Spirit Island on Maligne Lake Jasper National Park

Digitally Hand painted every inch of this painting, created not by computer, but manually, placing each brush stroke by hand... Spirit Island, which... more

by Bob and Nadine Johnston

Title

Spirit Island on Maligne Lake Jasper National Park

Artist

Bob and Nadine Johnston

Medium

Photograph - Digitally Hand Painted On Canvas Using 17-25 Styles Of Brushes

Description

Digitally Hand painted every inch of this painting, created not by computer, but manually, placing each brush stroke by hand... Spirit Island, which is a tiny tied island in Maligne Lake in Jasper National Park. . . .. This landmark is the destination of boat trips across Maligne Lake, a view many people associate with the Canadian Rockies. . . .. Spirit Island enjoys a worldwide reputation. . . .. This landmark is one of the most famous views of the Canadian Rockies.
Activities include Fishing, hiking, canoeing, kayaking, scenic tours and more in the Canadian Rockies. We enjoyed our drive along scenic Maligne lake road and the cruise across the lake was pretty nice also . . . From our experience, as usual, the light for photos is better during the "Golden Hour" or late afternoon...
Our Original Digital Paintings are not created from a Photograph, but from "scratch" on a "blank" Photoshop Canvas...
We are using a combination of many Photoshop "Brushes" and extras we purchased, which work much like real brushes used with Oil Paint.
Click any area of the Painting, to see the detail in HIGH Definition, as it will look on a larger Canvas, Print, Acrylic, Digital, etc..
After painting for many years, in our opinion it is more difficult to paint in PS than on a real canvas, and takes longer. But, without many years of experience painting with Oils and Acrylics, could not do as well in Photoshop.
On a canvas, you can paint over mistakes. But in Photoshop, if you make a major mistake, must totally alter or redo the work...
On canvas, have never made a sketch first, just applied the paint, like Bob Ross and many others, but have to make a sketch first in Photoshop.
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When Artists switch from using Oil or Acrylic Paint and other chemicals they help protect the environment. There are no obnoxious smells or chemical residue and discarded paint or cleaners to harm the earth. Another advantage, as we live and travel in an RV, we have only one easel, so don't have to switch off Palette's or take turns and we can both paint at the same time.
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March 8th, 2015