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Original Art Painting On a Digital Canvas – Photoshop Tutorial

PublishedFebruary 20, 2009
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Original Art Painting On a Digital Canvas - Photoshop Tutorial - PS Tutorials Lorelei Web Design Original Art Painting On a Digital Canvas – Photoshop Tutorial — February 20, 2009

Original Art Painting On a Digital Canvas - Photoshop Tutorial - PS Tutorials Lorelei Web Design

Choose a picture of a girl, or your own which you want to use. For this purpose we used a photo taken from Liam’s Stock free resource.

Crop the picture from the background, so that only the main figure will remain.

Original Art Painting On a Digital Canvas - Photoshop Tutorial - PS Tutorials Lorelei Web Design

Press CRTL + A to select the figure, CRTL + C to copy it and then, when u move back to our painting canvas, press CTRL + V to paste it onto our painting.

Original Art Painting On a Digital Canvas - Photoshop Tutorial - PS Tutorials Lorelei Web Design

While the layer with the girl is selected, go to Filter >> Artistic >> Cutout and apply these settings, that will imitate brush painting.

Original Art Painting On a Digital Canvas - Photoshop Tutorial - PS Tutorials Lorelei Web Design

So far you got a blurred version of it…

Original Art Painting On a Digital Canvas - Photoshop Tutorial - PS Tutorials Lorelei Web Design

Flatten the image yet again (don’t skip this part).

Now that the entire canvas has turned to one layer, go to Filter >> Texturize >> and apply this light canvas texture.

Original Art Painting On a Digital Canvas - Photoshop Tutorial - PS Tutorials Lorelei Web Design

Now for the final touch… Select the “Burn” tool and go with a small soft-edge brush over the horizon line, and darken the “water” on the edge, so that it will look as if it fades into the black “mountains” we made before.

That’s it, you are done! If you have any questions, please post below, as well as the examples of ur work.. cheers!

Original Art Painting On a Digital Canvas - Photoshop Tutorial - PS Tutorials Lorelei Web Design

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13 responses

  1. Shazia February 23, 2009

    I first time visit in this blog. I find this blog is useful and workable.

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  2. Tsuba February 24, 2009

    very nice tut liz looks like something i have made some time ago

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  3. mb February 24, 2009

    looks pretty cool. Didnt know that the canvas texture could look so real. cool tut

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  4. Francyz February 24, 2009

    Remarkable lesson. You have again surpassed yourself. Continue in the same spirit.
    P.S. Pardon, for bad English language. )))

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  5. MadMike February 24, 2009
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  6. mark May 3, 2009

    I hope these quality images dont effect my business!

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  7. mark May 4, 2009

    What an amazing finish,really is a cool application.

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  8. pligg.com May 17, 2009

    Original Art painting on a digital canvas Photoshop Tutorial…

    This tutorial’s purpose is to make an imitation of real painting, made using semi dry brushes….

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  9. Ko Myint Maung June 18, 2009

    I think its a cool picture good practice for the beginners to create their samples and nice work and good for upgrade themselves.

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  10. SHAHZAD ZAR July 16, 2009

    HI,
    I am shahzad zar from pakistan karachi,
    Very beautifull web site and art work,,,
    Please visit my web site http://www.shahzadzar.com
    http://www.artingallery
    Thanks,

    Reply
  11. Pharmd595 September 12, 2009

    Very nice site!

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  12. Leslie November 23, 2009

    I am not a graphics designer and do I not have any photoshop software. However, I do have a photo I want printed on canvas with this effect. Would you be interested in the job or be able to point me to someone who would be? Thanks.

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  13. fred January 29, 2010

    you need to explain a bit more like how to get to the lightening effects i’ve spent more time trying to find things you didn’t say then actually doing the tutorial.

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