This is a “painted” version of my original Kendra Keel sketch, using Painter IX. I started this color version of my sketch with a Wacom Intuos3, and I finished it with an Intuos4 S (a gift for my birthday).
A few weeks back, I picked up the CorelDraw Graphics Suite X4 in an effort to find tools to help my creative productivity. Although the learning curve was moderate, I’ve been playing around with the tools and I’m pretty impressed with what this suite is capable of. I’ll be working on more pictures using this suite of tools (which includes Corel PHOTO-PAINT X4 and CorelDRAW X4) switching away from Paint Shop Pro.
Here’s my one of my first efforts using the suite. I’ll have to admit, there’s more life in this picture after processing it through CorelDRAW. I can’t wait to try this on some of my comics.