Photo to Painted

This is for Photoshop CS 2. I guess it works for at least PS 7.0

This is pretty much what u can do after u have finished this tutorial. I've found this pic on freefoto.com

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Let's get started.

1. Open the Picture u want to edit. Name the layer "Background"

2. Go to: Filter > Artistic > Cutout, Use Smudge stick with the settings; Stroke Length: 1, Highlight Area: 5 and Intensity 8.

3. Press L or just press the lasso tool and select the whole sky including the clouds (You don't have to be extremely accurate). Press CTRL+ALT+D and set the feather to 5.

4. Keep the selection and go to: Filter > Blur > Smart blur. Use the settings; radius: 22 and Threshold 44.

5. Deselect (Press CTRL+D). Duplicate you "Background" Layer. Name the new layer "Overlay". Set its blending mode to overlay.

Voila... You are done. Good Job!

Thank you for following me through this tutorial.