Using Photography, Photoshop, and Painter 2015 as a team

I wanted to try my luck at posting for the first time.  Looking at the featured webinar tonight, I am seeing these mediums working to achieve a creative image with a portrait.

Coincidentally, I have been producing many images for decorators using photos of leaves, grapes, table top photos of coffee, etc.  For the San Diego Sailing painting, I used a downloaded image of San Diego, created my building lights and grids in Photoshop, drew in my sailboat, and painted the rest freehand and sold it.  (But, I can print another :-))  I have made a sales sheet, and have called on dentists and doctors in my area–I can tell you that they are interested resulting in many sales in the area of $150 to $400 each.  The hardest work is making the frame and stretching the printed canvas.  Simple, I make a visit, snap a picture of their interior color scheme with my cell phone, go back to the computer and design my modern color background, and the pre-painted images are already in place on layers to press print.

As I gear up for the Art Festivals this Fall, it is very important that I produce work that can be reproduced over and over again economically and quickly.  With price points under $500, my camera is my best tool for ideas and creating unusual images.  I am already starting to add painted components to my portrait images...looking forward to tonight's webinar and how they do it.

Old Time Coffee

Old Time Coffee

Oak Leaf in Fall

Oak Leaf in Fall

Grape Leaves in Fall

Grape Leaves in Fall

San-Diego-Sail-2

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  1. kapsh
    I love these images, and the entire business model you have.! Kerry

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