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| If you ever wondered how to obtain a "Van Gogh" painting effect via Photoshop here is a simple solution by combining some traditional filters and applying some twirl distortions. |
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1. Open the original photo, go to Filter -> Brush Strokes -> Accented Edges and apply the filter with the following settings:
- Edge Width: 4
- Edge Brightness: 20
- Smoothness: 6 |
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2. Now we need to distort the image to obtain the characteristic visual aspect of Van Gogh's paintings.
Go to Filter -> Distort -> Wave and modify the settings until you obtain a pretty decent effect. You can start with the following settings:
- Number of Generators: 5
- Wavelength:
Min.: 100 -
Max.: 300
- Amplitude:
Min.: 5 -
Max.: 10
- Scale:
Horiz.: 100% -
Vert.: 100%
- Type: Sine
- Undefined Areas: Repeat Edge Pixels |
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3. Now apply the Palette Knife filter (Filter -> Artistic - Palette Knife) with the following settings:
- Stroke Size: 7
- Stroke Detail: 3
- Softness: 10
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4. Now comes the tricky part. Use the Elliptical Marque Tool and select a part of the picture that includes some edges. Go to Filter -> Distort -> Twirl and set the distortion angle to 90°
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5. Repeat the point 4 by moving the selection on other parts of the image (better if you move along the edges) and re-applying the Twirl by pressing Ctrl+F. Do this until you are satisfied with the result.
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| 6. Now apply the Paint Daubs filter (Filter -> Artistic -> Paint Daubs) with the following settings:
- Brush Size: 1
- Sharpness: 4
- Brush Type: Wide Sharp
7. That's it. Click here to see the high-res final image. |
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