PAINT FROM PHOTOS

Transform your photos into painted works of art using brushes, filters and a whole host of other Photoshop tools

PAINT PLACES PAINT A MINIMALIST CITY Painting places from photos needn’t be slavish re-creations with every detail painstakingly rendered; you can have a lot of fun stylising what you’re working from. Painting in a minimalist style enables you to capture the essence of the image while putting a different spin to it – you only paint in enough detail to suggest what’s there. EXPERT TIP Tricks of focus To aid the illusion of distance, you need to understand what attracts the eye. Objects have higher contrast and more detail the closer we are, so use high contrast and more detailed shading for foreground, and lower contrast with less detailed shading in the background. PAINT A TRADITIONAL LANDSCAPE The Mixer Brush is brilliant for re-creating a realistic painted effect. Open your start image and create a new layer…

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Photoshop Creative Annual (Digital) - 1 Issue, Vol 2

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