Maura Dutra's blog

"I just purchased Maura's m-2 Corel Painter training DVD  - Excellent! And I have a question about resolution and printing... You say that you paint at 300 resolution and the size is small. When you come back to PSD and want to enlarge to say 40x30... how do you resize and what resolution do you use to print?" - LU

QUESTION : Methods to enlarge files and what resolutions should I use for larger files?

QUESTION : How do I return to work on a Cloner "Photo Painting", after I have closed the file?

After seeing his great self portrait, I asked friend and photographer Ray Prevost to send me a copy for a digital study in B&W.  I used Painter X and just the 12 Custom Brushes included in my "Digital Painting for the Photographer -m2" tutorial.  I love how it turned out!

On Saturday, March 29, 2008, a worldwide energy conservation effort called Earth Hour invites people around the world to turn off their lights for one hour – from 8:00pm to 9:00pm in their local time zone.

On this day, cities around the world, including Copenhagen, Chicago, Melbourne, Dubai, and Tel Aviv, will hold events to acknowledge their commitment to energy conservation.  An event created by World Wild Life Fund.

Vist the Earth Hour website to get a few ideas of what you can do while the lights are off for an hour!

World Wild Fund Life in Action
World Wild LIfe Fund Conservation Results
Earth Day 2008

All the Pro's love B's Asymmetrical Stripbank!

Bob Davis demonstrates the  virtues of the Asymmetrical Stripbank at his Canon Booth Presentation during WPPI 2008.

Thanks to everyone who stopped to say Hello!