ARTISTRY ACADEMY OF
PAINTING FOR PHOTOGRAPHERS
Karen Sperling’s
Painting in the Style of Rembrandt Based on Photos in​
Corel Painter or Adobe Photoshop or both
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Painting by Karen Sperling based on a photo
Painting in the Style of Rembrandt
Based on Photos
Class Overview
• Available as a standalone class or as part of an Artistry Academy membership
• Original Corel Painter manuals author teaches how to paint in the style of Rembrandt based on photos
• Choice of Adobe Photoshop or Corel Painter or both
• Art lessons and color theories for Rembrandt-style painting based on photos
• Videos showing step-by-step how to paint Rembrandt-style faces, hair, clothing and backgrounds
• Source photo provided to follow along with videos
• Karen Sperling’s custom Corel Painter and Adobe Photoshop brushes included
• Run time approx. 99 minutes
• Exclusive Artistry Academy bonus feature: Receive from Karen Sperling personal feedback on your work and answers to your questions
Detail of Painting.
Class Description
If you think you can paint based on photographs in Adobe Photoshop or Corel Painter, you probably can.
And in the Artistry Academy class for turning photos into paintings in the style of Rembrandt, Corel Painter Elite Master Karen Sperling demystifies the process through step-by-step videos and custom brushes.
The class includes art instruction covering choosing tones and colors, in addition to software steps for painting faces, hair, clothing and backgrounds in the style of Dutch Golden Age painter, Rembrandt, who is much-revered by both photographers and artists alike.
The time-honored approach of learning to paint in the style of the great master artists is a way to understand art theories and techniques, not to copy them, but to use them as a springboard for your own art.
Who Is This Class for?
This class is for you if you are a photographer or a hobbyist interested in creating paintings based on photos. This class isn’t for teachers.
What Experience Level Is This Class?
Whether you are a beginner or advanced user of Adobe Photoshop or Corel Painter, you will benefit from this class if you are interested in learning to paint based on photos.
Rave Reviews
The Artistry Academy classes get rave reviews like these:
Highly Recommended
I found Karen Sperling’s class on “How to Paint in the Style of Rembrandt,” and decided to purchase the class.
It was an absolute pleasure.
She beautifully explained how Rembrandt painted and intermingled art theory and history in her YouTube videos, which were just the perfect length.
Everything was so well-organized and so easy to access. I feel it was a perfect class for the beginner as well as intermediate person in Corel Painter.
I highly recommend this class for anyone with a love of Rembrandt and his style of painting.
Diana Carey
Photo and painting by Terry Mills
Karen Sperling Offers Excellent Instruction
Hi Karen,
I just worked this up today after watching your Rembrandt video and was rather pleased with the results and wanted to share it with you.
Far from perfect, but I was surprised at how, I don't know, dramatic (?) this turned out, trying to make this coopers hawk photo look sort of like a Rembrandt. Most of the difference between the two was done in editing the photo, not what I did in Corel Painter 2023, but still.
I took the photo April 15 of this year at Deer Grove Forest Preserve in Palatine, about 3 miles from our house. Frankly I had walked right past the hawk when my wife said, "What's that?" and pointed off to the left of the trail. As luck would have it I ended up getting a better shot of it from where I happened to be than she did, but I'd never have known it was there without her.
Interestingly enough, it never, ever would have occurred to me to try something like this if not for your Rembrandt video. And for how well this came out, well, probably a combination of your excellent instruction and my own beginner's luck! Something for me to build on with other subjects, anyway.
Take care! Thanks for all the work you're doing on our behalf!
Terry Mills
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