Tutorial on using PS to turn real photos into ink painting effects

Tutorial on using PS to create ink painting effects from real photos

1. Open the original image and copy the background layer.

2. Execute: Filter>Blur>Number Blur.

3. Create a curve adjustment layer.

4. Copy the background layer again, press Ctrl+Shift+] to move it to the top of the layer, change the layer blending mode to "Screen", and change the layer opacity to: 20%.

5. Create a new layer and use the brush to draw some color blocks at will.

6. Apply the painted color: Filter>Blur>Gaussian Blur, the value is 88.

7. Add a layer mask to erase the excess color blocks with a black brush, and then merge the layers except the background layer.

8. Go back to copy 1 and create a hue/saturation adjustment layer.

9. Create an optional color adjustment layer.

10. Merge all layers and execute: Filter>Texture>Texture.

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