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	<title>The Art of Janet M Garcia</title>
	<link>http://janetgarcia.com</link>
	<description>Traditional and Digital Fine Arts</description>
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		<title>Painter and Photoshop Basic Skin Palettes</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Since I re-created my website, people had been asking where my skin palettes are. So, I&#8217;ve decided to make them available again here.
Painter Skin Palette
In this zip file, you will find four basic skin palettes: one for light skin, medium tone skin, medium to dark, and the other one for dark skin tones.
Download: Painter_Skin_Palette.zip
Photoshop Basic [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://janetgarcia.com/tips-and-resources/painter-and-photoshop-basic-skin-palettes/</link>
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		<title>Trying Watermixable Oils</title>
		<description><![CDATA[For the first time, I’ve been trying water-mixable oils. I chose Holbein’s Duo Aqua Oils just because I purchased a set instead of choosing colors individually since it was a test.
I was surprised that when these oils were mixed with just a small amount of water, they get really fluid, like watercolors. So it is [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://janetgarcia.com/blog/trying-watermixable-oils/</link>
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		<title>Using a Computer Graphics Tablet with Corel Painter</title>
		<description><![CDATA[One of the most essential tools to use when working with Corel Painter is something that every digital artist should have. And this is the computer graphics tablet. The tablet is used as a computer input device so that hand drawn images can appear on the computer. This is useful for Corel Painter and other [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://janetgarcia.com/tips-and-resources/using-a-computer-graphics-tablet-with-corel-painter/</link>
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		<title>The Importance of Reference Photos in Portrait Painting</title>
		<description><![CDATA[
No matter how many portraits for painting you are going to be using for a  particular subject, you will need to make sure that you have enough perspective  for your painting. Having reference photos in portrait painting is important,  and you should take into consideration a few things for your photos.
First, you [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://janetgarcia.com/tips-and-resources/the-importance-of-reference-photos-in-portrait-painting/</link>
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		<title>Digital Portrait of Kassidy</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The following digital painting tutorial was done in Corel Painter IX. It was painted by looking at the reference photo as if the model was sitting in front of me. The result is what spoke to me at the time I painted her.
About 6 hours to complete.
Step I: The Muck Up Stage
At this stage I [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://janetgarcia.com/blog/portrait-of-kassidy/</link>
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		<title>Digital Portrait of Kyja</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The following digital painting tutorial was done in Corel Painter IX. This tutorial was created to help an artist friend in the development of a digital portrait painting. She supplied me the image she started, which served as a good under painting for my painting style.
About 7 hours to complete.
Step I: Sketch Comparison

I made a [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://janetgarcia.com/blog/portrait-of-kyja/</link>
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		<title>Digital Portrait of The Man</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The following digital painting tutorial was done in Corel Painter IX. It was painted by looking at the reference photo as if the model was sitting in front of me. The result is what spoke to me at the time I painted him.
About 3 hours to complete.
Step 1: Linear Marks
In this portrait. I started with [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://janetgarcia.com/blog/portrait-of-the-man/</link>
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		<title>Digital Portrait of Nina</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The following digital painting tutorial was done in Corel Painter IX. It was painted by looking at the reference photo as if the model was sitting in front of me. The result is what spoke to me at the time I painted her.
About 3.5 hours to complete.
Step 1: Sketch

This time I did a sketch of [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://janetgarcia.com/blog/portrait-of-nina/</link>
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		<title>Solitude II Digital Portrait Demonstration</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Solitude II is a digital oil portrait demonstration by Janet M Garcia that has been recorded and is available in DVD.]]></description>
		<link>http://janetgarcia.com/digital-painting-videos/solitude-ii/</link>
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		<title>Solitude I Digital Portrait Demonstration</title>
		<description><![CDATA[1 DVD &#8211; 1.5 Hours of Video
In this video, you will see how you can achieve the look of traditional Pastel painting using Corel Painter program. My approach of painting digitally is similar to how I paint traditionally. I apply all my knowledge as a traditional artist to my digital art as well.
In this portrait [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://janetgarcia.com/digital-painting-videos/solitude-i-digital-portrait-demonstration/</link>
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