Topaz Impression is now my favorite tool to turn photos into paintings. It is quick, easy, and there are many presets from which to choose. And, within each preset there are sliders that can further tweak the image. Topaz Impression can be used as a stand-alone program that you open independently of Photoshop. It works with TIFF and JPEG files, so if you typically save most of your pictures as PSD files, just re-save them as TIFFs to maintain the best resolution. All kinds of subjects look great with painterly interpretations, from landscapes and nature to architecture, portraits, junker cars, and more. You will definitely feel like an artist when you see how good your images look. Often I will save two or three variations of the same image because it's just are to choose only one.
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Aug 20, 2015, 10:47:23 AM
Daniel Reynaud - Wow, those cars look like they are coming straight out of a Van Gogh !!!!!!!!!!!!! You definetely got my attention !! thank you for sharing this one with us :)
Aug 20, 2015, 8:50:17 AM
Jim Zuckerman - Hi Daniel, You're welcome. Glad you like it. In my Sept. issue of Photo Insights, my free monthly eMagazine, I'll be doing an article about this plugin and showing more examples. It's really amazing. Jim