This image is 2800 x 2100 pixels at 300ppi. Thanks to photographer NKS for the high res image. I’m using this image of fruit which is free to down load from Stock Xchng. This tool will probably not fool anyone into thinking you have created a watercolor in the traditional way, but it’s fun to use and can create nice images.ġ. There are several options available for the tool which will affect how the pixels will look, these include various blending modes, opacity, paint stroke style, fidelity, area, and tolerance. The Art History Brush lets you apply paint styles to your image using a history state or snapshot as the source. However, for us mere mortals who will continue to use “old” Photoshop for a while longer, here’s a way to create a painterly effect that has been in a part of Photoshop since version 5.5. One of the new features mentioned in CS5 are the powerful new painting tools. Yesterday was the big launch day of Adobe’s Creative Suite 5 and if you haven’t already seen some of the new features, you can check them out on the CS5 Launch Site.

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