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Attend an Artistry Retreat and learn the art concepts and Painter steps for turning your photos into paintings from Karen Sperling, who has been writing about and teaching Painter longer than anyone. Karen wrote the first several Painter manuals and the highly acclaimed book, Painting for Photographers, and produced two popular Painting for Photographers DVDs for painting portraits and landscapes.

In the Artistry Retreats, you'll receive an overview of software basics, including a look at Painter's brushes. You'll also learn the art concepts and theories needed for turning photos into paintings.

Next, you'll enjoy hands-on, step-by-step instructions for turning portrait or landscape photos into paintings in Painter.

Students say that the biggest benefits of attending the Artistry Retreats are watching Karen Sperling's painting techniques and receiving constructive feedback, guidance and techniques during the hands-on step-by-step painting lessons, in addition to rubbing elbows with fellow photographers and hobbyists.

Here are some examples of the kinds of things you will learn to do at the Artistry Retreats.

Topics covered during the Artistry Retreats include:

The Right Stuff

Find out what makes a photo a good candidate for the basis of a painting and how to fix it if it's not.

A-list brushes

Learn which brushes are Painter's star performers as you turn your photos into watercolors and oils.

A little art knowledge goes a long way

See how art concepts such as values, composition and colors, and the related Painter tools, can vastly improve your paintings.

Painter Secrets

Learn Karen Sperling's secrets, developed over 20 years of painting with, writing about and teaching how to use digital tools.

Shortcuts

The Artistry Retreats cover painting in Painter brushstroke by brushstroke and also Karen Sperling's methods for streamlining the process.

Nuts and Bolts Painter steps

Learn hands-on step-by-step procedures for turning photos into paintings.

Brush editing and customizing

Painter offers tools to fine-tune your brushes, and in the Artistry Retreats, you learn to master these handy features.

You don't have to have an art background to attend an Artistry Retreat. All the information you need will be part of the retreat.

You do need to know how to use your computer. You need to know how to open and save files and how to access files on a CD.