Volunteers Needed!
PSA needs people willing to help in all areas of the organization. Please contact Secretary Michele Smither at 770-977-4670.


Upcoming Meetings and Critique Sessions

PSA Meeting and Program featuring Gordon Wetmore
7pm - December 2, 2008
North DeKalb Cultural Arts Center - Stage Door Players Theatre.

IMPORTANT! Date and Location Changes!

Unexpectedly the Stage Door Theater has had to cancel our reservation for tomorrow night’s meeting; therefore the meeting will be held at Marist High School Cafeteria, 3790 Ashford Dunwoody Road, Atlanta, 30319. From 285 take the Ashford Dunwoody exit South toward Atlanta. Marist High School is inside 285 approximately one mile south of the Ashford Dunwoody exit off 285; it is at the bottom of a hill on your right. The meeting will be held in the Cafeteria.
Click Here for a downloadable map ot Marist High School.

Visiting us from Chattanooga, TN, Mr. Gordon Wetmore is the co-founder and Chairman of The Portrait Society of America, as well as a longtime friend of the PSA. Mr. Wetmore has studied extensively at the Art Students League in NY and is a member of the Artist's Fellowship of NY and the Oil Painters of America.

He has created over 700 commissioned portraits, including many distinguished subjects such as President Richard Nixon and the royal family of Monaco. Mr. Wetmore's portraits are internationally known for their accuracy and vivid interpretations of a subject's true character. He has recently created an instructional video featuring the use of three mediums for rendering portraits in oil, pastel or watercolor.

In recognition of the holiday season, our intermission will be extended to enjoy delicious eats and good fellowship. Please join us!



Upcoming Exhibitions

Fall Juried Exhibition 2008
Nov. 3, 2008 - Jan. 23, 2009 Ed Jonas, juror
Pinckneyville Community Center

Reception November 5, 2008, 7pm - 9pm.



Spring Juried Exhibition 2009
Mable House Art Center
Details to be announced.



Fall Juried Exhibition 2009
Sept. 17 - Dec. 31, 2009
The Hudgins Center

Details to be announced.



Spring Juried Exhibition 2010
Details to be announced.



Fall Juried Exhibition 2010
Sept. 25-Dec. 18, 2010
Marietta Cobb Museum of Art

Details to be announced.



Upcoming Workshops

Teachers' Weekend Workshop
Details to be announced
An exciting new event for our organization focusing on improving skill levels and informing the public and membership about what training is available from our member teachers. Skilled teachers interested in participating must apply by submitting work examples, areas of expertise and ideas to Kathy Cuiffi, 2nd VP, at 770-788-8370 or 770-385-5834, or e-mail kathycuiffi@bellsouth.net.



Photoediting Resources

With the advent of changing from slide to digital submissions to our exhibits, some members may not know how to accomplish this task. To help with the basic photoediting aspect of this two tutorials have been prepared using two of the most popular pay photoediting programs available for both PC and MAC. These are very basic step-by-step instructions covering; straightening/rotating, cropping, DPI and size adjustments, and color/exposure correction. The tutorial links are at the end of this section.

Many digital cameras and scanners come with some sort of photoediting program, if not one of the two available here. If you wish to learn to use these programs I would suggest using the PhotoShop tutorial and compare the tools available with your program.

There are some some free online photoediting websites. Most are very poor in function. There is one standout website with one caveat, it lacks DPI adjustments. If your photographs are already at 72DPI then this would be an excellent resource if you wish not having to learn and install programs on your computer. This website is, Picnik.com.

Finally, there is also a free program for both the PC and MAC. It is very powerful and PhotoShop-like. The major downfall is the geekiness of the downloads. If you wish to plunge into this the links are.

GIMP for Windows.

GIMP for MacIntosh.

Click here to download the PhotoShop and PhotoShop Elements Basic Photoediting Tutorial.

Click here to download the PaintShop Pro Basic Photoediting Tutorial.






 

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