.com/Pictures-USA/NewMexico-51/NewMexico.html</a> and soon I will post my Arizona work.</span></span></span></div>Marilyn Peckhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18351623191513666061noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6497665948787577029.post-47985257699916942592011-06-16T15:49:00.000-07:002011-06-16T15:49:00.232-07:00Blog 12 Saguaro Cactus Sunset Painting-Sunburst<div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"> <span class="COCOCO14Pt"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">While traveling through Tucson Arizona to collect photos for my current project "Arizona Paintings", Paul captured this silhouette with the sun illuminating the Santa Rosa Mountains and bursting through a Saguaro Cactus. </span></span></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
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</div><div class="CENTERtextBox"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"> Here is the finished painting...not a complete silhouette...emphasis on the mountains and addition of the sunburst.</span></div><div class="CENTERtextBox"><br />
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What I like about painting is that you can place emphasis on what you want to remember...and I will not forget that Arizona sun!</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
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As you can see by looking at the Brush Guide, the same brush is used for the foreground bush and the background tree leaves. The brush only differs by size.</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">I concentrate on getting the shadows the right intensity. Between Viveza, Photoshop and my husband, Paul...the picture takes on dimension.</span></span> </div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTbxnidUOt0fVY3P5bhLyibkAztulZyIQRf85hVccl9adW9oDVn9jSBVNkyctq_2eEa_5iClc4KavlkfmXBUP5vSdpxCEmiVMEsAER1uwov8LlFPAorK96GfVduYjrIfSALqsTqdUXBK8/s1600/11AlbuquerqueFini.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; cssfloat: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="232px" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTbxnidUOt0fVY3P5bhLyibkAztulZyIQRf85hVccl9adW9oDVn9jSBVNkyctq_2eEa_5iClc4KavlkfmXBUP5vSdpxCEmiVMEsAER1uwov8LlFPAorK96GfVduYjrIfSALqsTqdUXBK8/s320/11AlbuquerqueFini.jpg" t8="true" width="320px" /></a></div><div align="left" class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div>Marilyn Peckhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18351623191513666061noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6497665948787577029.post-54174798229977558632011-05-30T10:43:00.000-07:002011-05-30T10:46:39.457-07:00Blog10 Part 1: Art Programs to use when painting photos<div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"> <span class="COCOCO14Pt"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: yellow;">NUMBER ONE</span> The first program I use to create my paintings is Photoshop. (CS5 at the moment). All content changes are made there. All telephone poles go...all flowers multiply...all skies become interesting. I try to make a good photograph.<br />
<span class="COCOCO14Pt"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="background-color: yellow;">NUMBER TWO</span> To start to eliminate detail from a photo so it will make a good painting, I use the plugin Topaz Labs\Topaz Simplify 3 from </span><a href="http://www.topazlabs.com/">http://www.topazlabs.com/</a></span></span></span></span><br />
<span class="COCOCO14Pt"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><span class="COCOCO14Pt"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Here is the Original Photo...</span></span></span></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTeORbxqTwGNoANnDmEtNyCFGFrkQcjqxsNa6cTFwKciTkUwnNP5v7eXLAMxn3Rmbs_FWlt2BF1YyHphcLxZDERRUqxZBOb-aEXZJfArjz4BXcHBGO2cDOa76Lm3izY4cyz3_GV85eAJw/s1600/10OriginalAlbuquerque.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="232px" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTeORbxqTwGNoANnDmEtNyCFGFrkQcjqxsNa6cTFwKciTkUwnNP5v7eXLAMxn3Rmbs_FWlt2BF1YyHphcLxZDERRUqxZBOb-aEXZJfArjz4BXcHBGO2cDOa76Lm3izY4cyz3_GV85eAJw/s320/10OriginalAlbuquerque.jpg" t8="true" width="320px" /></a> <span class="COCOCO14Pt"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Below is the version AFTER Photoshop removed the basketball hoop AND the Topaz plugin eliminated some details.</span></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiH8Kwdfb9KkrVMdldTug-tZe4NWVhrUKlBM0C0ENUpofh2b_PSUOtYhLpujp5L-nsQHuAqj6baaeQCUag1M2NNk2NUcuEmsMtW_xcbzFw2NyNUp5nhSlWYD0dxQjuakJ_3QDF13SQhP7U/s1600/10TopazAlbuquerque.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="232px" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiH8Kwdfb9KkrVMdldTug-tZe4NWVhrUKlBM0C0ENUpofh2b_PSUOtYhLpujp5L-nsQHuAqj6baaeQCUag1M2NNk2NUcuEmsMtW_xcbzFw2NyNUp5nhSlWYD0dxQjuakJ_3QDF13SQhP7U/s320/10TopazAlbuquerque.jpg" t8="true" width="320px" /></a><br />
