Photomaster
03-21-2006, 01:56 AM
I discovered a relatively easy method to create professional level artwork in Painter IX.
To see a large version of my Tiger painting click HERE (http://www.retouchpro.com/gallery/showphoto.php/photo/4493/size/big/sort/1/cat/500)
The first attachement below is the scanned imaged of an old color copy of a tiger picture I've had for over 10 years. I scanned it into Photoshop at 200dpi. The second is a detail from the painting. The third is is the same detail with a Rust Flake texture added in Photoshop.
My method:
In Photoshop I ran the Cutout filter and then repainted the eyes. I saved the image as a jpeg at level 10 quality.
In Painter IX I:
Created a blank layer above the image.
Checked the "Pick Up Underlying Color" box above the new layer.
Under Acrylics I selected the Captued Bristle brush.
Opacity at 30%
Resat at 0%
Bleed at 36%
Jitter at 0%
Brush Size: 8.5 and smaller as needed.
Using a Wacom Tablet I used a very light touch with the pen and carefully stroked the areas of color paying close attention to the direction of my strokes. I saved as a high quality jpeg and then used Smart Sharpen in Photoshop. I completed this painting in about 3 hours. Try this and you should be able to produce similar results. Good luck.
You are welcome to use the original image and try this yourself.
To see a large version of my Tiger painting click HERE (http://www.retouchpro.com/gallery/showphoto.php/photo/4493/size/big/sort/1/cat/500)
The first attachement below is the scanned imaged of an old color copy of a tiger picture I've had for over 10 years. I scanned it into Photoshop at 200dpi. The second is a detail from the painting. The third is is the same detail with a Rust Flake texture added in Photoshop.
My method:
In Photoshop I ran the Cutout filter and then repainted the eyes. I saved the image as a jpeg at level 10 quality.
In Painter IX I:
Created a blank layer above the image.
Checked the "Pick Up Underlying Color" box above the new layer.
Under Acrylics I selected the Captued Bristle brush.
Opacity at 30%
Resat at 0%
Bleed at 36%
Jitter at 0%
Brush Size: 8.5 and smaller as needed.
Using a Wacom Tablet I used a very light touch with the pen and carefully stroked the areas of color paying close attention to the direction of my strokes. I saved as a high quality jpeg and then used Smart Sharpen in Photoshop. I completed this painting in about 3 hours. Try this and you should be able to produce similar results. Good luck.
You are welcome to use the original image and try this yourself.