Photo Effects: Instant Photo To Oil Painting Action

Step 7: Select The "Angled Strokes" Filter From The "Brush Strokes" Set

Two effects down, two to go. With our new effects layer created above the Paint Daubs layer, open up the Brush Strokes set in the center of the Filter Gallery and choose Angled Strokes:

I won't bother showing the large preview area in the left of the Filter Gallery this time so we have more room to see the settings we're concerned with in the options. Set Direction Balance to 46, Stroke Length to 3, and Sharpness to 1. Again notice at the bottom of the dialog box that it's now showing three effect layers stacked on top of each other. One more to go!

Step 8: Add A Fourth And Final Effect Layer

Last time, click the New Effect Layer icon to add a fourth and final effect layer, this time above "Angled Strokes":