\npick up everything and do what I am doing. Totally unconducive to art exploration when you
\nhave to constantly say, “No, don’t eat that….”<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
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This meant I did a lot of work at midnight.<\/p>\n
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It is hard working that late. You have to constantly go outside to spray fixative on papers when
\nworking with pastels, or you need to leave a lot of windows open when painting with oils. If I
\nleft the windows open it meant turning the air off, which made the house hot, which made me
\nhotter, and I can’t work when I am sweating.<\/p>\n
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Digital media allows me to work in oils, pastels, watercolors, charcoals, and even pencils. I
\nonly have to put away my art pen and Wacom when I am done. I never have to worry about
\nfumes, and I can do it at any time of the day.<\/p>\n
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- Many people complain about the expensive of Corel Painter. I laugh. These people obviously
\ndo not work in traditional media. This is my latest traditional art purchase. I don’t have that
\nmany things. I picked up some new charcoal pencils, restocked my paint, and I grabbed
\nsome glaze. This cost me $385, and I don’t have canvas or paper. On top of that, this was a
\nsale. At the time of this blog post, Corel has a sale on Painter for $359. I think the cost
\ncomparison drives home the point. Ah, I can sense another question…<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/p>\n
You might be now factoring the cost of upgrades for Painter. People become obsessed with how
\nmuch they might have to pay for upgrades.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
True, Painter can be upgraded yearly, but it doesn’t have to be. Nevertheless, I will tell you a secret.
\nIf you keep your notifications turned on, Corel, usually, gives a special upgrade price to you through
\nyour program within the first few weeks of the new edition. You will load up Painter and poof. You
\nwill find a notice telling you that you can have Painter for X amount of dollars. Two years ago it
\nwas $99, and this year I think it was $129 (or something close to that). It is always much cheaper
\nthan through their website.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
In my mind, updating yearly is still cheaper than buying traditional media. Let’s face it, those little tubes
\nof paint do not last long. Painter never runs out of paint.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
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- I love the flexibility of it all. I can truly work with mixed media, and I don’t have to constantly be bringing
\nout different supplies. If I want to paint, I flip to that category. If I want to add pastels over it, I move to
\nthat category. At my finger tips, I have so many choices. Not only do I have all these choices, but I never
\nhave to factor in paint drying. It is frustrating to work in traditional media paint for 20 minutes and find
\nyou have messed up. The only course of action is to let it sit for a couple of days to dry. Who wants
\nto wait? Corel Painter never makes me wait for paint to dry.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/p>\n
If you are skeptical, you might be thinking it can’t be that great or every artist would be using Corel Painter.
\nThere are many reasons many traditional artists don’t use Painter, but I will save that for another day
\nand another blog post.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
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- I love the flexibility of it all. I can truly work with mixed media, and I don’t have to constantly be bringing