This class is for the Photographer, fine artist, and hobbyists, who wishes to create breathtaking, hand-painted looking works of art from their photographs, using Fays easier than ever signature style of Photo Painting!

Here is class description, and a few words from Fay .........

A picture is worth a thousand words ......
a Painting is worth so much more!!!

For centuries, Artists have been using the “Photograph” as a reference for their paintings. Photo Art, referred to today as “Photo Painting”, was and always will be a sought after Art form, only accomplished differently at different times in history, according to what tools were available at that specific time period.

Photo Painting, is a simulation of the painting workflow, tools and brushes, that is based on the traditional painting styles of the Old Masters, and the lessons that we learned from Art History . Before the invention of the Photograph/Camera, some Artists were using mirrors and lenses to capture the image on canvas, trace it in great detail and proceed to paint with amazing realism! some say that is how Leonardo Da Vinci painted the Mona Lisa!

The history of Art dates back to the beginning of man kind ..... believe or not, way back to the Cave Man ! Join me on a journey back in time , as I take you through centuries of Art History , to see how Painting has evolved into what we now call the “Digital Era”, and how we use the Art of Photo Painting, to transform our photographs of the Portrait, Landscapes and more ....... into priceless hand painted looking masterpieces of art!

“Imagine taking a paint brush and dipping it into the Photograph, transforming pixels into brushstrokes, the result is Magical !!!

Using Photoshop and Corel Painter , you will discover how to transform your Photographs of Portraits, Landscapes and more .... into paintings that simulate both Oil and Watercolor paintings, that replicate the traditional styles of the Old Masters.

I will show you the process behind interpreting high key Portraits into Watercolor paintings and low key images into Canvas Oil Paintings. From Rembrandt to Monet, from Photo realism to Impressionism, come explore the world of possibilities behind transforming your pictures into Oils, Watercolors, Acrylics, Chalks, and more ......

From retouching your images of Portraits, landscapes and more in Adobe Photoshop, in preparation for the painting, using the “Digital Dark Room”, to applying your paints and blending them in “Corel Painter”, Your “Digital Art Studio”, you will discover how to Master your “Impressions of Art”!