Watercolor Painting Tutorial With Filter Forge Plugin

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Step 1. Open the Original Image

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Launch Photoshop. Press Ctrl+O to open the source image to be modified. I used a photo taken in Venice by an inexpensive Canon camera.

 

Step 2. Adjust the Hue/Saturation

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Let’s improve saturation: Image > Adjustments> Hue/Saturation (Ctrl+U). This step is optional: you can skip it if your image doesn’t require correction.

 

Step 3. Apply a Filter Forge Filter – “Watercolor Painting”

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Now we’ll apply the Watercolor Painting filter. Launch the Filter Forge plugin (Filter > Filter Forge > Filter Forge).

Open the filter web page – http://www.filterforge.com/filters/7227.html – and click the ‘Open in Filter Forge’ button.

Note: if you don’t have Filter Forge installed, download and install a free trial version using this link: Filter Forge Download

 

Step 4. Fine-Tuning the Filter Parameters

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Now we’ve got the necessary filter and can figure out the parameters required for the modification. For the start let’s try the factory presets (on the Presets tab) – double-click a preset thumbnail. One of them is acceptable but can be fine-tuned. Click the Settings tab and start experimenting with the sliders.

One thing can be of great help: the ‘Next variant’ button in the Randomizer section. You can simply click it until you get sufficient results. The following variant seems to be close to perfect:

 

Step 5. Looking for Imperfections

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Look thoroughly at the result. The dirty blotches near the boat reflection spoil the picture. Some extra correction is needed.

 

Step 6. Masking Places that Need Fixing

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Undo the last action (Ctrl+Z) and start the color correction. Switch to the Quick Mask mode (Q) and use Soft Round brush to paint the areas that are meant to be preserved – everything except the water.

 

Step 7. Fixing the Water with Masked Levels

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Switch to the Standard Mode (Q) and invert the image: Select > Inverse (Ctrl+Shift+I). Go to Image>Adjustments>Levels and drag the slider until you get the detail that looks good to you.

 

Step 8. Sharpening the Water

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For better results sharpen the water areas using the Sharpen Tool ® with large diameter and soft edges.

 

Step 9. Final Filtering

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Launch the Filter Forge plugin and apply the Watercolor Painting again. Here is the final result:

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DesignYourWay

 

 

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[~Linaras~]

And where is the pictures?

And put credits.

[ProJecT]

And where is the pictures?

And put credits.

[`RoSe^]

Best Regards

DesignYourWay

 

are you blind?

[dimco]

Best Regards

DesignYourWay

 

are you blind?

they probably didnt see it but why did you avoid to answer the other question? where are the pictures?