I am a lover of Photoshop Creative Suite (CS).
I truly am.
   While Photoshop has wonderful features, some people view Photoshop as something to dislike, or to see as something that only tekkie geeks use.
   I see it as an extention of my artistic abilities.
   Here are a few examples of how I use Photoshop to help me with my artwork.

Before: taken with my camera, but warped/discolored/lighter/daker than orginal        After: What it looks like in person
   Now, I can't speak for all artists who take photos of their work, but since I'm into graphic design, I have a photoshop program that can help me.
   But as you can see, I don't know how I'd have my finished pictures looking correct without having a little digital help. And since I have a Fine Art America account (FAA), I need my pictures to look as much as the real thing as possible.
   Or as you can see here, I was taking a photo of this picture framed, but since there is glass over top of the painting, there is a reflection big time. So I used photoshop to place the painting into the frame and from there I edited the photo until it fit into the frame. I didn't want to take the glass out of the frame because I had finally gotten the painting in and didn't want to got the hassle of taking it out again.
   Now, I don't always do this, as I normally don't take photos of the artwork with glass and frame, so I usually don't have to worry about making sure something fits in another photo. But in instances like this, it's really handy.
   I also don't have an expensive camera. That means that I can't take the greatest photo I could, so having a professional program to help me out is a fantastic thing.
 
   So, for those of you who read my previous post Digital Thor; After Days of Work, you know that I've been working on a digital piece of Thor.
   Well, I've finished it!!
    It took hours, and it was tough at times, but the finished product was worth it! I finishd Thor's helmet, and added some texture to his skin.
   The photo below is both pictures, the before textured face, and the one overtop; the finished face. You can see the texture difference. And yes, I understand the picture is kind of trippy =)
   I made a few different backgrounds, for those of you who'd like one for their computer. The only thing is please don't send the backgrounds to anyone. Please send the person a link to this post so they can get a copy for themselves. Thanks. Just rightclick on the photo and click on "New Tab".
   And all of these are done completely in Photoshop, with digital paint. Not photo manipulation.
 
   Why you haven't seen many drawings being posted on my drawings blog nearly as much as usual is because I have been working on a digital picture of Thor. This is what I did in 4 hours in Photoshop. The stuff that I did was the picture of Thor's face that is overtop of the other picture. Essentially, the less detailed picture is mine.
   And the picture below is what I've done so far. I've finished Thor's face, hair, cape, and armor. The only thing I have to finish is the winged helmet, which is in the rough draft. Or feathered helmet, depending on if you think of it like Loki or not ;)