iPad Artist, see the image transform!

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And the Clock Ran Away With a Swoon…

Heaven, I’m in heaven… My iPad allows me to float dreamily in the realm of creativity wherever and whenever using nothing more than my finger and a few truly artful and dazzling apps.  Just last weekend I was at an antique shop in Santa Cruz and photographed the clock face in this image with my cell phone.  I love capturing interesting images and textures with my cell phone everywhere I go.  It makes great fodder for my works of art.  I never know what I might need or what will inspire me in the moment so I keep collecting. Later that day I had a yen to draw and somehow the two images– my drawing and the golden clock– arrived into the same piece together and it worked.  I think this piece took a couple of hours of noodling this direction and that to get to where I felt it was complete.  You just kinda know.

There are definitely techniques involved, knowing the quirks of the apps and how to get something particular done.  One app does this, another does that.  I’ve spent countless hours learning it all via experience and just trying things out.   And I’ve tried more apps than you can imagine.  I’m especially fond of the ones that give me some actual control and allow me to manipulate the image.  The one click wonders mostly leave me cold.  But there are a few that do such special things that they sometimes become ones I can’t live without–  but those are rare.

In my iPad class I will reveal to students just what I do, how I do it, which stylus I use (there are several) and my favorite apps for creating some pretty cool art pieces!  Are you ready to sign up?  sign up for my email list to be the first to know and if you have questions please drop me a line.  I’d love to chat with you and learn what you are up to and see if I can help you in any way!  charr@charrcrail.com.

On a more personal note when I was putting this video together I asked my brilliant husband (www.chrisgoslow.com) if he would write me a piano piece as the soundtrack.  Within one hour there it was, this gorgeous piece of music!  I’m so lucky!  Gorgeous original music created to order!  Heaven, I’m in heaven…

Here is the final image.  I used three apps to create this image.  Titled:  “And the Clock Ran Away With a Swoon”.

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About charr

Charr Crail is a Northern California photographer and artist with an avid passion for creating unique digital imagery. Charr, a full-time freelance photographer, spans the divide between photojournalism and extraordinary art via photography and can trace back her evolution as an photographer/artist from three dominant sources. Her father made his living as a newspaper photographer and as soon as he could, was taking young Charr, then four, on assignments to capture a lifetime of experiences and images. He instilled a sense of adventure and curiosity in her as they would often meander down unknown country roads of the South – just to see and capture what was out there. Soon after, Charr would develop her eye for photography and journalism as “the river that runs through everything she does”. Charr’s mother blessed her daughter with the ability to appreciate art in its various mediums. Further, her mother was able to pass along the joy, satisfaction and excitement one can experience in actively creating something beautiful. It’s no surprise, then, that Charr would become a photojournalist and later a photo editor spanning two decades working for Northern California publications including The Sacramento Bee. Often, her assignments would include community events with a “close to home” theme woven into every image and story she captured. Her photojournalistic experience has therefore been nuanced through everything she produces. She’s also drawn to the wonder of color and the beauty that can be found in the composure of a face and the make-up of the human bodyscape. Charr has won countless awards for masterful pieces including; the Professional Photographers of America LOAN Collection for two consecutive years, WPPI Grand Award and her work has been featured in the Di Rosa Museum in California’s beautiful Napa Wine Region and is also part of the permanent collection. Separately, she instructs digital photography workshops that teach students how to blow out the creativity of their photography in simple methods using programs like Adobe Photoshop and how to market using mobile devices-- Visual Content Creation using Mobile Devices.. Charr lives in Sacramento with her husband Chris and kitties Leeloo and Sadie.

3 Responses to iPad Artist, see the image transform!

  1. Geri Love says:

    That was so much fun!! Thanks for sharing. I really love what you do and the music is so uplifting.

  2. Loved the video! Very cute.

  3. Charr, these videos showing how you did this are super cool! Wow! And I know you hold classes to teach how to do this and other things using Photoshop right? Where can I find that info? – Katrina

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