For this exercise, I started with a black & white photograph of a mother & child that I found on the Web. |
I played with several artistic filter effects:
Film Grain
Poster Edges
Watercolor
This was the result I liked best, however.
I started with Paint Daubs. I liked that effect on most of the image, but not on Mother's face. For Mother's face I used Watercolors, then a lighter use of Paint Daubs (faded), some hue adjustment, and some touch-up on the eyes and mouth. For the skirt I used Dry Brush Strokes. |
To isolate an area I want to work on, by the way, I use the Magnetic Lasso. I love it!