How to Do Portraits in GIMP
Many people enjoy taking photos and displaying them for their friends and relatives. Photo portraits are a particular favorite. You may decide after taking a photo of someone that you would like to give it the appearance of a real painted portrait. Traditionally, this has required the help of a professional with expensive software. However, if you have the free graphics program GIMP, you can convert photos into painted portraits yourself.
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Instructions
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Load the photo that you want to convert to a portrait on your computer.
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Start the GIMP application. Select "File" from the menu and choose "Open." In the dialog that pops open, browse to and open the photo.
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Select "Filter" from the menu and choose "Artistic." From the options, choose "Oilify." In the dialog that appears, set the "Mask Size" to about 10. Click "OK." Save your work.
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