Photo to Painting

Just using a few simple filters and blending modes create a photo to painting effect.

Step 1: First open any image.

Step 2: Go to Filter> Blur> Gaussian Blur and use these following setting:

Step 3: Now go to Filter> Artistic> Paint Daubs and following these setting:

Step 4: Duplicate the layer. Go to Filter> Artistic> Paint Daubs and apply these following settings:

Step 5: Set the blending mode of this layer to 'Soft Light' and the Opacity at 50%.

Step 6: In the final step go to Layer> New Fill Layer> Solid Color and use these following setting:

After pressing OK a Color Pick Box appear, I use the color #463B44.

Here's the final result!

More: Photo Effects Tutorials