How To Oil Paint In Photoshop

Convert a Portrait to an Oil Painting in Photoshop Without the Oil Paint Filter

Tutorialsby Diego Sanchez Jan 24, 2020

Photoshop Photo Effects

In Photoshop, making your image look like an Oil Painting is very easy, specially if you have the Oil Paint Filter installed. But not all Photoshop versions has this filter by default. Fortunately, there is a way around to make this effect without the Oil Paint Filter, and all you need is just your picture.

But before we begin, and if you want to follow this tutorial exactly as described, please download the following free image from Pexels: Download

Step 1

Open your image in Photoshop.

Step 2

Go to Image > Adjustments > Levels. Adjust the Shadow and Highlight Input levels to increase the image contrast and click OK.

Step 3

Press Ctrl+J on your keyboard to duplicate the current layer.

Step 4

Go to Filter > Other > High Pass. Set the Radius to 2 and click OK.

Step 5

Set the recently duplicated layer blending mode to Overlay.

Step 6

Go to Layer > Merge Visible (or press Shift+Ctrl+E on your keyboard).

Step 7

Go to Filter > Sharpen > Unsharp Mask. Apply the following settings and click OK.

Step 8

Go to Filter > Stylize > Diffuse. Under Mode select the Anisotropic option and click OK.

Step 9

Go to Image > Image Rotation > 90º Clockwise.

Step 10

Go to Filter > Diffuse. The latest filter used should be right on top of the Filter menu, if not, simply press Alt+Crtl+F on your keyboard.

Step 11

Repeat the last 2 steps (Image > Image Rotation > 90º Clockwise and Alt+Ctrl+F) 3 more times until the image return to the initial position.

Step 12

Go to Filter > Noise > Reduce Noise. Apply the following settings and click OK.

Step 13

Go to Filter > Sharpen > Unsharp Mask. Apply the following settings and click OK.

Step 14

Press Ctrl+J on your keyboard to duplicate the current layer.

Step 15

Go to Filter > Other > High Pass. Set the Radius to 2 and click OK.

Step 16

Set the recently duplicated layer blending mode to Overlay.

Step 17

Go to Layer > Merge Visible (or press Shift+Ctrl+E on your keyboard).

Step 18

Press Ctrl+J on your keyboard to duplicate the current layer and rename it to "Tone".

Step 19

Go to Image > Auto Tone.

Step 20

Finally, bring down the "Tone" layer opacity to your liking, which in this case is set to 40%.

How To Oil Paint In Photoshop

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