Category Archives: Digital art

Behind the Scenes: Project Managing My First Video Shoot

Posted on April 24, 2013 by

gordongroup was recently approached by software giant Corel to create a fresh, youthful and inspirational promotional video for their new Corel Painter Lite software. One tiny catch: The timeline was just three weeks to plan and produce this thing! Undaunted … Continue reading →

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Claudia Salguero Makes a Splash in the Big City

Posted on March 19, 2013 by

Last week, Painter Master Claudia Salguero held two Vernisages, one in New York City and one in Chelsea, QC. for her exhibit Downtown Aluminum. The exhibit is open at Broadway Gallery from March 8-31, 2013. I managed to catch her … Continue reading →

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Take a leap into painting in air

Posted on February 27, 2013 by

“Wow!” That’s the first word that came to mind when I first experienced Leap painting. This is something you absolutely have to experience first-hand! Leap painting — the act of painting on a digital canvas by moving your hands and … Continue reading →

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Get more performance on your Mac with Painter 12.2, Service Pack 1 Update

Posted on January 30, 2013 by

Today, the Corel Painter team released a free service pack that is available through its notification system, and on Corel.com. This patch includes several documented bug fixes and performance optimizations for both Mac and Windows. The patch includes a specific … Continue reading →

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Lost in Space Covered in Paint: Creating one-of-a-kind art

Posted on January 4, 2013 by

Side Tracked Life gets busy and being a creative person makes it even busier. I don’t go to work 9 to 5 and then get to come home and play. I work all the time but for me it’s also … Continue reading →

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Jeremy Sutton as Henri Matisse – Blending traditional art forms with digital possibilities

Posted on November 8, 2012 by

I am an artist, educator, Corel Painter Master and Photographic Craftsman who has used Painter since soon after its launch twenty years ago. I work across multiple media, blending the beauty, quality and texture of analog media with the spontaneity, … Continue reading →

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Welcome to the new world: An inside look at Corel and Windows 8

Posted on October 29, 2012 by

Windows might have started out as as a twinkle in Bill Gates’ eye almost 30 years ago, but since then it’s gone on to become the most dominant operating system on the planet. Now, after a whole mess load of … Continue reading →

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The Future of Graphics

Posted on October 18, 2012 by

The other day, I was reading a magazine on my bus ride home when something peculiar happened: as I reached the end of the page, I instinctively brought my finger to the paper and attempted to swipe up the text. … Continue reading →

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An Inside Look at the Inspiration Behind Painter

Posted on September 27, 2012 by

There’s no doubt that Corel Painter is one of our most creative and awe-inspiring products. So any time we get a chance to swap stories and share our expertise on Painter, we jump on it! Recently, we had the opportunity … Continue reading →

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The Corel World # 12: The Top Five FREE Back to School Apps

Posted on August 31, 2012 by

It’s that time of the year again. Yes, despite what Alice Cooper would have us believe, school isn’t going to be out forever. In fact, as I write this, millions of students around the world are currently gearing up for … Continue reading →

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