WELL ALL OF US ARE TAKING PHOTOS THESE DAY.
CAPTURING SPECIAL MOMENTS WITH OUR CAMERAS, OUR
CELL PHONES, AND MAYBE YOU (CLAP) HAVE SOME PHOTOS THAT YOU'D REALLY LIKE TO TRANSFORM
INTO
MEMORABLE KEEPSAKES BUT AREN'T SURE ABOUT HOW TO GO ABOUT DOING THAT.
WELL, ON TODAY'S
SEGMENT, WE WANT TO INSPIRE YOU TO UNLEASH YOUR CREATIVE ABILITIES, AND WE'RE GONNA SHOW
YOU
HOW YOU CAN TRANSFORM A FAVORITE PICTURE INTO YOUR VERY OWN UNIQUE WORK OF ART.
AND YOU DON'T
HAVE TO BE AN ACCOMPLISHED ARTIST TO DO IT.
AND WITH ME THIS MORNING IS ARTIST HEATHER
MICHELLE CHIN, FROM COREL, AND GOOD MORNING, HEATHER.
(CLAP) IT'S SO GREAT TO HAVE YOU HERE.
GOOD MORNING, JULIE.
I'M SO EXCITED TO BE HERE.
AND THIS IS TO ME AN EXCITING SEGMENT.
AND
THEY SAY A PICTURE IS WORTH A THOUSAND WORDS, AND YOU SAY, RIGHT.
ABSOLUTELY.
SO, WE'RE
TALKING ABOUT TRANSFORMING PHOTOS INTO PAINTINGS AND I KNOW A LOT OF OUR VIEWERS (CLAP) ARE
WATCHING THINKING, "OH, I DON'T HAVE THE TALENT TO DO THAT" BUT YOU SAY, NOT SO, RIGHT?
NO,
ANYBODY CAN PAINT.
IT'S SO EASY WITH THESE FEW TOOLS.
I'M USING COREL PAINTER X3 SOFTWARE IN
CONJUCTION WITH THE WACOM INTUOS PRO DIGITAL PEN AND TOUCH TABLET.
AND TOGETHER THEY GIVE YOU
A REALLY NATURAL WAY OF ENABLING THAT INNER ARTIST TO COME OUT.
AND EVERYTHING WE SEE ON
DISPLAY HERE IS SO BEAUTIFUL AND CREATED BY YOU AND USING THIS PEN, THAT I WANT YOU TO
TELL
ME ABOUT, AND JUST SHOW ME HOW I CAN GET STARTED.
SURE!
WELL, I'VE GOT THE WACOM INTUOS PRO
PEN AND TOUCH TABLET.
I'M USING COREL PAINTER X3.
NOW, I'VE GOT MY UNDER PAINTING TAB SET UP.
I'M GONNA CLICK ON SMART BLUR.
A LITTLE BIT OF SATURATION.
AND I'M GONNA GO TO FILE, QUICK
CLONE.
AND NOW, I'M GONNA MAKE SURE THAT AUTO PAINTING IS SELECTED.
SMART STROKE PAINTING IS
SELECTED AND I'M GONNA TAKE MY IMPRESSIONIST BRUSH AND I'M JUST GONNA HIT "PLAY."
SO, YOU CAN
SEE THAT PAINTER IS DOING AUTO PAINTING FEATURE FOR US.
IT'S SELECTING AREAS OF CONTRAST AND
THEN FILLING IT IN WITH THAT BRUSH'S STROKE STYLE.
SO WHEN WE GET FINISHED, I'M GONNA CLICK
ON RESTORATION WITH MY ART PEN.
CLICK ON SOFT EDGE CLONER BRUSH, AND THEN LIGHTLY, SMOOTHLY
GO OVER HER FACE IN AREAS THAT I WANT TO BRING BACK THAT PHOTOGRAPHIC REALISM.
WOW...
SO YOU
CAN SEE HOW RESPONSIVE IT IS.
NOW, WHEN I'M FINISHED AND READY TO SIGN, I'M GONNA CLICK ON
THE DRY INK BRUSH, GET A FUN COLOR, AND THEN I'M GONNA SIGN MY NAME.
THAT IS AM...I'M MEAN
REALLY...THAT'S AMAZING, AND BEAUTIFUL!
AND I SEE WHAT YOU MEAN ABOUT HOW EASILY THE PEN
RESPONDS AND YOUR...WHEN IT'S IN YOUR HAND IT'S NOT LIKE A MOUSE.
ABSOLUTELY!
ANYBODY CAN
PAINT.
