Enjoy this quick demo of a flowery window box painting to pick up some new tips if youвЂ™re stretched for time. I notice they have a special 80% off today. One of the best ways to learn a new watercolor skill is to watch other people who know what theyвЂ™re doing. I plan on using to create a set of seamless textures as well. IвЂ™ll use this image in MondayвЂ™s part 2 of the Photo Illustration tutorial.Д¬anвЂ™t wait to play with Filter Forge some more. I think even for a more вЂњstraightвЂќ rendition of this, IвЂ™m going to change my processing. In this lesson we take a quick tour of the Filter Forge interface and discuss the basic operations of the program. I thought I was perfectly content with my processing, but seeing the open shadows and saturated colors on this - not to mention the painterly effect- completely changes my mind about this image. This is why I love filters-they change your perspective. IвЂ™ll have to play around with the settings and explore a bit. I have to say, IвЂ™m really loving it! This was just a first try with the default setting.

I tried out a few other watercolor filters as well that look fun and will be worth exploring, but this one is my favorite so far. Today I used the same image, but tried the Paint HDRtist filter by Filter Forge contributor, lipibianc. Here is the image I used in yesterdayвЂ™s tutorial on creating a photo illustration. I specifically wanted to try it for this watercolor filter. IвЂ™ve been meaning to give Filter Forge a try for some time and finally made time today. After much arduous research, here are the best tutorials, plugins, and tricks that will allow you to create that.

Filter forge tutorial watercolor