Painting With Photoshop

I've never really done much painting with Adobe Photoshop since I only use it to edit and manipulate photos. Seeing John do some painting with it in class has inspired me to do it as well. Below is a painting of my favorite type of scenery, tropical beaches, that I have done using custom brushes and gradients. Enjoy! =)

I'm a Kid Again!

Corel Painter is such an amazing graphic software! Too bad it's a bit expensive though. Anyway, I cannot remember the last time I have done a painting, but with Corel I felt like a kid again. Being able to paint or draw with numerous tools at your disposal without having to go out and buy them is cool. Also, you can undo your mistakes without leaving traces of it. The best part of all is not having to clean up a mess after you're done. No more complaints form parents about leaving paint splatters all over the floor and paint stains in the kitchen sink.

Below is my first painting in a very, very long time. Enjoy! =)

My First Experience With The Wacom Tablets

Using the Wacom tablets for the first time was challenging. I'm left handed when it comes to writing or drawing on a piece of paper, but on the computer I use my right hand. When we finally got to use the tablets, learning how to move the mouse with my right to click on things on the screen while using the pen with my left to draw was hard. The pointer would not move anywhere or move erratically because the mouse and the pen were fighting to control it just like a tug-of-war match. Another problem I had to overcome was to avoid hitting the buttons on the pen, which were assigned to the undo and sample functions, with my fingers while drawing or painting. I've found myself puzzled many times as to why parts of my paintings that I have recently done would vanish and sometimes the brush would paint with another color that I did not even select. It was a good experience overall and now that I've gotten the hang of it, I'm planning on buying a tablet so I can do some digital art at home.