Watercolor Painting Effect
Transcript of Watercolor Painting Effect
Watercolor Painting Effect
Step One: Open File
• Open the file you wish to change.
• It will appear as the background layer in your layer window.
Step TwoDuplicate Layer 3 Times
• You need 3 copies of the background layer. Use the keyboard shortcut Ctrl+J
• Do it 3 times to duplicate the Background layer
Step Three:Turn off top 2 layers
• On the far left of each layer in the Layers palette, you'll see a small eyeball icon. This is the Layer Visibility icon, and it tells you if the layer is visible.
• Click on the icon for the top two layers.
• When you click on it, it will disappear, indicating the layer is not visible.
Step Four:Select layer one
• Click on "Layer 1" in the Layers palette to select it.
• You will know what layer your in because it will be highlighted in
blue.
Step Five:Apply Cut-Out filter
• With "Layer 1" selected, at the top of the screen go to Filter>Artistic>Cutout
• Change the Levels to 4
• Simplicity to 4• And Fidelity to 2
Step SixChange Blend Mode
• With "Layer 1" still selected, go up to the Blend Mode options in the top left of the Layers palette.
• Click on the down-pointing arrow and select Luminosity
So far your image should look something like this
Step Seven:Turn on layer above layer one
• Turn on ("Layer 1 copy") in the layer box
• Make sure that Layer 1 copy is selected
• “Layer 1 Copy” should be highlighted in blue
Step Eight:Apply Dry Brush Filter
• With "Layer 1 copy" selected and visible
• Go to Filter>Artistic>Dry brush
• Set Brush Size to 10• Brush Detail to 10, • Texture option to 3
Step Nine:Change Blend Mode
• With "Layer 1 copy" still selected,
• Change the blend mode in Layers palette,
• Change the blend mode for the layer to Screen
This is what your image should look like
Step Ten:Turn on top Layer
• Turn on ("Layer 2 copy") in the layer box
• Make sure that Layer 2 copy is selected
• “Layer 2 Copy” should be highlighted in blue
Step Eleven:Apply Median Filter
• Go to Filter>Noise>Median
• Set the Radius to 12 pixels
• Change the blend mode to Soft Light
Finish Product