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Course Description: Advanced Creative Painting

$25.00

** Please note** If you have previously taken this course with an earlier version you would not find enough new content in the Upgrade to consider new**This course will expand on the proficiency of the tools and features in PhotoImpact commonly used for digital painting. It will also build on the basic elements that were covered in the Creative Painting course. You will have the opportunity to learn how to adjust the various tools to achieve the desired look for all aspects of painting. Where practical, you will be supplied sketches so you can focus only on the tools. This is not a study in art so much as a continuing study of the tools, however we do look in more detail at the principles, shadow, perspective, light source and sketching. For more details, please review the lesson outline below.

Lessons

Lesson 1 - Painting skies, clouds, moonlight and sunsets mostly freehand, some brushes supplied.

Tools and settings used to achieve the specified lessons.
Using the brushes and brush panel.
Using PI effects (Artistic, Lighting and Texture) to enhance your work.
Using Retouch and Blending tools.
Painting and erasing with Edit Active Object Only.
Using Hue and Saturation, Remove noise, Sharpen, and Warp.
Using Object Properties where applicable.
Adding Highlights and Shadows.

Lesson 2 - Painting flowers and trees, some using supplied sketches and/or brushes.

Tools and Settings used to achieve the specified lessons.
Using the Brushes and Brush Panel.
Using PI effects (Artistic, Lighting and Texture) to enhance your work.
Using Retouch and Blending tools.
Painting and erasing with Edit Active Object Only.
Using Hue and Saturation, Remove noise, Sharpen, and Warp
Using Object Properties.
Adding Highlights and Shadows.
Exercises.

Lesson 3 - Painting landscapes, ground-cover and buildings, some sketches supplied, some will be freehand.

Tools and Settings used to achieve the specified lessons.
Using the Brushes and Brush Panel.
Using PI effects (Artistic, Lighting and Texture) to enhance your work.
Using Retouch and Blending tools.
Painting and erasing with Edit Active Object Only.
Using Hue and Saturation, Remove noise, Sharpen, and Warp.
Using Object Properties.
Adding Highlights and Shadows.
Exercises.

Lesson 4 - Painting seascapes and surf, various types, mostly freehand, some brushes supplied.

Tools and Settings used to achieve the specified lessons.
Using the Brushes and Brush Panel.
Using PI effects (Artistic, Lighting and Texture) to enhance your work.
Using Retouch and Blending tools.
Painting and erasing with Edit Active Object Only.
Using Hue and Saturation, Remove noise, Sharpen, and Warp
Using Object Properties.
Adding Highlights and Shadows.
Exercises.

Lesson 5 - Painting Different Art Styles and Still life; sketches supplied and freehand.

Tools and Settings used to achieve the specified lessons.
Using the Brushes and Brush Panel.
Using PI effects (Artistic, Lighting and Texture)to enhance your work.
Using Retouch and Blending tools.
Painting and erasing with Edit Active Object Only.
Using Hue and Saturation, Remove noise, Sharpen, and Warp.
Using Object Properties.
A continuing look at shadow, perspective and light source.
Exercises

Lesson 6 - Painting Animals and Birds using supplied sketches and or brushes.

Tools and Settings used to achieve the specified lessons.
Using the Brushes and Brush Panel.
Using PI effects (Artistic, Lighting and Texture) to enhance your work.
Using Retouch and Blending tools.
Painting and Erasing with Edit Active Object Only.
Using Hue and Saturation, Remove noise, Sharpen, and Warp.
Using Object Properties where applicable.
Adding Highlights and Shadows.
An exercise in sketching.
Exercises.

Prerequisites

This course is for the intermediate to advanced user of PhotoImpact and you must have completed the Creative Painting with PhotoImpact: Paint Tools Proficiency course to enroll in the Advanced Creative Painting course. Please see course outline for more detailed information.

You must have PhotoImpact 7, 8, 8.5, XL,Pro or 10 installed on your computer. It can be the trial version, but you will not be able to complete this course during the 30-day trial period

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