John's Artists' Brushes User: Lars Bjørstrup

Danish freelance illustrator Lars Bjørstrup writes,

Just wanted to say that I am very happy with your great set of Artists' Brushes that I purchased from you last week. Here is my first painting with these brushes as a contribution to your pixlBlog. The painting is a still life based on one of my photographs - and a few notes on the process similar to what you describe in your tutorial videos.

You can view more of Lars' artwork at his website.

If you have an image created using John's Artists' Brushes, send me a JPEG and I'll feature it here on the PixlBlog!

John's Artists' Brush User: Karen Bonaker

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Artist Karen Bonaker created this painting of an artichoke from scratch using John's Artists' Brushes for Adobe Photoshop CS5. Karen commented, "I enjoy these brushes so much and look forward to playing with them."

Karen and I are both former residents of the Santa Cruz area, which is nearby Watsonville and Castroville—both known for their artichoke crop. We both commiserated how much we miss the local fresh artichokes available there. If you've never had steamed artichokes, you are missing a definite treat!

John's Artists' Brushes for Photoshop CS5 are now available at an introductory price of $19.95. If you have Photoshop CS5 and are into painting, this will be the best investment you can make!

John's Artists' Brushes for Adobe Photoshop CS5

If you have an image created using John's Artists' Brushes, send me a JPEG and I'll feature it here on the PixlBlog!

John's Artists' Brushes User: Janet Stoppee

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Artist Janet Stoppee created this painting of a door knocker using John's Artists' Brushes for Adobe Photoshop CS5. Using a photograph as a reference, Janet utilized my Cloning Layer Action (which is included with John's Artists' Brushes) to flow the colors of the reference photograph through her currently selected brush. The result is a non-destructive layer painting,

Says Janet, "I love the brushes in Photoshop and I never had the experience of getting totally lost in actually painting in my previous digital painting experiences! I am going to work on cloning an image today and then adding more color using the MagicPicker color picker, that John recommended. This is all new and very exciting."

Janet's husband, Brian remarked, "Janet just got into John Derry’s latest brushes, actions, and textures over the weekend. This the fastest she’s been able to produce an image like this."

You can visit the Stoppee's web site at M2 Media Studios.

John's Artists' Brushes for PHotoshop CS5 are now available at an introductory price of $19.95. If you have Photoshop CS5 and are into painting, this will be the best investment you can make!

John's Artists' Brushes for Adobe Photoshop CS5

If you have an image created using John's Artists' Brushes, send me a JPEG and I'll feature it here on the PixlBlog!

John's Artist's Brushes for Photoshop CS5 Preview: 48 Presets

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I'm in the process of recording the tutorials that will accompany John's Artists' Brushes for Adobe® Photoshop® CS5. Today, I did a segment describing categorization for the 48 tool presets. The above chart visualizes the category breakdown. I'm targeting the release for this coming weekend.

The Artist's Brushes for Adobe Photoshop CS5 are $24.95 and will go on sale within the next 2 weeks. As an introductory offer, they will be available for $19.95. This special offer will be limited to a 30-day period starting the day the brushes go on sale.

If you would like to be notified when the Artists' Brushes for Adobe Photoshop CS5 go on sale, email me at psbrushes@pixlart.com

John's Artists' Brushes for Photoshop CS5: Sample Painting

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Today's painting is another sample image done with John's Artists' Brushes for Adobe® Photoshop® CS5. A photograph was used as the basis for the image. I'm now in the process of creating a set of video tutorials which will accompany the brush set. I am planning on having the package go on sale in about a week. Stay Tuned!

The Artist's Brushes for Adobe Photoshop CS5 are $24.95 and will go on sale within the next 2 weeks. As an introductory offer, they will be available for $19.95. This special offer will be limited to a 30-day period starting the day the brushes go on sale.

If you would like to be notified when the Artists' Brushes for Adobe Photoshop CS5 go on sale, email me at psbrushes@pixlart.com

Photoshop CS5: John's Artists' Brushes Deliver the Goods

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This is a close-up sample of painting with my new Artists' Brushes for Adobe® Photoshop® CS5. As can be seen in the sample, my goal is to have these brushes provide a high degree of natural-media realism. The selection of six custom canvas textures that ship with the Artists' Brushes supply an authentic paint character to the applied strokes.

The Artist's Brushes for Adobe Photoshop CS5 are $24.95 and will go on sale within the next 2 weeks. As an introductory offer, they will be available for $19.95. This special offer will be limited to a 30-day period starting the day the brushes go on sale.

If you would like to be notified when the Artists' Brushes for Adobe Photoshop CS5 go on sale, email me at psbrushes@pixlart.com