User Guide

Creating an oil painting
You can use the Oil Paint filter to make your images look like oil paintings. You can
add paint effects to an entire image or a part of an image, and save the options as
a preset value for use at another time.
To create an oil painting from an image:
1. Click Filter | Artistic, and select Oil Paint.
2. In the Oil Paint dialog box, select or change the options.
3. Click the Proof button to display a preview of your changes.
4. Click OK.
Oil Paint options
Brush Width Type a number from 0 to 25 or drag the slider to adjust the
width of the brush stroke. The higher the value, the wider
the brush stroke.
Variance Type a number from 1 to 255 or drag the slider to adjust
the variance of each brush stroke. As the value increases,
the number of colors used in each brush stroke also
increases.
Vibrance Type a number from 0 to 10 or drag the slider to adjust the
vibrance of the colors of the image. As the value increases,
the intensity of the color also increases.
Presets Click the Presets drop-down arrow and select your saved
preset option.
Click Save to save your options for use at another time.
Original image Painted image
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