Hope you all had a wonderful Christmas.  I finally uploaded the software that came with my best present ever (pen and tablet for photo editing).  I got ragged on a bit for opening it early in the first place.  I'm still a kid at heart- sue me.  :)

Anyway, the software that came with it is awesome.  Corel Paint or something like that.  Unlike the software I've been using, you can actually control the painting and do stuff by hand.  I love it.  Here's my favorite sample so far...

I'm writing this with my new toy. Just because and for practice. I have been feeling better as the day progresses so I actually worked on some pictures From New York.  "Typing" this way is  kind of fun. Slow. Pointless. But definitely fun. And good practice.

I didn't mess with this one at all. I took it from the Brooklyn Bridge looking at the Manhattan Bridge and city sky line.


This a light on the bridge. I just liked the old fashioned look of it. I used a filter to turn it into a drawing. I am pleased with how it turned out.


Another bridge pic. I turned this one be w then turned it into a drawing , added a blue tint, then hand painted the flag with my tablet and pen. What  do you think?



One of my favorites from our trip. This is altered, too, but I won't bore  you with more details.

Well, it's off to sleep for me.