WHO THIS IS FOR:
Beginners or anyone who is interested in how I used three Painterly Textures with my photo
WHAT YOU’LL NEED:
Imaging software
Earlier this year my hiking friend and I were out walking around Moorpark College taking photos of flowers…or whatever caught our eyes. I loved the pretty pink Amaryllis we came across. I took photos from several different angles and thought I’d try using this photo with my new textures. Follow along as I show you how I created this painterly look.
Before 
After
Step 1
Find an image you want to use, if you have RAW photos, start with that, otherwise you can use .PNG, .TIF, or .JPG.
Step 2
Process your photo with your favorite imaging software. Here I used Topaz Studio to create a painterly feel.
Step 3
Mask out the background using any of the programs above.
Since I have a 9.7″ iPad Pro with Apple Pencil, my choice for this is using Affinity Photo for iPad. I started by opening the texture first, then placing the flower photo on a separate layer. I also made the layer a little larger and moved the flower stalk to the right.
Step 4
While I liked the look, the “pink” was just too much. I placed texture 8 on a new layer above and clicked on the mask icon. Using a low flow along with a light grey color, I revealed some of the pink from the layer below.
Step 5
I added a Bilateral Blur to the texture layers.
Step 6
To give the image a cohesiveness, I placed texture 15 at the top of the layer stack. I changed the mode to “Multiply” and the opacity to 50%.
Here is a screenshot of the layers and their masks.
Step 7
While still on my iPad Pro, I took the saved image into JixiPix’s app Impresso to create the final look.
I hope that this tutorial gives you the confidence to try using textures with your photos. If you have any questions, feel free to ask below.
the painterly image is cool. I really like how you made the strokes go in different directions — made it look more real
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I love my iPad Pro and Apple Pencil, without those I wouldn’t have been able to create that textured look as I was literally just flicking the pencil back and forth in the different directions.
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