The Working Artist Gatherings

Next call is August 13th, 2024

If you have a question, do call in and ask Crista yourself.

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  1. Crista Cloutier Post author

    This is the photo editing software are promised by Jeff Maresh:

    Free (non-trail version) basic photo editing software – all support TIF/TIFF and JPG files unless otherwise noted. I haven’t tried any of them but read reviews on them and confirmed file formats whenever possible. All have a free non-trial version and appear to be relatively easy to download, install, and user. Most of these will likely have YouTube videos on usage if you need help.

    Windows: paint.net
    https://www.getpaint.net/index.html

    Windows, iOS, Android: Photoshop Express
    https://www.adobe.com/products/photoshop-express.html

    macOS: Big Sur
    https://www.apple.com/macos/big-sur/
    Camera RAW formats supported: https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT211241
    I was unable to confirm if Big Sur can edit/save TIF/TIFF files

    macOS, Windows: Photoscape X
    http://x.photoscape.org/

    Android, iOS: Photoscape Mobile
    https://fixthephoto.com/photoscape-review.html

  3. Michael Pierre Price

    Hi everyone! The number of AI text-to-image platforms keeps growing. If you are interested in experimenting with AI, here are a few of the platforms that are worth checking out:

    (1) Midjourney
    (2) Dall-E 2
    (3) Playground AI
    (4) Dream by WOMBO
    (5) NightCafe
    (6) Canva (this is integrated into their overall site)
    (7) Dream Studio (Stable Diffusion)

    There are a number of other platforms beyond this list, but I am most familiar with the ones I mentioned.
    Finally, remember that YouTube is your friend when it comes to tutorials. There are many good tutorials
    explaining the ins and outs of most of the major AI platforms, advice on how best to use prompts.
    Feel free to email me if you have any follow-up questions that might want to discuss. Good luck…..

  4. Crista Cloutier

    Dear Crista, I was wondering if I could seek your advice on a couple of matters.

    Firstly, I have a lots of artwork that I completed in Acrylic pain pen on A4 thick paper. They look good but after doing my studies with you, I realised they missed something. So I decided to repaint them with oil on Canvas. I can see the images being brought to life. I’m just wondering, is there any way I could speed up the drying time? I love oils because it helps me blend a lot easier than Acrylic paint and to me, oil looks stunning.

    Secondly, I was approached through my Divine Inspiration Facebook page by a lot of people who claimed to be art collectors. This led me into the Digital market where I had to pay fees to upload my artwork. Many people bought my artwork, so they claimed and I also had to pay further fees that I couldn’t afford to get the funds the collectors had allegedly given me for my artwork. I never did recieve any money. One of these sites is called nexus artfinder gallery,nartfindergallery.com. Can you tell me if this platform is legitimate? I’ve lost so much money on these platforms. I lost hope in my art career. After my mother in law introduced me to your site and to your courses, the spark of hope came back.

    I have learnt so much from you already and I’m only on week 4. I want to say thank you and I know this will change my life for the better.

    Kindest regards

    Nikki Nagorny

  5. Chitra B

    Dear Crista,
    Learnt about Artist Registry from your lessons. Any particular ones that have the resources to give initial break for emerging artist?

    Thanks,
    Chitra

  6. Mary Harrison

    Dear Crista
    I’m sorry to miss this evening’s Coaching Call
    These group meetings have become a staple part of my art diet !
    Hi to everyone, especially to you, and hope you’ll have fun.
    Mary H x

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