December 2006 Artistry Tips and Tricks

Topics Covered

The December 2006 issue of Artistry Tips and Tricks features
step-by-step tutorials written by Karen Sperling for painting
a portrait of Santa Claus from a photo, spotlighting the art and
techniques of artist Patrick Kluesner.

Using painting-by-hand techniques, the issue takes you
step-by-step from photo to oil painting.

Of course the portrait is perfect for the holiday season.

However, you can use all the techniques for any image,
not just portraits of Santa!

This issue is compatible with Corel Painter versions IX, IX.5 and X.

Topics covered in this issue include:

*How to choose a photo to paint as a portrait
*How to choose a color scheme
*How to draw from a photo
*How to paint using layers
*How to choose brushes
*How to paint faces
*How to paint hair and beards
*How to paint clocks, furniture, rugs and walls
*How to work with layers, the Layers palette and the Layers menu
*How to use Tracing Paper
*Start-to-finish workflow steps

All the interim images are provided alongside the written step-by-step
instructions within the Acrobat file.

Click the thumbnail to see a larger version of the image.

Photo and painting by Patrick Kluesner

Special thanks to Patrick Kluesner for sharing
his beautiful art and techniques in this issue of
Artistry Tips and Tricks!

Santa Portrait Tutorial Masterful

Karen,

I have read and re-read your tutorial and I must
say, it's masterful. I swear, I'd think you stood
looking over my shoulder and read my mind!

I can't thank you enough Karen, this REALLY makes
my day.

On the Santa painting talked about in this newspaper
article, I've already had an offer to buy it, from a local
shop owner with deep pockets.

Thanks again!

Patrick Kluesner

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