Image with a Look Like a Painting
 

While looking through a book on Digi Photography, I came across the idea of setting my CONTRAST, SATURATION and SHARPNESS (in the menu's) to the MINUS SETTING. Setting those settings in the cam menu's, I tried an example down at our local market.

On the P C - in ELEMENTS - I went to ENHANCE - LEVELS (at the bottom). In there I clicked AUTO on the HISTOGRAM PAGE. For SHARPNESS I went to the SHARPNESS TOOL and clicked EDGE SHARPNESS,

The flash was on NORMAL FLASH OUTPUT although it gives the impression it was hardly used at all.

I do like the softer feel to the image and not the harsh flash when it is used.

Norm D

what odd paintings do you have up there........ using a basic PS filter such as watercolour it might help

Norm

Not sure what effect you are trying to create but have a look at these done with
1) Attachment 3302PS watercolour as suggested by bleachengraphicdesign
2) Attachment 3303PS Palette Knife filter
3) Attachment 3304PS Art history brush
4) Attachment 3305Buzz simplifier filter

I was not thinking of using those tools. My idea was to try to do an image as 'straight' as possible and with a softer appearance and edge to it.

When I looked at reproductions on line and in my art reproduction books, I found some images were bright, with soft appearance and edge, and did not have the 'in your face' sharpness and contrast and saturation of many other images.

I should have added more explantion, I guess. What you show is good, but I was thinking of keeping it as close to the source as possible without any manipulation.

Norm D