Creating a Painted Effect From a Photograph

After finding the tutorial for today's discussion, I feel like I must have stepped into the Hot Tub Time Machine. OK, this tutorial doesn't go all the way back to 1986 as that was before CorelDRAW existed. This tutorial is from 1999 and the techniques can still be used in the current versions of PHOTO-PAINT. In fact, I'll suggest you try not only the techniques in Creating a Painted Effect from a Photograph, but also experiment with some other effects.

For example, try some of the things in the Effects | Art Strokes menu. After you've tried that, go to Effects | Custom | Alchemy and you'll find a seemingly endless supply of painterly effects. Corel also has even more ways to get the painted look in their Painter Essentials and Corel Painter applications. If that is the effect you need, it might be worth investing in one of those products.

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