Painting from a Monitor instead of a Print

[Tony Pro]

Originally Posted by Timothy C. Tyler

I have a dumb question regarding these monitor's horizontal orientation. Can you turn it on it's side?

TIm

I use a Viewsonic digital flat screen monitor to paint from. It has a DVI input which is the highest quality input possiple. AND it rotates from portrait to landscape... this is the only substitute to painting from life that I will do. The color and clarity is so real looking. I don't like painting from photos to start with but since we all have to at some point this is THE only way to do it.

Tony

[Elizabeth Schott]

Tim they do make monitors that rotate, I am not sure if they are as good as the new generation of mac flat screens.

As Linda said, you just turn your PowerBook on the side. Once you do, you'll never go back! Why would you when you can manipulate and zoom in quadzillion percent?

Sorry, I can't attest to the quality of the picture in picture!

Beth

[Timothy C. Tyler]

Tony and Beth, I was just thinking I'd roll it over onto its side. I don't think it would care and I know I wouldn't-or I could just turn the painting over!!

[Elizabeth Schott]

Originally Posted by Timothy C. Tyler

Tony and Beth, I was just thinking I'd roll it over onto it's side. I don't think it would care and I know I wouldn't-or I could just turn the painting over!!

True Tim, but what is really sad is when you try and find the zoom key on your canvas so you can blow it up 1600 percent too!

Old age eyes - you have to love them!