Waterlogue App Advances Digital Watercolor Ease-of-Creation

My friend, John Balestrieri, has released Waterlogue for iOS Waterlogue is compatible with both the iPhone and iPad running iOS 7. From the press release:

We wanted to come up with an easy and fast way for people to create images based on the kinds of aesthetic decisions an artist makes when he or she is painting.

The technology we developed for Waterlogue transforms your photos into spontaneous, unique, and brilliant watercolor sketches that look like real paintings. Waterlogue distills your environment down to its essence—just the way an artist would—and turns even an on-the-fly snapshot into something luminous and sublime.

We designed Waterlogue to create the most authentic and aesthetically true watercolor interpretations available, and we hope that as soon as you start using the app, you’ll start seeing the world differently.

I've been playing with Waterlogue for a few days, and I have to say: This app advances the ability to easily create convincing watercolor art from photographs. John and Robert spent a year examining traditional watercolor and have created a deceptively simple app that faithfully replicates all of the hallmarks of its traditional counterpart.

At $3.99 from the App Store on iTunes, this software is a steal. John and Robert have indicated that Waterlogue will continue to evolve with additional features to be added over time. Highly Recommended!

John's Watercolors User: Kenneth Broström

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Swedish artist Kenneth Broström writes,

Thanks for your brushes! I'm still trying to learn. This is a portrait of my daughter. I used a photo for the sketch only the rest is made in Photoshop and Painter. Thanks again from Sweden!" I think Kenneth is figuring out the brushes very well!

You can see more of Kenneth's work at his website. (I've utilized Google's Translate in the link so that text portions are converted to English.) If you have an example of art created with John's Watercolors, send me a JPEG—your work may get featured here!

If you've been frustrated trying to master digital watercolors, John's Watercolors for Painter are the answer!

John's Watercolor User: Kevin Parnell

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Artist Kevin Parnell says of Painter, "This program gives me the ability to use so many different media, and to experiment with many different styles. I’ve done a lot of “impressionistic” style images, and now am exploring more “artsy” photo styles."

"Your watercolor brushes that I used were the Gel Wash, Gel Splatter, and Gel Mixer. I also used a little Real Soft Pastel for some of the edge detail, and a Diffuse Camel watercolor brush for some texture. I used French Watercolor paper as the canvas surface."

You can see more of Kevin's work at his website.

If you have an example of art created with John's Watercolors, send me a JPEG—your work may get featured here!

John's Watercolors are $35. You can purchase these brushes by clicking the PayPal "Buy Now" button below. If you don't have a PayPal account, an option to pay via credit card is offered as well.

If you've been frustrated trying to master digital watercolors, John's Watercolors for Painter are the answer!





John's Watercolor User: Athos Boncompagni

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Illustrator Athos Boncompagni of Arezzo, Italy created this portrait with John's Watercolors. "Your brushes are really amazing! They were really helpful to render this kind of picture."

To see more of Athos' artwork, visit his website, Athos' Website: Creativity Hunter. You can also visit here to see a series of Athos' portraits done with John's Watercolors.

If you have an example of art created with John's Watercolors, send me a JPEG—your work may get featured here!

John's Watercolors are $35. You can purchase these brushes by clicking the PayPal "Buy Now" button below. If you don't have a PayPal account, an option to pay via credit card is offered as well.

If you've been frustrated trying to master digital watercolors, John's Watercolors for Painter are the answer!

John's Watercolors User: Giovanna Gazzolo

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Italian artist Giovanna Gazzolo of Rome created this impressionistic portrait with John's Watercolors. Gio says, "This morning I received an email with John's Watercolor brushes. Had to try them! While I was drawing I realized that there could be a lot of opportunities or combinations for some future paintings."

To see more of Giovanna's artwork, visit her website.

Next Friday, October 2, I will be hosting a free All Things Painter webinar at 11:00AM PDT. I'll demonstrate John's Watercolors by creating an image from start to finish.

Find out what the excitement over these brushes is all about! In addition, one lucky attendee will win a free copy of my lynda.com Painter 11 Essential Training DVD, a $99 value! You can sign up here.

If you have an example of art created with John's Watercolors, send me a JPEG—your work may get featured here!

John's Watercolors are $35. You can purchase these brushes by clicking the PayPal "Buy Now" button below. If you don't have a PayPal account, an option to pay via credit card is offered as well.

If you've been frustrated trying to master digital watercolors, John's Watercolors for Painter are the answer!

John's Watercolors User: Joan Hamilton

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Canadian artist Joan Hamilton created Afternoon at the Pond with a combination of John's Watercolors and her own watercolor brushes. "John Derry's watercolour brushes go a step further towards being able to execute some random watercolour marks.", Joan says. "I have been trying to get a looser, wetter watercolour look for quite some time and your brushes really helped."

To see more of Joan's digital watercolor work, visit her website, joanahamilton.com

Don't miss my free All Things Painter webinar on Friday, October 2 at 11:00AM PDT. I'll demonstrate John's Watercolors by creating an image from start to finish. Find out what the excitement over these brushes is all about! In addition, one lucky attendee will win a free copy of my lynda.com Painter 11 Essential Training DVD, a $99 value! You can sign up here.

If you have an example of art created with John's Watercolors, send me a JPEG—your work may get featured here!

John's Watercolors are $35. You can purchase these brushes by clicking the PayPal "Buy Now" button below. If you don't have a PayPal account, an option to pay via credit card is offered as well.

If you've been frustrated trying to master digital watercolors, John's Watercolors for Painter are the answer!