I WANT TO SHOW YOU THIS BOTTOM SEGMENT HERE WAS DONE WITH THE MOUSE.
GOT IT.
YOU GET A
SOLID PRESSURE POINT.
SO YOU DON'T GET ANY OF THAT RESPONSIVENESS.
YET, TAKING OUR DRY INK
BRUSH AND OUR INTUOS PEN.
OOH...
YOU SEE HOW IT'S NICE AND SMOOTH IN AREAS.
THAT'S FROM THE
LIGHTER PRESSURE.
AND YET IT'S MUCH MORE SOLID IN AREAS WHEN I'M REALLY PRESSING DOWN.
SO YOU
GET 2,000 LEVELS OF PRESSURE SENSITIVITY WITH THIS PEN AND TOUCH TABLET.
AND IT MAKES FOR
BEAUTIFUL NATURAL BRUSH STROKES.
IT DOES.
SO IT'S AS EASY AS DRAWING ON A PIECE OF PAPER AND IT
RESPONDS VERY WELL TO YOUR PRESSURE AND SPEED.
BUT ON THE BOTTOM, YOU HAVE A LINE DRAWN WITH
THE MOUSE.
SO YOU CAN SEE IT'S ONLY ONE LEVEL OF PRESSURE SENSITIVITY AND IT'S LIKE DRAWING
WITH A ROCK.
RIGHT.
YOU REALLY CAN'T CREATE WITH THAT.
YOU MENTIONED FREE ONLINE RESOURCES,
BECAUSE I KNOW IF I LOOKED AT THIS, I WOULDN'T KNOW WHAT TO DO WITH IT, BUT TELL ME ABOUT
WHERE WE CAN FIND THE FREE ONLINE RESOURCES.
WELL, FIRST YOU CAN GO TO
corel.com/thebalancingact AND THERE'S SO MANY FREE ONLINE VIDEOS AND TUTORIALS.
SO WACOM HAS
BEEN AROUND FOR ABOUT 30 YEARS, CREATING THE TOP OF THE LINE TABLETS.
AND PAINTER AND COREL
HAVE BEEN AROUND AND AT THE TOP OF THE DIGITAL ART LINE FOR ABOUT 20 YEARS.
SO THERE'S SOME
GREAT RESOURCES.
IT'S AMAZING WHAT YOU CAN DO.
YOU JUST HAVE TO HAVE A LITTLE CREATIVITY AND
WATCH YOURSELF PAINT.
THERE YOU GO!
THAT'S EXCITING AND YOU KNOW, PRIOR TO THIS, SOMEONE I
DIDN'T EVEN...COULD DO IT (CLAP) GAVE YOU A PICTURE OF MY FAMILY--.
YES!
--AND YOU PERFORMED
YOUR ARTISTIC MAGIC ON THAT, I THINK...IS IT ON SET SOMEWHERE?
OH!
OH MY GOSH!
I AM...
OH!
YOU
KNEW...
I'M LIKE GONNA TEAR UP HERE.
THIS IS SO BEAUTIFUL!
THANK YOU.
I CAN'T THANK YOU ENOUGH
FOR THAT.
YOU'RE SO WELCOME.
THIS IS SO...
YOU KNOW, NOW, MY CHILDREN ARE GONNA WANT THIS
TABLET.
YES!
YEAH.
THEY'RE GONNA WANT THE PEN.
THEY'RE GONNA WANT TO GO ON HERE AND CREATE
BEAUTIFUL IMAGES LIKE THAT.
I CAN'T THANK YOU ENOUGH.
I AM...I'M TRULY AMAZED AND AWED RIGHT
NOW.
UM, THIS IS QUITE INSPIRING AND TO THINK THAT ANYONE CAN USE THIS AND DO THIS--.
ABSOLUTELY.
--IS JUST A WONDERFUL GIFT THAT I THINK YOU'RE GIVING OUT TO ALL THOSE PEOPLE THAT
WANT ARTISTIC TALENT BUT AREN'T QUITE THE ARTIST YOU ARE.
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR COMING HERE
TODAY.
THANK YOU FOR HAVING ME.
IT WAS GREAT TO HAVE YOU HERE.
OH, AND TO LEARN MORE ABOUT
THESE WONDERFUL CREATIVE TOOLS AND TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF SPECIAL OFFERS FROM COREL (CLAP)
AND
WACOM, OUR VIEWERS, ALL YOU HAVE TO DO IS JUST GO TO thebalancingact.com.
AND YOU'RE FEELING
ARTISTIC, SEND US A NOTE ON FACEBOOK AT facebook.com/thebalancingactfans