Karen Sperling's Painting for Photographers Volume 2: Steps and Art Lessons for Painting Children’s Portraits from Photos in Corel Painter 12

I am an artist and photographer and I love this book. The details are fantastic for anyone that wants to learn new techniques and wants fresh ideas. It is great art book for a beginning to anyone that has done art work and/or photography for years. The art work is gorgeous. I can not say enough about this book. Also, Karen writes just like she is talking to the reader. You feel like she's a friend teaching you right in your own home. I have Corel Painter 2016 and her methods and lessons are very easy to follow and apply easily to Corel 2016. The reason why I love Karen's books are that her art work really looks like they are hand painted with actual oils, watercolor, and acrylics. I have not seen this in other artists works that try to make digital art look like the real deal. That's why I purchased her books. She has the secret to making digital art look real. She tells how she does this in her books. I can not wait for Volume 3 her new book which will be coming out shortly. Thank you Karen! Anna Sirimarco [...]

This is a must read book for those interested in photo painting. Karen clearly explains helpful art theory, color concepts, composition, etc, as it relates to photo painting. She discuses all of the tools used like how different brushes work and how to do photo painting in both Photoshop as Corel Painter. The best part of the book is her examples. She has a section on each subject type :portrait, landscape, pets, etc as well as different styles such as watercolor, Impreeionism, acrylics, oil, etc.. Her examples start with a photo and explains what she does to prepare it for painting, then she describes in detail each step in her workflow and a picture of the final product. Until you develop your own workflow and style, it's a big help to refer to Karen's workflow on your own photos. You will get impressive results very quickly. I now have accumulated many books on photo painting. If I had to pick just one, his would be it.

I have Karen's Painting for Photographers Vol 1 and Vol 2. These books are Excellent! I can refer to these anytime and I always get something newout of them! I can't wait to get Karens new Vol 3!!! Karen is a VERY gifted and talented Artist! her work is amazing!! On her site she has Quick Videos to teach you step by step how to great results in landscaping, portraits, impressionist , and many more!! Plus her Great Brushes to use in Corel Painter!!I have successfully have sold many paintings learning her techniques .. Thanks KarenMaureen Baril

The book lays out excellent, easy to follow, step-by-step procedures.My husband was Ansel Adams protege from the age of 12 until Ansel passed away in the early 1980's. So this just adds to his skill set.We're going to be publishing books in the near future, so this helped to step up this process.

If you are at all interested in learning to "paint" with Corel Painter, there is not a single greater resource out there! You can seriously start from the beginning with very little knowledge and finish as an excellent digital painter. I do not consider myself "artistic", but this book was amazing in teaching me the step-by-step process to learning how to become very proficient. Get this book! Work your way through it, taking your time with the exercises. You will be amazed at your own ability thanks to Karen Sperling's excellent teaching style!

This book is so helpful. I thought I would just dive into the parts of the book that I was interested in but I found myself starting at the front and going straight through. It is a gold mine pack with work flow techniques and processes I would have not otherwise thought of. She explains HOW she uses all of her favorite brushes and how to bring images in to clone them and so much more.

Karen's books and information have proven to be extremely valuable to me. My Name is Sam M. and I have just begun to learn Corel Painter 2015. I can not speak highly enough how easy it was to follow along and well put together her material is. I have approached her on several occasions and she is more than helpful every step of the way. You can not go wrong in buying any of her training material..

I am a retiree with no painting experience. I always wanted to learn how to paint. Two years ago I discovered digital painting. I decided that I wanted to learn how to do this and thanks to Karen Sperling's Painting for Photographers, I am learning. The instructions are simple and easy to follow, yet full of helpful details. In addition, I can apply the painting techniques that I learned from Painting for Photographers to my paintings. This book is a must for your digital library.Elizabeth Floyd