Adobe Photoshop Tutorial: Instant Photo To Oil Painting Action
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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:
Photoshop tutorial: The options for the "Angled Strokes" filter.
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":
Photoshop tutorial: Click the "New Effect Layer" icon one last time to add a new effect layer above the Angled Strokes layer.