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This lesson demonstrates how to convert photographs into watercolours using Photoshop filters. You will find a photograph to practise with Here - it is Tynemouth Castle’s moat. Unzip the file and open it onto Photoshop’s workspace.
Tip
If you have a photograph that is not quite up to scratch, instead of deleting it, convert it into a watercolour.
Undo and Navigation Steps
Two ways of undoing steps are from the top menu, Edit then Step Backwards. Alternatively, click a previous snapshot in the History Palette.
Navigate (zoom in and pan) your image using the Navigator Palette,
or the Zoom Tool. 
Activate The Hand Tool by tapping the Spacebar, keeping the Spacebar pressed, pan your image in the usual way. 
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Open your choice of image onto Photoshop’s workspace.
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Duplicate the Background layer by left-clicking and dragging it over the following Create a new layer icon - in the Layers palette. Then left-click to highlight the
(original) Background layer.
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Now, from the top menu, choose Filter then choose Noise then choose Median. Then set the following attributes.
And click OK.
Note
Because you are working on the bottom layer, you won’t notice a change. To view the Median effect, click (to remove) the eye icon on the top layer, remembering to click to return it.
 
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Now, activate the top layer (Background copy). 
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Then from the top menu, choose Filter then choose Stylise then choose Find Edges.
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From the top menu, choose Image then choose Adjustments then choose Desaturate.
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Now, to blend the top layer with the bottom layer, (still working on the top layer), change its Blend Mode from Normal to Multiply.
And your image will take on a watercolour effect.
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From the top menu, choose Layer then choose Flatten Image.
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Now, (to lighten your image), press Ctrl then L. In the subsequent Levels dialogue box, grab the Grey Point slider, and move it a little to the left, then click OK.
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Congratulations, your watercolour effect is complete!
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To finish, fade the border by applying a border fade mask, or a picture frame - my applying frames and edges lessons can be found Here!
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To enhance the blue-tones, I applied the following cooling Photo Filter - (top menu Image then Adjustments then Photo Filter).
I also applied a wispy grass brush to the bottom of my image. When you are happy with your watercolour effect, link here to save your work.
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