<span class="COCOCO14Pt"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: yellow;">NUMBER THREE</span> I then reach out to the internet for a great tool for harmonizing colors. </span><span style="color: black; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.colorschemedesigner.com/"><span style="color: #990000;">http://www.colorschemedesigner.com/</span></a> Here's how I use it:<br />
In Photoshop, choose a dominate color in the picture with the eyedropper and enter the color picker. Copy the hexadecimal number (Ex: da8860) and enter Color Scheme Designer...paste in the box "Enter the RGB Value". Suddenly you are privy to LOTS of information and it's all free! This program gives you a complement, triad, tetrad etc. I usually choose triad. I do Printscreen and save the file in photoshop as <span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><span style="color: black;"> <span class="COCOCO14Pt">colors.psd. This is a great GUIDE to the color palette for this picture...nothing exact...just a quide. It does tell me only my blue needs a color shift. </span></span></span></span></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZKgVLgmRnwtSX_n7XIOnzNY-_6kwJMik5pvTcE8ffRhCz_ln0UPL3fy2hqfTtKWWWVlzgoQ-qjaNG-C7D2jaSikfWgK73GvN3fIQHQVcZbEF0PdlBgw2FVYSEvjn6DX3zot_GCtpXf9U/s1600/10AlbuquerqueColors.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="253px" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZKgVLgmRnwtSX_n7XIOnzNY-_6kwJMik5pvTcE8ffRhCz_ln0UPL3fy2hqfTtKWWWVlzgoQ-qjaNG-C7D2jaSikfWgK73GvN3fIQHQVcZbEF0PdlBgw2FVYSEvjn6DX3zot_GCtpXf9U/s320/10AlbuquerqueColors.jpg" t8="true" width="320px" /></a><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">In Corel Painter I will make a palette from this colorset for my image.</span></div>Marilyn Peckhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18351623191513666061noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6497665948787577029.post-44417235742713567612011-05-20T13:36:00.000-07:002011-05-20T13:36:37.252-07:00Blog 9 What size to make a painting...what dpi<span style="color: black; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"> </span><span class="COCOCO14Pt"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">I always make every image a 16X22 which can be printed 22X30 or 30X40. The edges of paintings often contain vital information which you DON'T want to lose by changing the aspect ratio. You can often crop and squeeze a photo without damaging the intent. A Painting? Not so much.<br />
Also it pays to work in the same aspect ratio. As you grow in painting skills, your work begins to come alive. Sometimes you want to rip off the earlier canvas and replace it with your new masterpiece. If all paintings are the same aspect ratio (in my case 16X22)...this will be an easy task.<br />
I generally make my paintings 180DPI at 16X22. I have worked as low as 100 dpi and as high as 240dpi. The reasons for this are:<br />
1. Canvas is not much improved by higher dpi AND paintings (at least mine) go to canvas.<br />
2. Higher dpi slows the computer down too much. Save the details for photos. A photo can lose 50% details and still provide ample information for a interesting painting.<br />
<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"> Here is a gallery with both painting and photo to provide a taste of Montana scenery. </span></span><span style="color: silver;"><span style="color: black;"><a href="http://www.strengthinperspective.com/Pictures-USA/Montana-62/Montana.html"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">http://www.strengthinperspective.com/Pictures-USA/Montana-62/Montana.html </span></a><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"> You can see that detailed images are best in straight photographic format.</span></span></span></span>Marilyn Peckhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18351623191513666061noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6497665948787577029.post-15326495093458321722011-05-13T17:41:00.000-07:002011-05-13T17:41:31.094-07:00Blog 8 Save IMPORTANT files...not just the painting<span class="COCOCO14Pt"><span style="color: silver; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><span style="color: black;">As you can see, I like to start telling the story of painting with some global issues. It will be a while before the first stroke is made. Digital Painting is no different than "wet painting" in that you have to gather supplies, lighting, brushes, cleaning techniques... neither is a sport that can be done without preparation.<br />
One of the most important things is to decide WHAT files to save and WHERE to save them.<br />
