I keep saying, “Someday, I’m going to [fill in the blank],” but someday is now. If I can’t find time now that I’m retired, I have only myself to blame. So-o-o-o, I’m viewing the tutorial videos for Painter Essentials 2, software bundled with the Wacom Intuos 3 tablet. This is a slimmed-down version of Corel Painter, but it’s still pretty complicated. My ultimate goal is to create watercolor and pastel versions of some of my photographs. For today, I’m just trying out the various brushes. Some of them create a more appealing effect than others, especially with the very realistic textured surfaces.