How to turn photos into paintings in Corel Painter and/or Adobe Photoshop by studying traditional art and color theories and by learning step-by-step how to paint in the styles of celebrated artists through the centuries, including Rembrandt, Sargent, Monet and many others. By studying the great masters, you will learn the ingredients of the art that you love as a springboard to painting in your own style, not the teacher’s.

I think we all have time if we just make it a point to do something. Even if you devote a 1/2 hour to painting per week, you will see results over time. Of course if you spend more than 1/2 hour a week you’ll see results sooner, but slow and steady wins the race.

Talent is an overrated word, in my opinion, and one that I don’t like to use. It’s too limiting. People think they either have talent or they don’t. However, I believe talent can be cultivated with classes and also with simply observing and analyzing art through the centuries. And practice. Painting is a skill that you can learn by studying art theories, learning techniques and by practicing, and you’ll get all three in the Academy of Painting for Photographers.

That’s one of the most exciting parts of the Academy of Painting for Photographers. I’ll be offering individual feedback and answering questions for all who enroll.

No, I’m afraid it isn’t OK. My classes and information are only for those who would like to use what I teach to paint their own paintings based on photos. All of my materials and information are copyright protected and not to be passed along to others.

That’s another exciting aspect of the Academy of Painting for Photographers. It’s a virtual school, where you can be in touch with others like you as you all learn to paint, see each others’ progress together as a group and cheer each other on in both webinars and online private forums. Attendees will have the opportunity to rub elbows with like-minded photographer/artists, enhancing and grounding the learning-to-paint experience way beyond where it can go just sitting alone at your computer and going through tutorials in isolation.

Yes. I’ve been painting with Photoshop for almost as long as I’ve been painting with Corel Painter and I have offered several kindles and videos covering painting in Photoshop over the years. Now, with the Artistry Academy of Painting for Photographers, I will add more step-by-step information for turning photos into paintings in Photoshop, while still offering Corel Painter instruction. In other words, in the Artistry Academy, you can learn to paint with either Painter or Photoshop, or both—it’s up to you!

Yes. You will receive all the videos I have sent out so far covering art lessons and color theories for painting portraits, landscapes, florals and pets and how to composite the photo for painting. The theories provided in these videos have guided artists through the centuries and give you a foundation for turning any photo into a painting in either Photoshop or Painter. You will also receive your own personal color wheel and all the images covered in the videos so that you can follow along. And you will also be able to view the 2+ hour recording of the first Zoom webinar where members were given feedback on their own photos and whether they will be good candidates to turn into paintings and how to tell. You’ll also be invited to submit your photos for a future overview webinar. You will also receive new videos as I create them and new webinars as I hold them. You will also be invited to a new members-only VIP private forum on Facebook.

Not yet, but that is the beauty of joining now, while I’m still putting together the details for the Academy. You get to offer me ideas and feedback for how you would like the Academy to be structured. At the same time, you get in on a low charter membership fee. You could wait until things are more firmly in place, but the tuition fee will be higher when the Academy is well established.

Yes! That is my main teaching philosophy—that you learn to paint like you, not like me. That’s the reason for learning art and color theories. We’ll go over how choosing among all the different possibilities is how you create your own style. Along those lines, we’ll also talk about the ingredients of different art eras, like Impressionism, and art history, and artists, so that you aren’t locked into one look, but free to explore and incorporate ideas passed down through the ages.