Photo-to-Painting

There is another way to acheive what you want == sort of a longer way:
1) Open a color photo. Go under the image menu, under Adjusments, and

Again = this seems very long but it should only take you about 2

It may not give you exactly what you were requesting but you may be

tweak these settings to get something very close. Besides, it great to

able to do something with what you have instead of having to rely on plug-ins all the time.

Good luck!
Chris
National Assocation of Photoshop Professionals
ACE Master Suite

may i click ok now?

Arty

"Brooklyn NYC" wrote in message

There is another way to acheive what you want == sort of a longer way:
1) Open a color photo. Go under the image menu, under Adjusments, and

choose

Hue/Saturation. When the dialog box appears, increas the Saturation to

and click OK to make the color appear more vivid.

2) Go under the Filter menu and choose Filter Gallery. Now select GLASS

from

the alphabetical menu. Set the Distortion to 3, Smoothness to 3, choose Canvas from the Texture pop-up menu, and set the Scaling to 79%. DON’T

CLICK

OK YET.

3) Click on the New Wffect Layer icon at the bottome of the dialog box.

Now

select Paint Daubs from the alphabetical menu, set the Brush size to 4, Sharpness to 1, and choose Simple for the Brush Type. DON’T CLICK OK YET
4) Click on the New Effect Layer icon at the bottom of the dialog box. Select Angled Strokes from the alphabetical menu, set the Direction

Balance

to 46, Stroke length to 3, and Sharpness to 1. DON’T Click OK YET!
5) Again, click on the New Effect Layer icon. To add a canvas-like

texture,

select Texturizer from the alphabetical menu. For texture choose Canvas,

set

the Scaling to 65%, Relief to 2, and choose Top Left for Light. Now, you

can

click OK to apply all four filters to your photo.

6) For the final touches of the oil-painting effect, we’ll use a

that I learned from Jack Davis. Duplicate this layer by pressing MAC: Command-J (PC: Control-J). Then press MAC: Shift-Command-U (PC: Shift-Control-U) to Desaturate (remove all the color from) this layer.

the Layers palette, change the layer Blending Mode of this layer from

Normal

to Overlay.

7) Go under the Filter menu, under Stylize, and choose Emboss. When the Emboss dialog box appears, set the Angle to 135, Height to 1, Amount to 500%, and click OK. Lastly, go to the Layers palette and lower the

of this layer to 40%. This will give you an oil-painted effect.
Again = this seems very long but it should only take you about 2

minutes.

It may not give you exactly what you were requesting but you may be able

to

tweak these settings to get something very close. Besides, it great to

able to do something with what you have instead of having to rely on plug-ins all the time.

Good luck!
Chris
National Assocation of Photoshop Professionals
ACE Master Suite

"Brooklyn NYC" wrote…

There is another way to acheive what you want == sort of a longer way:
1) Open a color photo. Go under the image menu, under Adjusments, and

choose
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Again = this seems very long but it should only take you about 2

minutes.

It may not give you exactly what you were requesting but you may be

able to

tweak these settings to get something very close. Besides, it great to

be

able to do something with what you have instead of having to rely on plug-ins all the time.

Good luck!
Chris
National Assocation of Photoshop Professionals
ACE Master Suite

Thank you Chris for your effort. Only problem this time: the picture is of a very bad quality and in grey’s. But, as I honour your way of working, not to rely on filters, you can be sure I’ll try what you proposed.
Thank you
Best regards,
Frans

There is another way to acheive what you want == sort of a longer way:
1) Open a color photo. Go under the image menu, under Adjusments, and

Hue/Saturation. When the dialog box appears, increas the Saturation to 50 and click OK to make the color appear more vivid.

2) Go under the Filter menu and choose Filter Gallery. Now select GLASS

the alphabetical menu. Set the Distortion to 3, Smoothness to 3, choose Canvas from the Texture pop-up menu, and set the Scaling to 79%. DON’T

OK YET.

3) Click on the New Wffect Layer icon at the bottome of the dialog box.

select Paint Daubs from the alphabetical menu, set the Brush size to 4, Sharpness to 1, and choose Simple for the Brush Type. DON’T CLICK OK YET
4) Click on the New Effect Layer icon at the bottom of the dialog box. Select Angled Strokes from the alphabetical menu, set the Direction

to 46, Stroke length to 3, and Sharpness to 1. DON’T Click OK YET!
5) Again, click on the New Effect Layer icon. To add a canvas-like

select Texturizer from the alphabetical menu. For texture choose Canvas,

the Scaling to 65%, Relief to 2, and choose Top Left for Light. Now, you

click OK to apply all four filters to your photo.

6) For the final touches of the oil-painting effect, we’ll use a techicque that I learned from Jack Davis. Duplicate this layer by pressing MAC: Command-J (PC: Control-J). Then press MAC: Shift-Command-U (PC: Shift-Control-U) to Desaturate (remove all the color from) this layer. In the Layers palette, change the layer Blending Mode of this layer from

to Overlay.

7) Go under the Filter menu, under Stylize, and choose Emboss. When the Emboss dialog box appears, set the Angle to 135, Height to 1, Amount to 500%, and click OK. Lastly, go to the Layers palette and lower the Opacity of this layer to 40%. This will give you an oil-painted effect.
Again = this seems very long but it should only take you about 2

It may not give you exactly what you were requesting but you may be able

tweak these settings to get something very close. Besides, it great to be able to do something with what you have instead of having to rely on plug-ins all the time.

Good luck!
Chris
National Assocation of Photoshop Professionals
ACE Master Suite

Ahh, well, didn’t realize that. Hope you can find what you need