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Subject: oil painting effect

jerr3d opened this issue on Jun 18, 2002 · 4 posts
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jerr3d ( ) posted Tue, 18 June 2002 at 11:45 AM · edited Sat, 14 March 2026 at 1:12 PM

Can anyone recommend a Photoshop plugin or action to turn a photo into a oil painting? Thanks! 8)

dreamer101 ( ) posted Tue, 18 June 2002 at 2:02 PM

Virtual Painter

Virtual Painter turns your favorite digital photos into realistic-looking paintings

It's by Jasc but it's for Paint Shop Pro or other image editing program that supports Adobe compatible plug-ins.

retrocity ( ) posted Tue, 18 June 2002 at 2:17 PM

Well...
it's not a plugin OR an action (unless you want to record this...) but here are some steps you can try (Ill base this on a portrait type image):

  1. Open an RGB file.
    Add a background for your painting (Id used neutral background colors to provide contrast with the image)

SIDE NOTE: Applying a filter often yields a programmed (automatic) look to your image. Even if you are applying to a scan of a painting that you painstakingly built up brush stroke by brush stroke. To mitigate this apply filters and erase some of their effects with a semitransparent eraser.

  1. Choose Layer -->Duplicate Layer

  2. Select Filter -->Artistic --> Fresco

  3. Adjust settings to;
    a. Brush Size 2
    b. Brush Detail 8
    c. Texture 2

  4. Click OK

  5. Choose Filter --> Fade Fresco

  6. Leave Opacity at 100% but change Mode to Overlay

  7. Select the Eraser (press E)

  8. Set Opacity to 50% and make Wet Edges active

  9. Select the 35-pixel diameter brush

Play around erasing away some of the Fresco filter layer. Change the Opacity settings for the brush as well as the Size to give a more varied appearance to your strokes, overlap and vary the length and direction as well.

  1. Save your work and make a copy

  2. Flatten all the layers on the COPY

  3. Choose Filter --> Texture --> Texturizer

  4. In the dialog box adjust settings:
    d. Texture: Canvas
    e. Scaling: 100%
    f. Relief: 2
    g. Light Direction: Top

  5. Click OK

Bear in mind, Oil Painting is based on additive process the careful building up of strokes to achieve the interesting texture and complexity.

Play around with your image and have FUN

:)
retrocity

jerr3d ( ) posted Tue, 18 June 2002 at 3:02 PM

thanks for mentions virtual painter dreamer 101, I hadn't heard of that one. and thanks retrocity for the action, I loaded it up and it looks pretty cool! thanks jerr3d

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