Fay Sirkis – Portrait Artist, Photographer, and Instructor

Fay Sirkis is an internationally recognized portrait artist, photographer and instructor who speaks at seminars both in the U.S. and in Europe. A New York based contemporary digital artist with a background in traditional fine art Fay attended the Pratt School of Professional Studies in New York City, where she became certified in graphic and web design. She also attended Rockhurst College CE in New York City for her certification in printing and pre-press. Fay has had a long career path in the arts. She's worked as a freelance graphic artist and was a graphic design instructor at Long Island University. She also was the art director for a publishing company, where she designed book covers, the interior design and layout for children's books. Now, her commissioned portraits and paintings are held in private collections internationally and are exhibited in museums and art galleries.

Fay is also the founder of Fay's Art Studio, a high-end commission portrait painting studio, as well as a digital art training and consulting firm based in New York. Currently, Fay is on the advisory council of Corel Painter and is a beta tester and evangelist for Adobe Photoshop and Corel Painter. In fact, she was instrumental in the launching of the latest releases of the programs. She is a Corel "Painter Master" and a Canon "Print Master" whose work is featured in Corel's Art Gallery, as well as Canon's. In addition, her paintings appear in numerous ad campaigns for both Canon and Corel... many on the cover of the brochures. Fay is also part of the Dream Team instructors that teach at the Photoshop World Conferences. Her photo painting tutorials have been featured on the cover of many magazines, including Photoshop User. She even teamed up with Kelby Training to produce "A Celebration of Art," a four-part DVD collection covering diversified training on different digital media. And Fay has just released three new DVD titles in honor of Adobe Photoshop's launch of the new CS5 and its painting tools. Along with all her experience, Fay is best known for her simplistic way of teaching... making the learning curve in the digital world easier to master!

Classes with Fay Sirkis: « Back to Full Schedule

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Thursday, September 6th
08:15am – 09:15am	Lasting Impressions Learn how to give your photographs special effects to create a lasting impression in the eyes of viewers. Whether it be a special color scheme, a focal point of interest, a unique background or a certain way to view or crop your image, learn some of Fay's secrets to creating fine art-like works., including techniques that add value to your work. In this class, you'll soon discover how to use all the tools in Photoshop, and some hidden gems, to turn your photos into a memorable masterpieces!	Fay Sirkis	Photoshop Track
10:45am – 11:45am	Noah's Ark: Animal Portrait Safari Discover how to transform photographs of man's best friends into unique handpainted works of art! Using the new Mixer Brush and Bristle Brushes, you'll discover the endless creative possibilities to turning photos of pets and wildlife into paintings that simulate watercolor and oil paintings. Fay will show you how to capture the different textures of various land and water animals. If you're wild about animals, this class is for you!	Fay Sirkis	Photoshop Track

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