Virtual Oil Paintings

Yep thats right Brad its Marilyns old site , I remember when you first came there , you did a pdf tutorial remember ,, your right in saying its more devoted to Painter but as you know the technique is much the same and a lot can be learned from Painter techniques thinking from a Photoshop toolset , plus they do have a lot of PS resources and discussion which is 99% about painting photos .
I havent been there for such a long time and Im not a member , but it was an excellant resource .
I think the pay website thing is going to become more and more , they cost to run , especially when they deliver what you need , I am mainly into 3D fantasy art stuff these days and some of the tutorial sites for 3D are pay and they cost plenty , way the webs going I feel .

Rod

RodBarker wrote in post #2726524
(((( downside is its a paid membership , but it dont cost much and if its this painterly technique you want to learn you will hard pressed to find more info in one place . )))

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Rod

My point is. . . .why would you commit to something when they don't tell you in ADVANCE what the cost is!! You say it is inexpensive! How much is it?

$25 a year I think it says Don , I reckon thats cheap dont you ?

Rod
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Yeh just had a look Don its on the reg page , $10 for a week , 25 a yr or 40 for 2rys ,, but you may not see any value in it I dont know , you might get more from Brads DVD again I dont know , if I was really keen Id have both
Im just offering more options to people interested in learning , I used to have so much stuff and links on this , but lost much over time .

RodBarker wrote in post #2726770
$25 a year I think it says Don , I reckon thats cheap dont you ?

Rod
PS
Yeh just had a look Don its on the reg page , $10 for a week , 25 a yr or 40 for 2rys ,, but you may not see any value in it I dont know , you might get more from Brads DVD again I dont know , if I was really keen Id have both
Im just offering more options to people interested in learning , I used to have so much stuff and links on this , but lost much over time .

I have both of Brad's discs and I was interested in this other aspect as well. I think it is a very poor business practice to hide cost until you are deep into the sign up process.

I agree, however, that $25 or $40 is fairly inexpensive if the rescources are of quality, as are Brad's, notwithstanding the fact that the Mac is not considered.

Here's a Virtual Oil of a senior I did. The background was done in Painter. The virtual oil technique is taught on the Virtual Oils DVD on my website. You can see how the eyes and lips are done.

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Very nice Brad. I like the blending of the background into the subject. The eyes and lips are very nice indeed. The only detail that I do not care for is the line on the left side of her neck, (The right side as we are looking at it.)
Other than that it is excellent.

Hi Brad,
Excellent image. Would you mind posting the original?

Thank you.

It's on his site: http://www.mmkgraphics​.com/album0.html (Seniors)

Vixtran,is your oils and pastels technique primarly based around using the art history brush??

well Brad i just bought your oil DVD and I'd better be able to make as nice paintings as you or else!!!!! lol,lol,lol.. J/K.. I did just order it though.. cant wait to check it out! hopefully youll still be hanging around these forums for awhile so's if i run into any problems, i can ask you about em!
Thanks.
Oh, i signed on to that site, it is pay, i didnt pay and it says i got a two year subscription... i didnt even use my real name.. just part of it....Hmmmmm.. it says i paid $40.00.. i never paid anything.. crazy!

maytownme wrote in post #2735585
Vixtran,is your oils and pastels technique primarly based around using the art history brush??

No, I don't use that brush. I have seen others use it with good results but I don't use that in my tutorials.

zacker wrote in post #2736111
well Brad i just bought your oil DVD and I'd better be able to make as nice paintings as you or else!!!!! lol,lol,lol.. J/K.. I did just order it though.. cant wait to check it out! hopefully youll still be hanging around these forums for awhile so's if i run into any problems, i can ask you about em!
Thanks.
Oh, i signed on to that site, it is pay, i didnt pay and it says i got a two year subscription... i didnt even use my real name.. just part of it....Hmmmmm.. it says i paid $40.00.. i never paid anything.. crazy!

LOL! If you have the same determination as I did when I wanted to develop the virtual oil effect, you'll be creating beautiful pieces of art in no time!If you have problems, email me directly at my email addy!

donlavange wrote in post #2729089
I have both of Brad's discs and I was interested in this other aspect as well. I think it is a very poor business practice to hide cost until you are deep into the sign up process.

I agree, however, that $25 or $40 is fairly inexpensive if the rescources are of quality, as are Brad's, notwithstanding the fact that the Mac is not considered.

HMMM, I registered and then I was confirmed to log in without having to pay. Then I logged in and was told I needed to pay. Interesting.

kona77 wrote in post #2736705
HMMM, I registered and then I was confirmed to log in without having to pay. Then I logged in and was told I needed to pay. Interesting.

Now, according to what I remember reading, the name you used to register is "forever" banned!! Scary HUH?

zacker wrote in post #2736111
well Brad i just bought your oil DVD and I'd better be able to make as nice paintings as you or else!!!!! lol,lol,lol.. J/K.. I did just order it though.. cant wait to check it out! hopefully youll still be hanging around these forums for awhile so's if i run into any problems, i can ask you about em!
Thanks.
Oh, i signed on to that site, it is pay, i didnt pay and it says i got a two year subscription... i didnt even use my real name.. just part of it....Hmmmmm.. it says i paid $40.00.. i never paid anything.. crazy!

I hope you have a BIG monitor, After someone on the forum told Brad I was disapointed I had not heard from him after I emailed him my first attempt, (after sale service) Brad told me I needed a bigger monitor. I don't know how he knew that. I have a 20" desktop, but I did my first attempt on my tiny 17" laptop.

I think he was being gentle, I think you do need artistic talent and I, unfortunately, have none, I guess! I have never been able to accomplish a decent signature on my 6 X 8 Wacom tablet.

One mistake I made was to do it on my laptop rather than my desktop. Not because of the screen size, but because I only have CS3 beta on my latptop, a Mac Powerbook, on which CS3 shows no brush sizes.