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Holiday Open Studio Starts 14 Nov 2015 at Digital Art Academy

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Are you ready for Holiday Open Studio Registration; I am.  OMGosh, by the looks of it, I’m really, really ready.  It all starts Saturday, 14 Nov 2015.

Santa Skip by Corel Painter Master Elite, Karen Bonaker, Corel Painter 2016

Santa Skip by Corel Painter Master Elite, Karen Bonaker, Corel Painter 2016

 

Have you registered yet?  There is still time to register before Holiday Open Studio Registration starts this coming Saturday, 14 Nov 2015.

holiday osThe instructors for this year are Corel Painter Master Elite, Karen Bonaker plus professional painter and educators, Elaina Moore-Kelly and Winifred Whitfield.  Oh…me too…I will do a bit of a song and dance the last week of the four-week class.

Karen Bonaker starts the class with Winter Trees in Snow.  Karen demonstrates watercolor, liquid ink, and how to use selections and the image portfolio to create lovely landscapes.  I am looking forward to her week; I love her artistic innovations.  Karen is always an inspiration.

Where is my peace, Watercolor, Corel Painter 2016, Corel Master Painter Elite, Karen Bonaker

Where is my Peace, Watercolor, Corel Painter 2016, Corel Master Painter Elite, Karen Bonaker

DAA closes for Thanksgiving Week, 21 – 27 Nov 2015

In the second week of class beginning 28 Nov., Elaina Moore-Kelly continues with watercolor, which is something new for her.  Since watercolor is my favorite medium, I can’t wait to learn her approach.  Elaina explains using fonts in Painter and adds creative selections to the mix.

Happy Thanksgiving, Corel Painter 2016, Elaina Moore-Kelly

Happy Thanksgiving, Corel Painter 2016, Elaina Moore-Kelly

Winifred Whitfield takes the reins in week 3 creating images inspired by Roy Lichtenstein, the American Pop Artist from the 1960s.  His work defined pop art through parody and he used comic strips as his inspirations.  He used heavy black lines, dots, checks and all sorts of patterns.  Winifred capitalizes on all aspects of Lichtenstein’s work and provides patterns and papers for your explorations.

Corel Painter 2016, Winifred Whitfield

Corel Painter 2016, Winifred Whitfield

And that brings us to week 4, my week.  I planned to demonstrate painting a poinsettia in watercolor, but that may change.  I am waffling.  I spent the last couple of months making pastel variants for Painter.  The new features in Painter 2016 add so much to the look and feel of pastel variants…so…I may switch my week to pastels…or not.  Hey…who knows, I may just do both.  Here is an example of a photograph I took while walking around my neighborhood.  I live in rural Georgia.  And following is the pastel image I did using the photograph as a reference.  It was loads of fun, but I better get with it and decide what I am doing.

Poole Road, Nikon D810, Skip Allen

Poole Road, Nikon D810, Skip Allen

And the image in pastels.

Poole Road Stream, Corel Painter 2016, Custom Pastel Variants, Skip Allen

Poole Road Stream, Corel Painter 2016, Custom Pastel Variants, Skip Allen

OK, if you have read this far, here is a bit of sad news.  Holiday Open Studio has been an annual event at the Digital Art Academy (DAA) for eight years.  But, Karen Bonaker has announced that this will be the last one.  Yes, that is right, this will be the last one.  If you have never participated in a Holiday Open Studio, then don’t miss this last one.  They are so special.  And, if you have been a regular, then do join us for a farewell to Holiday Open Studio.

OK, that’s it from Santa Skip. I hope to see all of you in the class starting Saturday, 14 Nov 2015.

Portrait Painting with Winifred Whitfield Starts October 3rd

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Hello Friends,

Winifred Whitfield has created another class at the Digital Art Academy; Portrait Painting with Winifred Whitfield.  Her classes are very popular and I know this one will be, too.  Winifred is no stranger to portrait painting and has received national and international awards for her portraits.  The class will include demonstrations of many painting techniques, but will focus primarily on blending.  Winifred also shows the important step of preparing the photograph to paint.  She gets the photograph ready in Painter, which negates the need for photography software…everything is done in Painter.

