4 February 2013 - Painter Circle-flowers (Carla Sonheim inspired)

 

I have a new pair of glasses.

They have graduated lenses (which I've not had before).

I can see long-distance OK and reading-distance OK,

but I keep losing the computer-distance.

I figured playing with Painter would provide

some happy practice learning to focus on the screen.

 

This is based on one of Carla Sonheim's free on-line tutorials

http://www.carlasonheim.com/abstracted-flowers/

 

I'm grateful that I live in a time and place

where I can have glasses.

 

 

26 December 2012 - Sunflower Photo & Painter

 

Using various Cloner Brushes, Water Colour Brushes, Pencils,

Salt, Bleach, Erasers and Adjust Colours

in Corel Painter.

 

A few of the stages in its creation and the original photo are below.

 

 

 

 

My photo of a sunflower

growing by the rainwater tank in my parent's garden,

surviving in spite of the summer heat

 

 

11 November 2012 - Painter (Gel Captured & Elipse)

 

Still also creating patterns in Painter

http://frances-patterns.blogspot.com.au/

 

 

 

 

10 November 2012 - Lid, Tops & Painter Kaleidoscope

 

A little stack of honey jar lid, water & juice bottle tops,

with a kaleidoscope pattern added in Painter.

26 October 2012 - Painter (drippy pen & kaleidoscope)

 

 

 

 

18 October 2012 - Painter (Soft Charcoal Pencil again)

 

 

 

 

17 October 2012 - Painter (Soft Charcoal Pencil)

 

A belated post.

 

16 October 2012 - Painter (Gel Captured)

11 October 2012 - Painter (Impasto & Kaleidoscope)

 

Painter's Gloopy Impasto and Kaleidoscope

30 September 2012 - Painter Kaleidoscope (again)

If I go missing you will find me in Painter making patterns.

26 September 2012 - Painter (new blog wallpaper)

23 September 2012 - Painter (continuous pattern)

 

 

 

 

 

15 September 2012 - Painter (watercolour & Kaleidoscope)

10 September 2012 - Painter (lace)

7 September 2012 - Painter (Oils and Turbulence)

4 September 2012 - Painter (kaleidoscope, sponge, eraser)

1 September 2012 - Carlyn Beccia's Painter Pattern Tutorial

 

Small simple pattern used as a repeat element

 

 

It was made in a one centimeter square,

but in Painter the patterns elements are scalable 

so you don't have to start small, you can also adjust

how the pattern tiles horizontally and vertically

 

 

Using Define Pattern to create a seamless wrap-around repeating pattern.

As you draw out over the left edge the pen-stroke appears coming in on the right,

as you draw upwards over the top edge the pen-stroke appears coming in from the bottom,

it's a bit wierd but you get used to it.

 

You add it as a fill which is meant to be seamless but mine has a bit of a white line

 

 

Then using Layer Effects to alter hue and saturation

 

 

 

Finally, using my own patterns with Painter's Pattern Pen

 

 

I created these today with the help of Carlyn Beccia's fabulous tutorial

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ls2CEf8iduU&feature=youtu.be

 

which was available via a link from her helpful blog

http://blog.carlynbeccia.com/

 

which was mentioned in her great book

"Digital Painting for the Complete Beginner"

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Digital-Painting-Complete-Beginner-Techniques/dp/1908150246/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1346501194&sr=8-1

 

which I have on loan from the library.

 

Today was the first day of Spring

(here in the Southern Hemisphere)

and a beautiful mild sunny day outdoors

but I mostly missed it - how did that happen?

I'll go outside tomorrow I promise!

 

 

 

I love making patterns! I've created a new blog for patterns

http://frances-patterns.blogspot.com.au/

 

 

31 August 2012 - Painter (various) & Yvonne

 

Playing with Painter is addictive?

 

Congratulations to Yvonne on completing her 365 Zentangles project.

Yvonne is now embarking on Zentangles with Colour

http://365freestylezentangles.blogspot.com.au/2012/08/what-will-it-be.html

 

30 August 2012 - Painter (Kaleidoscope, Watercolour & Chalk)