Applying an Oil Paint effect

You can use the Oil Paint effect to give your images a painted appearance. You can save your options as a preset for future use.

To create an oil painting from a photo:

1. In Edit mode, in the Add group, click Special Effect.
2. Click Oil Paint.
3. On the Oil Paint tab, drag the Brush width slider to specify the width of the brush strokes in the effect. The higher the value, the wider the brush stroke.
4. Drag the Variance slider to specify the color variance in each brush stroke. Higher values increase the number of colors used in each stroke.
5. Drag the Vibrance slider to adjust the intensity of the colors in the image.
6. Do one of the following:
   • Click Done to accept your changes and close the pane.
   • Click Cancel to discard your changes and close the pane.

See also:

• Using presets in Edit
• Using the undo/redo button

Applying an Oil Paint effect