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ARTISTRY ACADEMY OF
PAINTING FOR PHOTOGRAPHERS

Karen Sperling’s
 

Turning Garden Photos into
Impressionist-Style Paintings in
Adobe Photoshop or Corel Painter or Both

Painting by Karen Sperling
based on a photo

Buy this Class

$49.99

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Artistry Academy

$24.99/month
(billed annually)

Tuition is for access to class videos for either Corel Painter or Adobe Photoshop. Get both versions for a 20% savings. Tuition includes custom brushes.
Special Bonus! The class brushes are included for no extra fee-—a $39 value!
Just want the brushes without the class? Click here to order.

Please note: The Artistry Academy video links and brushes aren’t automatic. A person sends them to you. You will receive the links within 24 hours of your order during regular business hours Monday through Friday U.S. Pacific Time. 

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Class Overview

• Available as a standalone class or as part of an Artistry Academy membership
• Original Corel Painter manuals author teaches how to turn garden photos into Impressionist-style paintings
• Choice of Adobe Photoshop or Corel Painter or both
• Art lessons and color theories for turning photos into paintings
• Photoshop techniques for setting up photos for painting
• Videos showing step-by-step how to paint faces, hair, clothing and outdoor backgrounds
• Source photos provided to follow along with videos
• Karen Sperling’s custom Corel Painter and Adobe Photoshop brushes included
• Run time approx. 50 minutes
• Exclusive Artistry Academy bonus feature: Receive from Karen Sperling personal feedback on your work and answers to your questions

Class Description

Artists through the centuries have created paintings of picturesque gardens either as standalone landscape renditions or as backdrops to portraits of people, pets, horses and wildlife.

And now you can learn the art lessons and Corel Painter or Adobe Photoshop steps for turning portrait and landscape photos into Impressionist-style paintings with this new Artistry Academy of Painting for Photographers video tutorial and custom brushes.

Either enroll in the Artistry Academy to view this step-by-step video lesson and over 60 other instructional videos and member feedback recordings.
Or click the Add to Cart button above to purchase just this Artistry Academy Sampler Class.

Taught by Elite Corel Painter Master and original Painter expert, Karen Sperling, the class includes art instruction covering choosing tones and colors, in addition to software steps for painting faces, hair, clothing and outdoor backgrounds.

Who Is This Class for?
This class is for you if you are a photographer or a hobbyist interested in creating paintings based on photos. This class isn’t for teachers.

What Experience Level Is This Class?
Whether you are a beginner or advanced user of Adobe Photoshop or Corel Painter, you will benefit from this class if you are interested in learning to paint based on composited photos. 

Rave Reviews
Karen Sperling’s instruction gets rave reviews like this:

Karen Sperling is a Corel Painter Icon

Karen has been an icon in the Corel Painter world since the beginning. She uses it as an active artist and teaches as well.Who better to learn from?I quickly realized that my biggest lack of knowledge and what I needed most was NOT specific to Corel Painter, but more soto art in general. There are some fundamental concepts in the art world that are good to know and understand and Karen helped explain those to me so that I could apply them in my digital painting.

James Finch

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