Try Your Hand At Computer Art
Example 1
Example 2
Example 3
Example 4
Example 5 Completed Project
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Example 1

This is where auto painting is
taken advantage of to get
your colors blocked into place
quickly. Also it can give you
ideas of colors you may not
have even thought of as being
part of the picture but were!
Example 2
Example 3
Example 4
Example 5
Completed Project
Trace or sketch,then color
added and blended, many
times in some cases.
I like to use an enlarged
photo to get detail and refer
to it with every little addition
and blend that is done. When
working with a small photo it
will become a little less clear
on enlargement and a little
guess work on colors. I am
happy if the most main part
of the subject is kept the
main part. To me this is the
face and eyes.
On completion to my liking other aspects can be add. Also putting the completed
art into an auto painting program called Classic Oil Painting which gave the look
of the last picture on the right. That can be done to the original photo but that
wasn't done in this case.

If the picture just above is printed onto printer canvas, which can be gotten on
the net or some computer stores it would look very much like an oil painting with
almost the same feel.  In those cases taking your picture a few steps further is a
very nice touch!  Even this more simple picture looks nice printed on cards or
used in other ways. Adding your own words makes it more personal.
While working I start with the medium tones and add the darker darks, then last
the highlights or lighter lights. This is very much the same way an oil painting can
be put together but with more time being spent blending away of all harsh lines.
Also keeping a softened edge to help your subject to have a turning effect to the
sides of faces and such. More time could also be spent adding single hairs for fur
and carrying it as far as you would like to with detail down to the body legs and
feet.
While sketching an Eagle's Nest from a Live Cam from the net,
produced a simple but fun quick remembrance. Added color next on a second
layer with more blending. Started from a pencil sketch not shown here.
I am excited to share what I am able to do here in hopes to inspire  those of you who have not yet
jumped into computer art to give it a try! I do not draw well and depend on getting those lights and
darks right where they need to be to bring the drawing to a better likeness of what I had in mind!  
Always refer back to the original picture throughout drawing my piece.  Most drawing take from 4 to
6 hours each. Some auto paintings can take less time to finish but even they can take hours when you
get into it. I am not speedy with my art most of the time but am constantly try to speed up! It has
helped a little!  (Smiling as I say that.)

You might take any of these ideas and produce something much more wonderful which would thrill me
to know I took  part  in someone else trying computer art!  Would love to hear and see what you are
able to achieve  with  the computer art yourself.  

In 1999 when I first started doing art on the computer  with a program called Art Dabbler and
Hyper Pen and Tablet which came with it. To this day I still respect and love that program and it
brought me many years of enjoyment. I am currently using Corel Essentials 4 and a Bamboo Tablet
from Wacom. Now branching out with PSP am learning a little about borders and tubes that can be
added to art is wonderfully  fun! The ability there  goes way beyond my abilities but am loving what I
can do! Below in the next 3 pages I hope Art By Jeannine gives you ideas you might use one day
to get you started. Even if you have done art or if you never have!