You can see a preview of work created by Winifred in this Portrait Class Preview.

Following in an example of work painted in one of the tutorials for the class:

Created in Painter by Winifred Whitfield

Created in Painter by Winifred Whitfield

Registration is now open and the class starts Saturday, October 3, 2015.

Enjoy,

Skip

 

New Class Starts Friday at Digital Art Academy

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Hello Friends,

Winifred Whitfield has added another class to her popular Inspired Master Artist Series.  The class opens Friday and uses the work of Vincent Van Gogh for inspiration.  I talked with her briefly about the class and she discussed Van Gogh’s color choices.  I found the conversation very interesting.

I am sure you will find the class interesting, too.  Winifred describes the class in this video:

Check out some of the work that she will be demonstrating in tutorials:

Sunflowers, Winifred Whitfield, Corel Painter 2015

Sunflowers, Winifred Whitfield, Corel Painter 2015

 

Portrait, Winifred Whitfield, Corel Painter 2015

Portrait, Winifred Whitfield, Corel Painter 2015

 

I know you will love this class.  Don’t delay, register for Van Gogh Inspired today.  It starts this Friday, March 13th.

Enjoy,

Skip

 

Register Now for Winifred Whitfield’s Fantastic Class, Matisse Inspired

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Hello Everyone,

Winifred Whitfield has joined the Digital Art Academy team and is starting her first class tomorrow, Matisse Inspired.  Winifred has studied Matisse at length and developed a wonderful digital style inspired by this master.  I love looking at her examples, the bright colors, the simplified forms, and the magnificent patterns.  I know you will want to take this class.  She is teaching it in Corel Painter X3 and Corel Painter 2015.

It starts tomorrow.  Is it too late to register?  Absolutely not.  Registration always stays open for the first week of class, but after that registration closes.  To register for the class, you will want to go the Digital Art Academy and sign in if you have an account.  If not, look to the right side of the page and select Create New Account.  Follow the prompts.  You must create an account before you can register for any class; this doesn’t register you, it just allows you to register when you wish.  If you have any trouble, then take a look at the PDF How To Register and Enroll in a Class at Digital Art Academy.  Once you registered all the wonderful videos and resources that Winifred has for you are available.

The amount of resources Winifred makes available is amazing.  And all are downloadable to your computer for you to view over and over at your leisure.  You will upload your assignments and Winifred will give you helpful hints and constructive criticism about your work.

Take a look at some of Winifred’s images for the class.  I particularly like the work inspired by Matisse cutouts.

Gobi, Matisse Inspired, Winifred Whitfield, Corel Painter 2015

Gobi, Matisse Inspired, Winifred Whitfield, Corel Painter 2015

This window is very striking:

Window, Matisse Inspired, Winifred Whitfield, Corel Painter 2015

Window, Matisse Inspired, Winifred Whitfield, Corel Painter 2015

I know that her class will go into depth about how to make patterns with Corel Painter.  Making patterns is great fun; you will love it.

Woman in Blue, Matisse Inspired, Winifred Whitfield, Corel Painter X3

Woman in Blue, Matisse Inspired, Winifred Whitfield, Corel Painter X3

I hope to see you in the class.  I wouldn’t miss it.

In Red, Matisse Inspired, Winifred Whitfield, Corel Painter X3

In Red, Matisse Inspired, Winifred Whitfield, Corel Painter X3

Do go to the Digital Art Academy and register for Matisse Inspired.  It is a good decision.  Winifred is an accomplished artist and teacher; learning from her is easy.

Remember, you can register anytime in the first week of class, but don’t wait; don’t miss a single day with Winifred.

Enjoy,

Skip