I am not sure where time went but this group is starting their 9th year as a blog group. We have had people come and go but I have loved every minute of being with this group and learning from them. They challenge me and force me to step out of my comfort zone. This month is no exception. Claire chose the theme {Painterly} and I have to be honest that I was forced to go to Youtube to figure somethings out. 

My frustration was the brush tool. It kept brushing white on a new layer. I have not figured out the answer as to why it is doing that but if anyone has suggestions I am so open to hearing them. There were some great techniques but I was stumped with that tool. 

The next effect I aimed for was a watercolor effect using different filters. 

The next attempt I made with to create layers of texture. I followed a Youtube example and quite like the rough textured effect. 

I am not quite sure how I got the next effect but I kind of like the embossed feel to it. I used texture images, with and emboss filter and changed the layers from normal to a different setting. 

For the next image I wanted to do portrait painting and make it look like a water color. I followed the tutorial step by step. I am not 100% sure that I like it. Added to that I have a limited amount of brushes and I really need to find some more. 

This image already had a textured feel to it when you looked at the wall, but again I used textured overlays and embossed them and added some filters what provided a bit of grain . 

This image already had a strong bokeh effect to it created with my lensbaby sweet 35. Like the first image I used attempted to get a watercolor effect to the image. Plenty of texture and paint brush swirls.

Claire definitely challenged us this time around, but it was fun to play and find different ways to do things.

I followed a number of tutorials, some worked, some didn’t. Here are a few that I followed:

https://www.psfreebies.com/convert-any-photo-to-digital-oil-painting-effect-in-photoshop/

arizo https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2MAoR4-Jnjsna

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=obokOCj3vNs&t=644s 

I also downloaded some free brushes from

https://www.brusheezy.com/brushes/59067-free-painter-photoshop-brushes-3

Lastly I used some textured images for the overlays:

blank-concrete-wall-white-color-texture-background Image by ArthurHidden on Freepik

pexels-kseniya-lapteva-9176032

smears-from-from-brush a tmImage by kues1a on Freepik

whie-cracked-wall Image by rawpixel.com on Freepik

Finally my last image was an attempt to get a brush stroke effect as well as the blended edges. Again the brushes were a problem but in the end I was happy to just get something. 

Trying the {Painterly} effect was fun. It was a nice change of pace and I really enjoyed doing something different.

This is a circle blog and as I mentioned, we have some very talented artists in the group. Take some time to follow the links and see what they have for you this month. My incredibly talented friend Katherine of Cobert Photography is up next. I can’t wait to see what she has to share. You can see more of his work by clicking on her Facebook page and Instagram page.

Don’t forget to share your photos on the theme {Painterly} Tag us #sharesix_painterly.

Look out for more blogs along the way. I have Macedonia and Australia to finish and we are already planning our next trip to Phoenix, Arizona in a few months. 

Stay well