how to create Digital Painting effect in photoshop
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There are some talented artists who can paint stunning hyper realistic art,
but with help of photoshop it's possible to create cool effects like painted images.
In this video, i will show u how to apply a painterly look to an image using the diffuse and reduce noise filters.
Here's the image I'll be working with
first duplicate background layer and convert into smart 
object.
renaming layer to painting because i will add some smart 
filters to this layer.
goto filter and apply unsharp mask filter
You can use same numbers what i'm using here or adjust 
amount and radius by ur own.
this will sharpen the image and helps to create detailed 
paint stokes, especially on hairs.
then goto filter tab and select stylize and then choose 
diffuse.
change the diffuse mode to Anisotropic.
This is the key ingredient to give the image that gives cool painted appearance.
i will apply diffuse filter again to get more  effect
if you want more effect simply add diffuse filter again and 
again.
now add reduce noise filter, it helps to smoothen the 
textures and details
keep strength at 10 and remaining all values at 0%. click ok
similarly like diffuse filter, add reduce noise filter again to 
apply more effect
but this time keep some details and sharpness
Now create stamp visible copy, todo that press Shift+Ctrl+Alt+E.
It creates a new layer containing the merged content.
i will use this layer to create high dynamic range image
goto image tab > adjustments > desaturate the image
invert the layer Ctrl+I keyboard shortcut
change blending to overlay
convert layer into smart object. it enables you to perform 
nondestructive editing to the layer.
go up to the Filter menu, choose Blur, 
and then choose  Gaussian Blur
The amount of blur you need will depend a lot on the 
size of your image
Generally, radius value of around 15 to 20 pixels is a good 
place to apply
again make a stamp visible copy.
now i will use this layer to add sharpness
add a High Pass from the filters menu.
A low amount of around 1-3px is all that we required.
change the blending mode of this high pass layer to linear 
light to drastically sharpen the image.
again create stamp visible copy to merge all content into 
one new layer
renaming layer to painting because again i will repeat the 
step one
goto filter tab and select stylize and then choose diffuse
now add reduce noise filter also
goto adjustment panel and select hue & saturation. reduce 
the saturation amount.
finally make stamp visible copy and change blending mode to softlight.
It improves overall contrast of the image.
if you want disable the reduce noise filter to get sharper 
image.
here is final result.
The result is cool effect that mimics digital painting.
The effect really comes the life the close you get. From a 
far the fine details can blend to look like a normal 
photograph.
But up close you see what looks like hundreds of individual 
brush strokes.
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