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Old 09-06-2004, 10:30 AM   #1
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Painting from a Monitor instead of a Print




I recently followed some great advice I got and decided to stop using prints when I paint from photos.

Apple has just come out with a new line of monitors that work with both Macs and PCs. I just got the Apple 20 inch flat screen monitor and it works great with my PC. The monitor image is much cleaner, colors are more accurate, and you get much more visual info than you would get out of most prints - especially in the shadow areas.

With my new Canon D10 as my camera, and this monitor to display my reference, I am good to go when I paint from photos.
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