Thanks, Platscha for your kind words. On the first step, I should have said dup image (so you can copy and paste it after) but I thought it would be confusing for some people. As it seems it had the opposite effect, let's try the other way.

1. duplicate image > image copy
2. on image copy, run DJ Ink sketch & hand colored
3. on original image, Palette Knife (18,2,8) + Dry Brush (6,1,1), Normal 60%
4. duplicate that last layer and Emboss (135,2,500), Soft Light 100%
5. go to the image copy, Select all and Copy.
6. back to the original, Paste.
7. on top of that, add adjustment layers to your taste or need (Hue/Saturation, Brightness/Contrast, Levels, Curve...).

The settings for filters and blending modes worked well on this image but they may vary according to your taste or depending on the image you work with.


MF Pablo is a Mike Finn's action that came with the Paint With Texture atn I bought from him.

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