About WHERE...always save your files in Two places. Believe me "XZ!!X" happens and you will be glad your paintings are still able to be found. I back up my computer once a week with Acronis. It takes a LONG time because it writes the entire drive structure. "I do's it the way I see's it!" could be their motto.</span> <a href="http://www.acronis.com/">http://www.acronis.com/</a></span></span><br />
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2 reasons: Backflowing 10% of the original sometimes enhances the painting AND <br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"> </span><span class="COCOCO14Pt"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-size: small;">Let me repeat "I experiment with brushes until I settle on one best for the area. I then record the settings for that brush INCLUDING all the numbers in the property bar. It just isn't good enough to only remember which brush is used...size matters!!"<br />
I paint photorealism with a twist. For those of us who are computer photo painters (instead of primarily wet paint artists) the digital brushes you use are your life blood. Here is an early Brush Guide...when I first started making guides.</span></span></span></span></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_heahx5IQlo6Q2gmxoX2WyS5DD3R8Ardmn0j421E4BsZmQOwEk2QNWGAHtRb6k0cV8w8lG_MhBLpIHztW1im0HkBukfF8LJweswgv9B1tdDG3hwtJPMLsRE31UyjCdpa1p1FS_BjYIhw/s1600/7DemoBrushGuide.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_heahx5IQlo6Q2gmxoX2WyS5DD3R8Ardmn0j421E4BsZmQOwEk2QNWGAHtRb6k0cV8w8lG_MhBLpIHztW1im0HkBukfF8LJweswgv9B1tdDG3hwtJPMLsRE31UyjCdpa1p1FS_BjYIhw/s320/7DemoBrushGuide.jpg" height="240px" j8="true" width="320px" /></a></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Notice... at the time... I didn't write the entire property bar code on the brush guide. Although the name of the brush was helpful, I soon took the process 1 step farther. "BUT BUT you say...can't you save a variant of the brush you used? Why bother with an entire brush guide for each picture??" Here's why:</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><span style="color: black;"> 1. Brush size matters. A small brush has an entirely different effect on a painting than the same brush at a larger size. <span class="FontRed" style="color: #660000;"><i>Brush guides remember for you.</i></span><br />
2. A brush may be great for a sky on this picture but painting a Seal belly may be your next picture. You want to remember not just the brush but where you used it. Soon you have 16 Grass brushes...some for the hillside...others for a watery area...others for a lawn. <span class="FontRed" style="color: #660000;"><i>Brush guides remember for you.</i></span><br />
3. Once you've committed your painting to canvas and LOOKED at it...you may see you've missed spots or want to clone an ugly part of the picture away by using a different part of the picture. But touchups need the same brush to blend the old and new together. <span class="FontRed" style="color: #660000;"><i>Brush guides remember for you.</i></span><br />
4. Finally, some photo painters, I'm told, put TIME gaps between one painting and the next. A brush guide for your last picture will help you start your next picture a month later. </span><span class="FontRed" style="color: #660000;"><i>Brush guides remember for you.</i></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"> Here's a link to the finished Arched Bridge image among others in that gallery: </span><span style="color: black; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.strengthinperspective.com/Pictures-Oregon/ArchedBridges-63/ArchedBridges.html">http://www.strengthinperspective.com/Pictures-Oregon/ArchedBridges-63/ArchedBridges.html </a></span><br />
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Marilyn Peckhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18351623191513666061noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6497665948787577029.post-25471331295730178552011-04-22T15:43:00.000-07:002015-01-15T16:33:31.655-08:00Blog 6 Painting Flamingos<div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">
<span class="COCOCO14Pt"><span style="color: silver; font-family: Segoe UI; font-size: large;"> </span><span style="color: silver; font-family: Segoe UI; font-size: large;"> <span style="color: black; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Here is a finished product using the brush I described in earlier blogs. The American Flamingo in the foreground...Chilean Flamingos in the background. </span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3CvkD-cB26pc5zOgcba3P43RkbLu3KIhPC1DQDpPC-Ca4z54jiL8XQjXombYR1j4TJv2aO0NgwQueB9JxH67y7awbK9AZ04kUhGQq6_cc8sLMoh-KaCQjtXfu20LTwwyFnve3eT4Xiug/s1600/6Beak.