Artist/Paint Plugin Question

I've tried to use the built in plugins for Adobe CS Photoshop 8.0 that attempt to take a picture and make it look like a painting either by brush, palette knife, etc. I'm not to happy with the results but wanted to know if anyone had any suggestions on 3rd party plugins that are known for doing this well? Thanks in advance.

Jabroom

Jabroom wrote:

I've tried to use the built in plugins for Adobe CS Photoshop 8.0 that attempt to take a picture and make it look like a painting either by brush, palette knife, etc. I'm not to happy with the results but wanted to know if anyone had any suggestions on 3rd party plugins that are known for doing this well? Thanks in advance.

Jabroom

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On Thu, 9 Feb 2006 18:08:15 -0800, "Jabroom" wrote:

I've tried to use the built in plugins for Adobe CS Photoshop 8.0 that attempt to take a picture and make it look like a painting either by brush, palette knife, etc. I'm not to happy with the results but wanted to know if anyone had any suggestions on 3rd party plugins that are known for doing this well? Thanks in advance.

Jabroom

Never use a shifting spanner when a flat spanner or socket is available. Use the tools made for it. Photoshop is a
photo-editing program. Use Corel Painter for painting.

http://finepix.95mb.com/paintings
These (3) paintings were done in CS2. It's frustrating because that is not what I wanted. It cost me a few books on CS2 and hours of experimenting to learn that is not
what PS are made for. I bought Painter IX and my
first tutorial book on it is on the way via Amazone.

I'll post something more artistic next time:-)))

Dave
http://finepix.95mb.com/seaworld/

Dave wrote in news::

Never use a shifting spanner when a flat spanner or socket is available. Use the tools made for it. Photoshop is a
photo-editing program. Use Corel Painter for painting.

Corel has a less expensive version of Painter out, Painter Essentials, designed specifically to turn photos into paintings. It's great fun and easy to learn.
http://www.corel.com/servlet/Satellite?pagename=Corel3/Produ cts/Display&pfid= 1047024307407&pid=1047025757941

On Fri, 10 Feb 2006 23:28:18 GMT, Laura K
wrote:

Dave wrote in news::

Never use a shifting spanner when a flat spanner or socket is available. Use the tools made for it. Photoshop is a
photo-editing program. Use Corel Painter for painting.

Corel has a less expensive version of Painter out, Painter Essentials, designed specifically to turn photos into paintings. It's great fun and easy to learn.
http://www.corel.com/servlet/Satellite?pagename=Corel3/Produ cts/Display&pfid= 1047024307407&pid=1047025757941

Thanks for pointing this out, Laura. Funny fact that we stumble over tutorials for Photoshop (even for CS2 weeks only after it was launched) but not for painting programs.

When paging a book a few days ago at Exclusive Books,
I have seen (I think it was Russel Brown) also pointing out that Photoshop paintings does not really look like paintings, while the Painter results are really professionall.

Dave