Corel Painter Expert Announces Next Corel Painter Classes

October 2003 -- Renowned artist and author Karen Sperling has announced the date and location of her next Corel Painter 8 Retreat. Karen Sperling's Painter classes have become known as an excellent learning ground for photographers, artists, graphic designers and graphic arts service providers to learn how to quickly and easily use Corel Painter to attract new customer bases and generate exciting new revenue streams. Sperling announced today that the Artistry Corel Painter 8 Retreat will be held October 18th and 19th in New York City and November 8th and 9th in the Southern California area. For more information, go to www.artistrymag.com.

Karen Sperling Quote...

"Ever wonder why the photos you turn into paintings in Corel Painter still look like photos?," asks artist and author Karen Sperling. "The reason has to do with basic art concepts that distinguish paintings from photos. My retreats help digital artists to discover art techniques and Painter tools to turn your portraits and landscapes into true paintings and not just photos with brush strokes."

Turning Photos into Paintings...

Karen Sperling, who wrote the original manual for Painter version 1.0 and has taught the software to digital artists since 1991, will lead the learning experience herself. The seminar will focus upon art techniques and Painter tools that allow students to become near-experts in converting common photographic portraits and landscapes into true and valued paintings, and not just photos with brush strokes. In addition to enjoying the process from an artistic standpoint, many portrait photographers have found transforming photos into paintings to be financially rewarding, as clients revere the look and added-value of "paintered" portraits.

Target Audience...

Attendees don't have to have an art background to take this course and become efficient with Painter, nor is the course limited to professional photographers. Sperling does require a laptop computer, a portable digital camera and a fresh outlook to experience something new and exciting.

Added Sperling, "Traditional artists, you're welcome, too. The Painter techniques would work just the same when starting with a pencil or ink sketch, a watercolor wash, a grisaille, anything. Portrait photographers are making big bucks with their "Paintered" portraits. You can, too! The techniques also apply for making architect's CAD renderings more painterly, creating pet portraits--just about anything that you want to give a painted, vs. photographic look."

About the Seminar...

The class will cover both landscape and portrait painting. And attendees will spend time both inside and outside of the classroom -- taking pictures outside, and going over Painter techniques in the classroom. Attendees don't have to have an art background to take this course. All the information needed will be part of the seminar. Corel Painter 8 is the latest version of Painter and will be the version covered during the Artistry Painter retreat. Class-goers may purchase Painter 8 through Artistry prior to the retreat.

Dates of the Retreat...

The newly announced dates and locations for The Artistry Corel Painter 8 Beginners Retreats are:

New York, NY
October 18 and 19, 2003

Southern California
November 8 and 9, 2003

For more information about the Artistry Corel Painter 8 Retreats, please visit this page: http://www.artistrymag.com/docs/classes.html or contact Karen Sperling at ks@artistrymag.com or ksperling@aol.com.

Karen Sperling Background...

Leading the Artistry Painter Retreat is artist and published author, Karen Sperling. The original Painter expert, Karen wrote the first manuals for Painter versions 1.0 through X2, including the 2.0 Companion, and she demo'd Painter when it debuted at Boston Macworld in August 1991. She also wrote the Painter Complete series of books, published by MIS: Press, a division of Henry Holt. Her Painter tutorials have also been published in Photo Electronic Imaging (PEI) magazine and SBS Digital Design. She currently publishes Artistry Painter tutorials on CDs and as downloadable files.

She has taught Painter since its debut in 1991 to everyone from free-lance artists and photographers to the staffs at major publishers, greeting card companies, design firms and Hollywood movie studios, and at schools including the New School for Social Research in New York. Karen has been the featured Painter speaker at seminars and demonstrations at American Film Institute, the Professional Photographers of America and Seybold.

Karen majored in English at Ithaca College with a minor in art, studying drawing, painting and art history. Her photos, art and illustrations have been published in her books, in magazines and in Artistry, a Painter magazine she founded. Her paintings and commissioned portraits are held in private collections around the world.

Availability...

For more information about the Artistry Corel Painter 8 Retreat in Tacoma, WA, please visit this page: http://www.artistrymag.com/docs/classes.html