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Learn how to create a painted effect on a window by applying just four filters. Perfect for those of you who want to get more ideas of how effects layered on top of each other can create amazing results.
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Topic
Learn how to create a painted effect on a window by applying just four filters. Perfect for those of you who want to get more ideas of how effects layered on top of each other can create amazing results.
When to use
If you have the latest version of Photoshop, then there is single effect that can provide the same results and is discussed in another video, but even then you might want to use this video to sharpen up you skills, and comprehension about what some of these filters can do
Instructions
Convert image for safe editing
- With layer selected, choose from Dropdown, Filter: Convert to Smart Object
The cut-out filter to block out the image
- Choose from Dropdown, Filter: Filter Gallery: Artistic section: Cutout
- Settings Levels: 7, Edge Simplicity: 4, Edge Fidality:2
Add oil paint effect (only CS6 and above)
- Choose from Dropdown, Filter: Oil Paint Effect
- Adjust setting to suit
The angled strokes filter
- Choose from Dropdown, Filter: Filter Gallery: Brush Strokes: Angled Strokes
- Direction Balance: 60, Stroke length: 7, Sharpness: 2
The texturize filter
- Choose from Dropdown, Filter: Filter Gallery: Texture: Texturizer
- Select Canvas: set scaling to 100%, Relief: 2.
Tip
You can adjust the values to best suit the results that you want (example: change the texture to get different surface effect).
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- 00:04 So, here's the photo that we're going to be starting with. It's a simple photo of a
- 00:07 model that I found on Shutterstock.com.
- 00:10 But you can certainly use any image of yourself, if you like.
- 00:14 As I mentioned in the intro,
- 00:15 we're going to be using filters to compose the painting effect.
- 00:18 Some are strictly available in Photoshop CS6,
- 00:20 while others you'll find in earlier versions.
- 00:24 As we all know, like all projects that involve filters,
- 00:25 if you want to be able to edit those settings at a later point, you're going
- 00:29 to want to convert your image into a smart object first.
- 00:30 This can be done by either right clicking on your
- 00:34 layer in the Layers panel
- 00:36 and choosing the convert to smart object option, or by choosing the ‘Convert to
- 00:40 Smart Filters’ option,
- 00:41 under the filter menu at the top. Now we're able to safely add filters without
- 00:46 destroying the original image.
- 00:48 Let's go ahead and start with a filter that's been in Photoshop for a while,
- 00:51 and will help block out our image just a touch: the Cut-Out filter.
- 00:55 If you're running Photoshop CS5 or below,
- 00:59 you're going to find this filter in the artistic group, but if you're running
- 01:02 Photoshop CS6,
- 01:03 it can be found in the filter gallery. Of course if you caught my last video,
- 01:08 you know that you can reveal these hidden groups in Photoshop CS6 as well,
- 01:12 so make sure to check out that video if you want to learn how to do that.
- 01:15 Now, once you have the Cut-Out filter selected,
- 01:17 play around with the settings a little bit until you get a slightly blocked out
- 01:20 look to your model.
- 01:21 You don't want to go overboard, but just enough to break away from the perfect edges.
- 01:26 The values of seven, four and two work well for this image,
- 01:30 but you may need to try a different value to work for yours.
- 01:33 The next filter we're going to be adding is a filter that is
- 01:35 only available in Photoshop CS6, unless you download the Pixel Bender plugin for
- 01:40 Photoshop CS5.
- 01:41 And that's the oil paint filter. This is going to add swirls,
- 01:45 brush strokes and lighting effects to give your image a painterly feel.
- 01:50 And by adjusting the values on the right, you can really nail down a nice
- 01:53 oil painting affect. You can change the stylization,
- 01:57 adjust the cleanliness, the size and detail of the brush,
- 02:00 and then tweak the lighting if you need too. However, because we're going to be
- 02:03 adding two more filters
- 02:04 I wouldn't stress too much on the result that the oil paint filter produces.
- 02:08 It's mainly going to be used as the base for the next filters.
- 02:11 So, now that the oil paint filter has been applied, we're going to be hopping back into
- 02:15 our filter gallery to apply to more filters.
- 02:18 The first one you're going to find under the brushstrokes group,
- 02:21 and it's going to be the angled strokes filter, stacked with the oil paint filter.
- 02:26 Angle strokes will rough out the brush just a little bit. The direction balance
- 02:30 looks good around 60.
- 02:31 And then the stroke length can be adjusted to rough out the brush a lot,
- 02:35 or just a little bit. A lower value will result in a more subtle feel,
- 02:39 while a higher value will really leave you with a more painterly feel.
- 02:42 Anywhere between 7 and 15 should look nice. Finally, you can increase the
- 02:46 sharpness if you want a few harsh strokes on your painting.
- 02:49 Now your final filter can be added without closing the filter gallery.
- 02:53 All you have to do is press the ‘new affect layer’ icon at the bottom.
- 02:56 We're going to be adding the texturize filter, which can be found under the
- 02:59 texture group.
- 03:00 This will allow us to add a canvas texture to the painting if you wish.
- 03:04 Once the filter has been selected, choose the canvas option from the drop-down menu,
- 03:08 and then adjust the relief value to harshen up the texture.
- 03:11 I'm only looking for a very subtle texture, so a value of around 2
- 03:14 looks nice. And once you press OK, you should be left with a really nice
- 03:18 looking painting affect:
- 03:19 which, because we're working with a smart object, is completely editable.
- 03:23 At any point, you can double-click on any the filters to make changes.
- 03:26 And just to show you the difference, here's the before, and here's the after.
- 03:31 All done with just four filters in Photoshop.
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