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: small;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3CvkD-cB26pc5zOgcba3P43RkbLu3KIhPC1DQDpPC-Ca4z54jiL8XQjXombYR1j4TJv2aO0NgwQueB9JxH67y7awbK9AZ04kUhGQq6_cc8sLMoh-KaCQjtXfu20LTwwyFnve3eT4Xiug/s320/6Beak.jpg" height="320px" i8="true" width="232px" /></span></a></span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">You can see the brush work in this closeup. </span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRF04kheiwfMS5wSITCUhiNWgxfSreF1hxP-S7gMWnl7NIn7DWjQhBeCIADAQyYu2jqYteQcJaIq7W-OHAMVoYYwxF-Qf1E4gze4hfUWiOEZ4KiHgy6FcMvGQAjPXDfHD1IpBUibNnlsk/s1600/6aBeak.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRF04kheiwfMS5wSITCUhiNWgxfSreF1hxP-S7gMWnl7NIn7DWjQhBeCIADAQyYu2jqYteQcJaIq7W-OHAMVoYYwxF-Qf1E4gze4hfUWiOEZ4KiHgy6FcMvGQAjPXDfHD1IpBUibNnlsk/s320/6aBeak.jpg" height="232px" i8="true" width="320px" /></a><br />
<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">I painted the set of flamingos, seen here at </span><span style="color: maroon;"><a href="http://www.strengthinperspective.com/Pictures-DigitalCollections/FlamingoPaintings-61/FlamingoPaintings.html"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">http://www.strengthinperspective.com/Pictures-DigitalCollections/FlamingoPaintings-61/FlamingoPaintings.html</span></a> <span style="color: black; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">when I knew VERY little about brushes. <br />
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I was familiar with photoshop...CS5...so I cracked open Painter X and familiarized myself with some of the new jargon...then I went to California to a retreat led by Karen Sperling. She is a hard working artist with a knack for explaining things in language you really understand. It is a gift you give yourself to study under a talented computer artist. Thanks Karen.</span> <a href="http://karensperling.com/"><span style="color: black;">http://karensperling.com</span></a> <span style="color: black;"> </span><a href="http://artistrymag.com/"><span style="color: black;">http://artistrymag.com</span></a></span></div>
Marilyn Peckhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18351623191513666061noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6497665948787577029.post-21675289050802020992011-04-13T10:04:00.000-07:002011-04-13T10:04:44.964-07:00Blog 5 Keeping Track of Brushes<div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><span class="COCOCO14Pt"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">There are many ways that people commonly keep track of their brushes. I'm sure you have done Window\Custom Palette\Organizer and exported the brush file you commonly use OR maybe export a brush file for every image done, as I do, because all images are DIFFERENT and require a different set of brushes! But did that satisfy me? Oh, no, I had to take it one step further (the Virgo in me) and that is the subject of this picture.</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSuHBlMU9pMY1fWMhPtpvZY_hX1fj-3dZk0tknYOAFWu5xDq4LjsgpsFY0HM5X4v5GcELRxqM7qE9-B6tE29S9mITHUrZcX9xkRzcf4p2hTIhLczHrQyTgBeDnLklh-NRGHXYO6QkLEJM/s1600/BrushCode.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; cssfloat: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="260" r6="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSuHBlMU9pMY1fWMhPtpvZY_hX1fj-3dZk0tknYOAFWu5xDq4LjsgpsFY0HM5X4v5GcELRxqM7qE9-B6tE29S9mITHUrZcX9xkRzcf4p2hTIhLczHrQyTgBeDnLklh-NRGHXYO6QkLEJM/s320/BrushCode.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="CENTERtextBox">This image, first seen in "Blog 2-How to Sit in the Chair"... is a blow up to better show monitor #3. Way to the left...but never left out...I use this computer while painting to show the brushes. Here's the deal.</div><div class="CENTERtextBox"> I experiment with brushes until I settle on one best for the area...in this example the feathers of the flamingo head. I then record the stats of that brush INCLUDING all the numbers in the property bar. It just isn't good enough to only remember which brush is used...size matters...as does opacity, resat, bleed and jitter. When starting a new project I can say to myself "didn't I have a great brush for this job while working on flamingos". Of all the things I've tried in the past...a pile of "brush detail files" has been VERY useful.</div>Marilyn Peckhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18351623191513666061noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6497665948787577029.post-40954866332927898172011-04-08T12:29:00.000-07:002011-04-08T12:29:35.129-07:00Blog 4 Painting can be devastating <span class="COCOCO14Pt"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: large;">I just lost my entire day's work for yesterday. I used ctrl F in Windows Explorer and sought files with the same name...nothing. I looked through Adobe CS5 Bridge in every drawer I visited yesterday...nothing. I am working on a piece that will be 5 feet wide and 2.5 feet deep. That means everything I do (with a 3 pixel brush) is done a million times. And now I have to do it over. My only solace is that I kept track of the brushes I used...and choosing the brush is half the work!<br />
