Reminiscing 2007 – 10 Most Popular Posts

2007 has come and gone. Here are some of the most popular posts that are certainly worth a visit!

1. Wacom 6D Art Pen Review: Part 1
   Learn about Wacom’s digital painting “wonder-pen.” With features such as active rotation, that are not included with the standard Wacom pens,  the 6D adds a whole new level of realism and user experience to their line of popular pen tablets.
2. Wacom 6D Art Pen Review: Part 2
   Combine the 6D Art Pen with Corel Painter for a completely new experience using the Real Bristle brushes introduced with version 10 of this award winnign software.
3. Photoshop Painting Study: Siberian Husky
   Join me as I explore Adobe Photoshop as a fine art painting medium with the help of my trust Wacom tablet.
4. Painter X: Calla Lilies
   Painted with an unusual brush, these lilies turned out beautifully and were published in the Official Corel Painter Magazine!
5. Fiery Red Insiration: Ilona Royce-Smithkin
   I hope I have the energy of this inspirational artist when I am her age!
6. The Official Corel Painter Magazine Posts
   While this isn’t a single post, I consider being published multiple times in this magazine during 2007 a huge accomplishment. Hopefully this trend will continue throughout 2008 with exciting new content!
7. Waterfalls of the Great Smoky Mountains
   Go visit the wonderful story left in the comments for this article. True friendship is certainly is a wonderful thing. Look how photography took these two friends on some great adventures!
8. Meeting Marilyn Sholin in North Carolina
   In October of 2007, I met Marilyn Sholin in person for the first time along with a wonderful group of photographers from across the US. We printed paintings and had fun embellishing them with paints, rubs, and metallic pens! As a small update to this one, I gave my painting to my best friend for her birthday and she absolutely loved it!
9. Introducing Digital Art Academy
   Digital Art Academy is CLOSE to starting classes! It is an exciting opportunity to learn to create art digitally using a variety of programs from some of the best instructors in the community. I will be heading up the Adobe Illustrator program. Hope to see you there!
10. About the Web Wanderers Category
    In November, I started a new category for the blog to give people exactly what they’re looking for when they visit the site. I certainly want to have interesting content for everyone that visits. If you have suggestions for the blog, please don’t hesitate to comment, contact me, or post in the Blog Suggestion Box. The blog is here for YOU!

Now that 2008 is here, I can only hope for another exciting year and more growth for Studio|chris, and in turn for all the readers and visitors to the site. More news later — HAPPY NEW YEAR!