Jiffy Oil

[Gus Hallgren]

Hi Folks

I ran across a neat way to make an oil painting completely in Photoshop http://www.picturecorrect.com/tips/h...-in-photoshop/

When you have made a couple and measurements become the default until changed I can create a single image into a painting in 3 minutes. I find that CS4 makes a stronger painting than his example which I tested in CS4 and subtle changes can make a difference, and lighter colors seem to work the best.

When I am out taking photos I'm always on the lookout for flowers to use in projects, and along weith bakgrounds, mostly skies I keep them in a folder for future use. The flowers here are Oleanders

How I made this painting . . .

Opened flowers>used Quick Mask (Q) to make a layer of flowers only
Then Filters>Artistic>Watercolor used defaults in tutorial>OK>Ctrl+J (Duplicate Layer)
Filter>Stylize>Emboss (Used defaults in tutorial)>Changed Blending Mode to Linear light>Saved

With Color Picker made BG black>File>New>same measurements as flower image, BG Color>OK

Pressed V(Move) Holding Shift (For exact placement) I moved flowers over black BG
Usnig Background Eraser & Eraser I removed old background in flower image and showed oil painted flowers against clean black BG >Saved PSD to retain layers.

Opened photo with Black-chinned Hummingbird in it, Cropped out hummingbird by itself, rotated to be heading up toward flowers. Then cut bird out with BG Eraser & Eraser>Saved>Did oil painting proceedure on bird with a couple of slight modifications, added glint & cloned slightly>saved then moved over flower image and fine tuned project.

IMHO I think it's neat to make an Oil Painting (Realistic) 100% nwith Photoshop (CS4 included)

Windy, aren't I :D

CC's warmly invited

The Mad Painter aka Uncle Gus

[Mark Fuge]

Nice image and effect, Gus.

Like the layering of the colors.

[denise ippolito]

Gus, This reminds me of stained glass. I wish the hummer were a bit brighter and stood out more in the image. Very nice workflow and thank you much for providing it. I can't wait to try it myself.

[Christopher Miller]

Hi Gus, I agree with Denise on wanting to see the hummingbird stand out more. Nice texture and I like how the colors shine against the black BG. Thanks for the workflow, can't wait to give it a try.

[Gus Hallgren]

Lightened the bBlack-chinned Hummingbird a tad . . . Gus

[denise ippolito]

It now matches the brightness of the flowers-looks good.:)

[Kerry Perkins]

Hi Gus, very nice workflow and effect you achieved! You got a really thick paint look here which I like. Will be fun to play with this concept. I've discovered that you can do a lot more with PS filters than you might imagine... :)