Saturday, June 13, 2009

UNFOLD *IF

The mysterious land of digital painting is beginning to unfold. I’ve had a personal goal of recreating my mixed-media painting technique with Corel Painter X’s awesome digital tools. I think I’m getting pretty darn close. Can you tell which one is “fully digital”? I didn’t even use the clone tool, just tracingpaper. The biggest clue is the yellow light source in the upper corner image. For which I will reveal that sometimes yellow color pencil will scan more intensely than intended because of its translucent quality when light bounces around the scanner (hint). I could still use a little more contrast and warm light in the lower dominate image, but I plan go back and rework it more because I haven’t collapsed the layers yet (hint).
I just learned this THIS week. Cooooool…Icy cool . (happy dance)

6 comments:

Anonymous said...

Anne looks to me like you are mastering digital. The texture is great.

Cheryl said...

Congrats! Satisfaction comes through loud and clear in the image.

Heather said...

The digital transition can be a lot of fun. Looks good.

Scott said...

Great texture. I wouldn't have been able to tell the difference without a hint. I wanted to tell you how much I liked last week's entry too. Her eyes, hands and especially her hair are perfect.

I happened to find your website a couple of years ago and have enjoyed your work since. It is a small world.

INDIGENE said...

The texture and imagery are lovely! Like winter.

Loni Edwards said...

This is just lovely! I really like the colors and the texture!