Like many of you whove been at the painting game since pre-hysterical times (read: pre-digital), you may have literally thousands upon tens of thousands of slides stored-- and every now and then, you...
Starting today, this blog will begin to offer tips for using Photoshop Elements. Ive found that many of my artist friends find the price of regular Photoshop too much for their wallet, and Ive offere...
I cant think of anything more aggravating than wasting time on the computer trying to solve what should be a minor, minor problem (give me an afternoon sitting around at the DMV, any day). Having was...
If you've reached this page at this time, I'm working on a new tip, which will posted shortly.Stop back soon!
Remember, the primary goal of photographing and editing photos of your artwork is to make the final image as visually true to the original artwork as digitally possible."Paisa...
This Photoshop tutorial will show how to remove small glare spots, scratches, fuzz, cat hairs, and other boo boos (think of this as the 'cosmetic surgery' of Photoshop).final edited image at left, Cu...
(Final edited image: Parrot Tulips, R. Garriott, oil, 24"x24")The best way to avoid having to deal with glare in photo editing is to avoid it when photographing. Try some of the photo suggestions pos...
Ordering business cards, postcards, and other printed promotional material for promoting your art is easy and cost effective. For ideas on printing companies to try, see the earlier post on Affordabl...
Thank you for the great comments and suggestions on my posts about printing your own Artist Business Cards on my painting blog. I hope that some of you will be inspired to have cards printed (and I w...
The two basic color spaces, or Modes, that you'll most often encounter with your digital images are RGB and CMYK. Each has a specific use, outlined below.RGB (Red-Green-Blue) is the color of the ligh...
What follows is a repost of one of the most popular tips in this series thus far.(final edited photo below: 3 Tangerines, oil, 9" x 12") So, you've tried the Levels and maybe the Hue/Saturation trick...
Just to show that the pros don't always get it right, either! I took this painting to a professional photo lab and paid to have a good image of it put on CD. I have to admit I was dismayed when I got...
In Photoshop, there are often different ways to accomplish similar goals.In this tutorial, I've referenced the 'Levels ' function, but you can also try this with 'Curves'. And in addition to working ...
Levels magicLevels is one of the most useful Photoshop tools I know of. It can be used to correct both color and contrast. It takes a little practice and some trial and error, but it can work wonders...
See the post on Gamma on my painting blog for more information and a disclaimer.Have you ever looked at your blog or website on a computer other than your own? You might be in for quite a surprise. I...
To calibrate one's monitor means to reset it to an accurate display of light and color.To make sure your seeing your own images accurately, you may want to calibrate your monitor every couple months....
This tutorial is to you show why you should always edit your photos in a "lossless" format, such as a .PSD file or a .TIF file. When you've completed editing, that is the time to resize and save as a...
I've had some good questions about file types and sizes...I'll be breaking this topic into short bits over the next few posts, as it covers a lot of territory.The basic issue is:Where will the photo ...
Final corrected image: "Birds in Flight" .. oil .. 18" x 36" .. SOLDThis tutorial is a variation on the last one. Often in Photoshop you'll find that problems can be solved in any number of ways. If ...
Have a question on how to fix a specific photo problem? Please ask! I'll see if I can be of assistance. At right: The final edited image: Hibiscus with Two Skies, 30" x 30"The most common complaintI ...
Digital cameras have been a revolution, and revelation for artists in particular. I'm sure you remember the film days; pay for film, and for processing, waiting sometimes days to get your slides back...
The Photoshop tips that previously appeared at http://rgarriott.blogspot.com/ will now appear here, so (hopefully) they are easier to follow. I'm going to repeat the original series, and add some new...
I wondered if this question might come up eventually.... and it has! Yes, Photoshop is notoriously expensive (about $550 - 700 for the latest new edition, CS4). However, there are several ways to obt...
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