My two-year-old grandson CJ was getting very
frustrated with Grandpa. While we were walking
around an old barn yard, I told him that we'd
see chickens. Pen after pen there were none. At
one point, he turned and gave me a look that
said "Where are the chickens? You said there
would be CHICKENS!"
I
loved his expression and got a quick snapshot.
Then, I decided to photo-paint a portrait from
it. It was easy and fun, and I got something to
frame for my office.
You've got shots like that too. Here's how easy
it is to convert them into painting-like
portraits at iPiccy.com, a free, online photo
editor:
1.
Go to iPiccy.com, hit the "Start Editing!"
button and upload your snapshot from your
computer or cell phone.
2.
At the "Basic Editor" section (the camera on the
tool bar), crop the photo to get a dramatic
close-up of the face you want to use for your
photo-portrait.
3.
At the "Retouch" section (the head on the tool
bar), enhance the image with iPiccy's
easy-to-use tools. fix red-eye, remove
blemishes, add more colorful eye and flesh tones
and more.
4.
At the "Photo Effects" section (the magic wand
on the tool bar), find the "Artistic Painting"
effect and hit the "Update effect" button.
5.
Experiment with different settings and effects
throughout iPiccy.com. You're sure to find some
that improve your photo portrait and make it
unique.
6.
Hit the computer disk symbol on the tool bar to
save your image. Give it a name that's different
than the original photo's name and save it to
your computer. From there you can use any photo
viewing program or Microsoft Word to print your
portrait.
I
set my ink jet printer to the highest quality
level and printed CJ's portrait on a good quality, matte
photo paper. It turned out looking great. Every printer is unique, so you should
experiment with different printer settings and
paper types for your portrait. Jot down what
worked best. You'll be creating beautiful
portraits again and again.
Create Your Own Photo Portraits at iPiccy.com >>>
