Paul Arnott - Computer Art

Walking the Dog - one of Paul's digital images
on his website

Paul's demonstration was quite different to what we've been used to but very instructive for the most of us who have little or no experience of using a Wacom graphics tablet attached to his computer to paint a picture. He took us through some of the main tools available in Corel Painter 12 (his preferred software) before showing us how these tools could be used to paint a seascape. The use of layers enabled him to reposition some elements of this painting. There were plenty of tips for those of us who might be tempted to give it a go.



If you want to try using Corel Painter take a look at https://www.painterartist.com/en/free-trials/ The only place in Ledbury where you'll get Wacom products is Argos https://www.argos.co.uk/search/wacom/

His output is not confined to digital images. To view Paul's art visit his website http://www.paularnott.uk/

After a short break he show very quickly produced an image of two glasses, each on a different layer, so they could be rearranged readily.

Digital Image Painter
click on the caption to visit the website

Finally he showed us how  DAP - Digital Auto Painter could be used to convert a photograph to an image that looks like a painting. There are many painter's styles available, for instance, Cezanne, Van Gogh. The digital images could be sent to a printer.