Wednesday 25 Oct 2006
Turning photographs into realistic-looking oil paintings or pencil sketches requires more than just the application of filters. Learn how to use Photoshop's brush collection to obtain the best results. Part one - oil painting.
There are many filters out there that promise to transform digital photographs into oil paintings, but it has to be said that most fail miserably.
To create a truly realistic oil painting effect we need to be a little more inventive. One of the most important characteristics of an oil painting is the contrast of thin areas of paint set against areas of thick, solid paint or impasto.
Another vitally important factor is texture. Oil paintings have a surface quality that is unique to the medium itself, and for the effect to be convincing we need to mimic this accurately.
Fortunately, Photoshop has a selection of brushes that are made for this very purpose. These brushes can apply colour and convincing textures at the same time.
For the thick impasto effect we can employ a layer style that will give the brushstroke a subtle 3D quality.
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