Photoshop Painting and Print Competition Secrets 2026
Transform your images into award-winning art, this one-day Photoshop painting workshop will unlock the creative tools.
Your hosts for this 1 day workshop,
Judy Reinford, M.Photog. M. Artist, CR. CPP, MAI and Danica Barreau, M.Photog. M. Artist, CR. CPP, MAI
Step into a transformative 1-day workshop January 14th 2026
9:30-6:00 EST just half a mile from Imaging USA!
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Learn secrets to successful Photoshop painting and print competition from two seasoned painters and competitors.
Tenderness, Judy Reinford
Sunset Tango, Judy Reinford
Protected, Judy Reinford
Protector Of The Small, Danica Barreau
Queen Of The Deep, Danica Barreau
Grand Dame Of The Serengeti, Danica Barreau
Course Summary January 14th 2026
Photoshop Painting and Print Competition Secrets: A 1-Day Intensive for 12 Artists Focusing on Animals
Transform Your Images Into Award-Winning Art Join this one-day Photoshop painting workshop and unlock the creative tools to turn your photographs into breathtaking digital paintings. You’ll learn how to use the Mixer Brush and Paint Brushes with confidence, from flowing hair and soft fur to delicate feathers and expressive eyes. Then, go beyond technique and discover the art of competition presentation, how to crop for impact, title with intention, and create images that make judges say “Wow!” Whether you’re preparing for MIR to earn your PPA degree, or state competitions, this class will give you the foundation, workflow, and inspiration to start the year strong and create painterly masterpieces that stand out in print competition.
Penetrating, Judy Reinford
The Fire In Their Eyes, Judy Reinford
Awww, Nuts! Danica Barreau
You’ll learn to:
1. The art of using the mixer brush and paint brush in Photoshop. Fur, feather and eyes. It's all about the brush strokes.
2. History Brush for lighting.
3. Liquify, warp, transform.
4. Story telling. Create Impact!
5. How to use the Print Competition website.
6. Competition strategy.
7. Sizing, final export settings, color space, and presentation for competition and MIR. These are different.
8. Title strategy.
9. Picking the right competitions to enter for feedback.
Whether you're looking to push the boundaries of your creativity, build new competition pieces, or offer elevated, artistic edits to your animal portrait clients, this workshop will give you the skills—and the inspiration—to do just that.
Last Of The Dinosaurs, Danica Barreau
The Hotel For This Class
Location:
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The Inn at Opryland, A Gaylord Hotel. 2401 Music Valley Dr, Nashville, TN 37214
Located just .5 of a mile from Imaging USA 2026.
They offer a shuttle to and from the main convention center. A great place to stay for my class and then stay for Imaging USA! Use points and save money.
The location for Imaging USA 2026 is:
Gaylord Opryland Resort & Convention Center, 2800 Opryland Dr, Nashville, TN 37214 If you have been here before, the hotel of the workshop is like walking from the trade show to the other end of the convention center. It's that close!
Course Curriculum
Judy Reinford
In 1989 Judy graduated from Kutztown University and started working in photography for Hess’s department store. She photographed everything from china to jewelry to bed linens. Looking back, climbing a 10 foot ladder to use an 8x10 film camera to photograph products that were printed on plastic and backlit for store displays was fun and challenging. There was no Photoshop.
In 1994 Judy started working at an ad agency in pre-press, scanning film on a large drum scanner
and working in Photoshop to edit and composite. This led to a job at Rodale Press, continuing
to do the same thing
Returning to photography with her new skills, Judy started a career as a fine art photographer. Judy specializes in Equine and Pet photography. Her studio is located in Bath, Pennsylvania. As a mom to 7 spoiled Pomeranians, Judy enjoys working with the unpredictability, high energy, and often time challenging task of photographing animals big and small.
Judy’s interest in zoo photography came about with her interest in print competitions. This led to an interest in fundraising and donating to the zoo’s finished work for Gala silent auctions. Having a charity or nonprofit that matches the type of art she created was a perfect match. Judy Reinford has a BFA in Communication Design and Fine Art Photography from Kutztown University in Kutztown, PA.
4 Time GIA Nominee
ISAP Photographer Of The Year 2024
ASP Images Of Distinction, Best In Show Spring 2024
IPC 2024 Double Gold Medalist
2019-2022 PPA International Diamond Photographer Of The Year – Photographic Open
2023 PPA North Carolina Photographer Of The Year
2023, 2022 & 2020 Animal Image Makers - Best Equine Image
2023 Animal Image Makers - Best In Show
2023 Animal Image Makers - Master Of Animal Imaging
2021 Animal Image Makers - Accredited Professional Of Animal Imagery
PPNC Photographer Of The Year 2023
TXPPA Best Other Domestic Animal 2023
ASP 2nd Place Best Animal Portrait 2023
5 Time (2019- 2023) ASP State Elite Award
2021 MPI International Image Challenge - Digital Art Photographer Of The Year
2020 MPI International Image Challenge - Fine Art Photographer Of The Year
2020 - PPA International Platinum Photographer Of The Year – Master Artist
2019 WPPI Second Half Competition Third Place Animal Portrait
2019 ASP Bronze Medallion
2020 Imaging USA - Image Excellence Award
2019 ASP District Award 2019
Imaging USA - Craftsman Degree
2018 - PPA International Gold Photographer Of The Year – Photographic Open
2018 - PPA International Gold Photographer Of The Year – Master Artist
2018 ASP State Elite Award
2018 - PPA Northeast First Place Animal Portrait
2018 Imaging USA - Master Photography Degree and Mast Artist Degree
2017 - PPA International Gold Photographer Of The Year –Photographic Open
2017 - PPA International Platinum Photographer Of The Year – Master Artist
2016 - PPA International Silver Photographer Of The Year –Photographic Open
2016 - PPA International Gold Photographer Of The Year – Master Artist
