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Converting a Photograph into a Painting


Taking pictures of a landscape with your camera is one thing and actually painting a landscape is another thing. Every now and then you get a feeling "what if i could paint this great landscape on a canvas". Well if you know how to take great shots with your camera and you have a copy of photoshop you can easily achieve the effect of a painting done on a canvas. Just follow this tutorial.

Start by opening the photograph that you'd like to convert in a painting.

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From filter menu select artistic>>dry brush.

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Adjust brush size, details and texture. We used the settings below.

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Your photograph will change to an artwork done with paint and brush.

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Now in next steps we'll add canvas texture to simulate the effect of a painting done on a canvas. From filter menu select artistic>>rough pastels.

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In rough pastels window apply settings as shown. Make sure you select "canvas" in texture option.

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This will apply a canvas like texture to our painting.

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Wow, your photograph is converted to a painting on canvas.

Converting a Photograph into a Painting

Enjoy your masterpiece.



Author's URL: Head Nerd
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comments vikas April 22, 2010 says:
There is a website where you can simply convert your photo to painting or sketch with maintaining actual size t and that is totally free……
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