Well we’ve just sent issue 2 off to the printers all safe and sound and are now starting on issue 3! It’s really nice seeing how the magazine is developing and deciding what bits work and what bits can be improved. It’s also good to see your feedback from issue 1 - rest assured we’ll take your comments and ideas on board.
I watched a TV programme on Sunday (I promise I do other stuff than just watch TV) about L S Lowry and I was blown away by some of his paintings and sketches. I never knew he had so much scope and his portraits are amazing. So I’ve decided that every now and then, I’ll mention any artist that has impressed me and we can all have a look at them. If you have a favourite artist that you’d like to share with the world, let me know and I’ll mention them too!
Apologies for the slight blips occurring on the website in the past couple of days - we have upgraded to a shiny new server and everything was being copied over. If you’ve had trouble accessing links or content, it was no doubt because the link was in one place while the content was in another! But all is good now, so enjoy the site and upload your images!
I caught the end of a TV programme last night about an artist who spends a maximum of one hour on every painting he does and his work was amazing. It got me thinking about artistic styles and how you go about finding your technique. So I’d like to hear from anyone out there about their working practices. Is you technique instinctive, does it change according to subject or is it a case of you still haven’t found what you’re looking for? Let me know and I hope you all have a great weekend. Speak to you Monday!
I'd love to say that today saw us spending long and complex hours planning the magazine in finite detail but the truth is we spent most of it creating images to upload to the gallery section! It's great to see some of you joining in and I can't wait until this becomes a thriving community of eager artists.
A very warm welcome to this new website and also the very first Editor’s blog! It is our hope that this site will expand upon the content in the magazine, give you a chance to show what you can do with Corel Painter and also create a friendly community for users to come and meet like-minded souls. We’re all very excited about how the site can grow and develop and we look forward to finding out more about all of you!