Been away for a while, but here's some of my latest photoshop digital paintings (links got to hires versions)
Speed painting videos on my Youtube channel here
Redhead - Hires version here
Abbey Clancy - Hires version here
Hilary Duff - Hires version here
Kelley Jakle - Hires...
Yeah, you should get back into it. You don't need to spend big bucks either, I've seen some amazing stuff painted in Gimp. You really need a good drawing tablet though, like a Wacom, but doesn't need to be the most expensive,
If you are doing a portrait of somebody, you definitely need a...
Christina Ricci painting by Dean Packwood using Photoshop CS6 and Wacom Intuos3 Tablet. Time taken: approx. 12 hours.
Speed painting video on YouTube
Full size image (1920x1080) available here
What version of Indesign are you using? I have Indesign CS6. My background is 9 years pre-press (preparing jobs for printing) and 6 years as an artworker for a design company, setting up jobs in Indesign amongst other things. If you were to package your job, ftp it somewhere so I can downloaded...
My commissions start from $400 NZD (about $330 USD), however, we're running a draw where if like our Facebook status (and page while you're at it ;) and you could win a free Digital Portrait of yourself, partner, family member, friend, pet, or even your favourite celebrity -...
Hi, I actually paint these around A1 size 20" x 33" and 300dpi (approx 10k x 6k pixels) depending on the pic, so they should print fine up to A0 on paper or canvas.
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Hi, thanks. There's no secret. As I am getting back into my artwork after pretty much 20 years, I'm a little rusty. Sorry for all the text here, but hopefully I answer your questions.
So, I've gone back to how I started out, I use photographs as reference. This really put me offside with my...