Ballet Dancers

Here is yet another tutorial for AKVIS ArtWork from the famous photographer Lisa Jane (USA). Lisa sent a photo which is reminiscent of paintings of ballerinas by Edgar Degas.

• Step 1. Open the image in any graphics editor. The charm and simplicity of the image of two young ballerinas inspired the author to choose the oil technique.
  
  Original Image
• Step 2. Call the AKVIS ArtWork plug-in (Effects –> AKVIS –> ArtWork from the menu). Select Oil from the list of styles in the Settings Panel. Set some guiding lines with the Stroke Direction tool.
  
  Using the 'Stroke Direction' Tool
• Step 3. Use the quick preview window to adjust the strokes' parameters:
  
  Selecting Stroke Parameters
• Step 4. AKVIS ArtWork lets you imitate painting on a canvas. To use this option, adjust the settings in the Canvas tab:
  
  Adding a Canvas Texture
• Step 5. Press to process the image and to apply the result.
  
  Final Result
  (click on the image to see a larger version)

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