How to Use The Paint Daubs Filter Effect in Adobe Photoshop
Adobe Photoshop has fourteen different categories of special effect filters. They are easy to use and allow the user to completely change and enhance an image. The PAINT DAUBS special effect allows you to "paint" the subject matter of your image. It can take an otherwise bland photo and transform it in to "art" when used properly, Like most of the filters it comes with a special control panel that allows you to control the amount of artistic effect.
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Things You'll Need
- Adobe Photoshop 6.0 or later running on a MAC or PC Computer
- A copy of an image for editing.
Instructions
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Open your saved image in Adobe Photoshop. Once you have opened the image, select FILTER/ARTISTIC/PAINT DAUBS to open the control panel. Use the plus and minus signs to alter the view size in the preview window so you can see the impact of your effect on the detail as well as the entire image.
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Use the sliders to adjust the brush size and sharpness. For our first try we will choose the simple brush. There are rough, sharp, blurry and even sparkle brushes to chose for your painting. The purpose of this effect is to make the image look like it has been painted on a canvas.
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This is the first adjustment. You can see some changes, but now it just looks like a bad photograph rather than a painting.
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For the final image we selected a wide rough brush and decreased the sharpness slightly. Look at the sky areas. The image now looks more like a painting then a phototgraph.
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Tips & Warnings
Print the image on a linen or other art stock to enhance the image adjustment.
Sign the image, people don't have to know you didn't paint it.
Select an image with larger consistent color areas.
Remember to save to a different name to preserve your archival image.
If you don't undo and then decide you want to, step backward using the history panel.
Resources
- Photo Credit Richard Burke
