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Use the Oil Paint Filter to create a stylistic effect from regular photographs. Good for grandparents, kids, pets and kites.

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Topic

The Oil Paint Filter is a fast way to make any image look like an oil painting with control over detail, brush strokes and light reflection.

When to use

Use the Oil Paint Filter to create a stylistic effect from regular photographs. Good for grandparents, kids, pets and kites.

Instructions

Preparation

  • Load image
  • Create a Smart Filter from the bottom of the layers panel

Opening effect

  • Access Oil Paint Filter from the Filter drop-down menu

Adjust effects

  • Stylization: Types of brush strokes
  • Cleanliness: level of detail
  • Scale: brush size
  • Bristle: shine

Tip

Use in conjunction with a Levels Filter to get even more control over your final image.

 

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  • 00:04 For the past few years, I've hoped for a semi-decent Photoshop filter
  • 00:08 that would allow me to turn my photos into a painting. I've scoured a countless
  • 00:11 number of tutorials and was able to find some decent results,
  • 00:14 it just never felt right. Well, Photoshop CS6 not only brings a new filter to the
  • 00:19 table,
  • 00:20 but many of our request have finally been answered. After trying out the new
  • 00:24 Oil Paint filter,
  • 00:25 I can honestly say this is my new favorite filter. It is so simplistic, yet the
  • 00:29 results are brilliant.
  • 00:31 As with Photoshop's other filters, we can access the Oil Paint filter under the
  • 00:34 Filter menu at the top.
  • 00:35 It's not even hidden in a category: that's how good this filter is.
  • 00:38 When the filter loads, you should already get great results, but every user will have
  • 00:42 different tastes.
  • 00:43 Let's go through the settings on the right. Are you looking for short hard brush
  • 00:47 strokes?
  • 00:47 How about long wispy strokes? Stylization controls just that.
  • 00:51 The higher the value, the more stylized your brush strokes are.
  • 00:54 Cleanliness controls how much detail you have in your final painting.
  • 00:58 A cleanliness value of 0 will keep most details in your photo visible,
  • 01:01 while the value of ten produces a very soft painted feel.
  • 01:04 Are you looking for a thin or thick brush? The scale value controls how thin or thick
  • 01:08 your brush is,
  • 01:09 the higher the scale value the thicker the brush strokes will be.
  • 01:13 Now, similar to sharpness, we can control how much detail we see in each brush stroke
  • 01:16 with the bristle detail setting. Which direction do you want the to light to hit the
  • 01:20 paint?
  • 01:20 Angular direction controls which side of the brush stroke the shine appears on.
  • 01:24 And speaking of shine, how bright are your reflections? A higher shine value will
  • 01:28 produce results that just jump off your canvas.
  • 01:31 The results look fantastic, but in order to appreciate this filter,
  • 01:34 let's compare before and after. And that's the new Oil Paint filter in
  • 01:38 Photoshop CS6.

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