Endless Possibilities

Yesterday I had a little time, 

so I popped

in on the Beyond Layers Course

at Kim Klassen's site

I signed up for the year long course,

but have discovered there is just 

NOT enough hours in the day

(if ya know what I mean?)

She's on day 49...

I think I'm back at day 14!!

Oh well, I'm sure I can

get caught up this winter!

Anyway, it is a dynamite, inspirational,

chock-full of good stuff kind of course...

everyday (I've logged in) 

I have learned something new and fun!!

Day 49 is a tutorial on how to make a "color story board"....

Since Kim only works on Photoshop

and I only work on FREE downloadable programs,

it's always a challenge to do what she does!

But, let me tell ya, anything is possible

when you're determined and cheap!!

This is my version of 

a color storyboard.....

You can take any photo and pull out any

color from the photo to make a color palette...

I added the word "Peachy"

as that is how I felt when I completed 

the little project!!

Sweet - don't you think?

What a great way to find colors to 

paint with...

I'm always telling clients to find an object

that inspires them and pull some colors from that object.

This is going to be a great tool

for this painter 

from now on!!

By the way...

I used a program called

Corel Painter Essentials

that I downloaded from the internet

a couple years ago for about $49.99

I just looked it up and they have updated

versions on sale for around the same price

Photoshop elements has 2 versions

one is $99.99 (why don't they just say 100 bucks?)

 and the other $149.99

Photoshop is much more sophisticated

and does much more,

obviously you get what you pay for.

I have definitely gotten my $50 bucks worth

with the Corel program and would recommend

it highly if they paid me to recommend it

which they aren't,

so suit yourself 

I just hope you think my 

color story board

is Peachy!!