Thanks. Yes, I've done a number of those & I've learned a great deal. What I'd like to do is convert a photo to a work of art; or part photo, part with a different background. Just a little overwhelmed as to where to start. Need a push in the right direction.

Designer Pro 6 came with a number of samples that are more like paintings; many have people & animals, not objects or cartoons as with most tutorials. That is what I was hoping for, something more like this (http://www.graphics.com/modules.php?...view_photo.php) as a tutorial.

I realize that this sample is loaded with detail & not practical for a tutorial but something more like a painting with human subjects than a cartoons or objects is what I was hoping to fine.