I once heard Jeremy Sutton (<a href="http://www.jeremysutton.com/">http://www.jeremysutton.com/</a>) say that he was filled with anxiety until he got his brush chosen. From then on, painting was fun. On my next blog I'm going to show you how I keep track of my brushes. Jeremy, I thank you for your candor. You got me started on a good technique!</span></span>Marilyn Peckhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18351623191513666061noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6497665948787577029.post-83400172451529728662011-04-01T14:24:00.000-07:002011-04-01T14:24:30.336-07:00Blog entry #3 My hand wrap<div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiR58T6Rg5Haso8ykTYVYiwuGfqeiOkarUjphv6AbTO6JLUCuYaSO8jOubfQTn8EB0msa3UIgFl5Z7nx3cMLpStGBAjJb9H0Ftdjhsu5JaIU1FMKnsLjkKv4SQb_FnokoHH8xsNAE9o564/s1600/glove.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; cssfloat: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="263" r6="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiR58T6Rg5Haso8ykTYVYiwuGfqeiOkarUjphv6AbTO6JLUCuYaSO8jOubfQTn8EB0msa3UIgFl5Z7nx3cMLpStGBAjJb9H0Ftdjhsu5JaIU1FMKnsLjkKv4SQb_FnokoHH8xsNAE9o564/s320/glove.jpg" width="320" /></a><span class="COCOCO14Pt"><span style="color: silver; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><span style="color: black;">I know you are curious about the hand wrap. Did I burn my hand on the stove? No...I got some wonderful help from the web that helped solve a problem. </span><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><span class="COCOCO14Pt"><span style="color: black;">When you rest your arm on the wacom tablet (which is warm) you experience stickiness...and if you wear a long sleeve shirt, you get button scrape. </span></span></span><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><span style="color: black;"><span class="COCOCO14Pt">By cutting off two fingers of a dust glove and covering loose ends of your glove and your shirt with an ace wrap...you can paint for hours</span>.</span> <span class="COCOCO14Pt"><a href="http://www.strengthinperspective.com/"><span style="color: maroon;">Strength in Perspective</span></a></span>.</span></span></span></div>Marilyn Peckhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18351623191513666061noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6497665948787577029.post-60511513385544385402011-03-31T17:48:00.000-07:002011-03-31T19:14:12.515-07:00Entry #2 How to Sit in the Chair (don't laugh)<div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxbBodBvRuOdyI_7k9MuUUREiH5heNQEedBttG0IJA56-uQD9KeWTDQya7wZTIemLZeAXtlPmYUtm5srRiWH2yXwJ3RIyBED1_IiB-0KqhP9qmAqOI_xcZkvqWxtowfnFJPtOyG0awk5A/s1600/wrist-chair.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; cssfloat: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" r6="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxbBodBvRuOdyI_7k9MuUUREiH5heNQEedBttG0IJA56-uQD9KeWTDQya7wZTIemLZeAXtlPmYUtm5srRiWH2yXwJ3RIyBED1_IiB-0KqhP9qmAqOI_xcZkvqWxtowfnFJPtOyG0awk5A/s320/wrist-chair.jpg" width="216" /></a></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><span class="COCOCO14Pt"> It may seem funny, but one of the first things that I had to create was "How to Sit in the Chair". This picture shows the product of my</span> </span></span><span class="COCOCO14Pt"><span style="color: silver;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><span style="color: black;">trial and error</span>.</span><span class="COCOCO14Pt"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"> The Cintiq 21ux is big and a bit too heavy for one's lap AND it must work in tandem with my other two monitors. How to sit...how to sit? <br />
My answer was to pull my chair under the desk enough to rest one leg of the wacom tablet on the arm. The other leg is on the desk and the entire experience I call "getting in the cockpit". I need to get very intimate with photos painted for <a href="http://www.strengthinperspective.com/"><span style="color: #990000;">Strength in Perspective</span></a><br />
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A few years ago I plunged head long into computer photo painting with a pen and wacom tablet, using Photoshop and Corel Painter. I decided to create a blog to share some of the tricks I've learned throughout my struggle to make canvas paintings from photos we take.<br />
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I'd love to hear from you about the passion we share...the computer, the image, and the feeling of mastery.Marilyn Peckhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18351623191513666061noreply@blogger.com0