Sky Dreamer © Marie Otero 2012
I was going to have another ranty post about bad customer service and my 40 minute wait at the Genius Bar today to have my sick (read probably DEAD) laptop taken care of.
Or the crappy technical support and lack of responsiveness from the teachers/assistants in an Online Class I am taking.
In the end, when I sat down to my computer I decided that I couldn't be bothered with all that blah and hopped off to the go-to place for faces, started fiddling with an image which lead me to working on creating a set of PHOTOSHOP PAINTING ACTIONS that I will be offering students in the (slowly evolving) class that is currently on my drawing board.
I mostly make Photoshop Actions to suit myself and my own workflow and this is the first time I have worked on them so they might have a wider application to a variable audience. So far so good. And a nice break from writing html code.
Oh and someone asked me what paper I was using to print double sided work for the Sketchbook Project, its Jet Print Photo Matte. I think it's been discontinued but I bought several reams of it a year or two ago off Ebay and it's just the best.
Portrait Image credit http://charligal-stock.deviantart.com
A wonderful overlay of the clouds. Clever and creative...very nice!
Posted by: Marcie | January 22, 2012 at 07:55 PM
I can hardly wait for that class!! This artwork is wonderful. You have such amazing talent, my friend!
and, regarding Corel painter, you could probably work up a class in that, too, don't you think??
hee hee
~karen
Posted by: karen burns | January 22, 2012 at 05:56 PM
sigh, customer services... that is a bummer most times you have to be there.
Posted by: Chantal | January 22, 2012 at 02:28 AM
Life evolves and I guess we have to be adaptable... but sometimes it's not easy. You are managing well under the circimstances.
Posted by: Jo Murray | January 21, 2012 at 01:51 PM
discontinued?!
GOOD THINGS SHOULD NOT BE DISCONTINUED!!
We need to invest in excellence, people! Not in Wal-Mart because we save $10.! Why can't CRAP be discontinued!?! HUH?
thanks for the rant.
Posted by: Chris | January 21, 2012 at 11:35 AM
A lovely, evocative piece. I sometimes turn to Photoshop as a refuge from computer issues; for me, it's an oasis of art in a desert of technology beyond my ken.
Posted by: joanne thieme huffman | January 21, 2012 at 09:11 AM
I'm tired just reading about all you have been up to! From the sketch book do over to the creating of a new website, coding and all. You're having a productive year, mind you I didn't say hassle free ;-) Love this lady and how the clouds go right through her face, wonderful effects.
Posted by: Bren | January 21, 2012 at 09:08 AM
This is absolutely lovely Marie! So sorry you are having all of the service issues..... and about your laptop. Sometimes life can get a bit irritating.
Posted by: jeanne stone | January 21, 2012 at 08:21 AM
alovely image M OXOX
Posted by: Mother Bear | January 21, 2012 at 06:33 AM