August 2010 Artistry Tips and Tricks

Topics Covered

The August 2010 issue of Artistry Tips and Tricks shows you the art lessons and software steps for painting portraits and flowers from photos in Photoshop CS5.

Painting by Karen Sperling.

Detail from painting.

Photo by Karen Sperling.

Painting by Karen Sperling.

Detail from painting.

Photo by Karen Sperling.

Topics covered in the August 2010 issue of Artistry Tips and Tricks

*How to tell if a photo is a good candidate to be turned into a painting
*How to use tones to turn a photo into a painting
*How to use Photoshop CS5's brushes, including the new Mixer Brush Tool
*How to edit CS5's settings for painting with the Mixer Brush as a blender
*How to edit CS5's settings for painting with the Mixer Brush as a paint brush
*How to set up CS5's shortcut keys for quick brush access
*How to work with layers in Photoshop CS5
*How to choose color schemes
*How to paint faces, eyes, lips and hair
*How to paint portrait backgrounds
*How to paint flowers
*Start-to-finish workflow steps

Visit Karen Sperling's blog for a sneak peek at the August 2010 issue of Artistry Tips and Tricks.

Reviews

The August 2010 issue of Artistry Tips and Tricks is receiving rave reviews like this one:

I love your Artistry Tips and Tricks and I really enjoyed the August issue.
I've listened to a few tutorials on how to paint in CS5, but it was
great to be able to read the instructions and then try out the techniques.
I know I need to do a lot of practice so I will refer to this lesson often.
I always enjoy painting flowers, so was happy this lesson started with the Begonia.
Mary Darling

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