There are often mixed feelings when it comes to photographic paintings and photos altered with painterly effects. Many photographers have been exploring the possibilities of the latter creating and applying artistic filters to photos to enhance their visual impact. But do you need art filters when you can have the real thing? True, not everybody is a painter and having a specialist craft a custom painting does not come as cheap as downloading an app to apply art filters on your fancy snapshots. However, if the idea of turning digital photos into traditional artwork sounds intriguing and you have some money to invest on it, you should check out Pixelist, a new service to create hand-made oil paintings out of your favorite images.
The funding campaign for Pixelist is currently ongoing on Indiegogo and through this platform it has raised over $16,000 of the original $20,000. Continue reading “Pixelist, Oil Paintings From Your Photos”