Giving Photos an Artistic Painted Look Through Texture Layering

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In this video tutorial, I'll show you how to transform a regular photo into an artistic, painterly image by layering different textures on top of it. I'll start by adding a motion blur effect to the original photo to create a rainy atmosphere. Then I'll layer multiple texture images that I've downloaded from Adobe Stock, adjusting the blend modes and applying filters to seamlessly blend them into the photo

[@kazuoorihara1730]

今回も同感👍🏻素晴らしい👍🏻

[@urban_photography]

ありがとうございます。そう言ってもらえてうれしいです😊

[@monikabrandenstein5011]

First of all, thank you for this inspiring video post. Yes, it is another interesting creative category of photography that you show us here - we can call it FotoArt. Personally, I used the idea of creating textures myself, i.e. not taking them from an image editing program, but rather photographing suitable objects myself, then making them transparent during editing and merging them with the actual photography. For example, I welcome motifs in this regard: an old house wall, a section of an advertising column, various masonry structures, street surfaces, etc. or even an abstract acrylic painting from my painting work. Beautiful effects can also be achieved with a double or even triple exposure, for example. Some digital cameras have this feature. So you can also use these in a playful way and experiment with them. Once you discover your passion for photography, there are many ways to bring your ideas to life. I would like to make a brief addition here: I am rather averse to the relatively new genre of AI use and therefore cannot sympathize with it at all. When I look at something like this, the result is too “artificial”, too externally determined, too “smooth” for me and I usually recognize at first glance that “something is wrong/not right”. In my opinion, the individual, the uniqueness of one's own creative personality/character, falls by the wayside. I would be interested to hear your opinion on this topic?

[@urban_photography]

I hold a neutral stance on the use of AI. While I harbor feelings akin to aversion, I also find myself engaging in self-reflection, wondering if this sentiment is reminiscent of the staunch attachment to film that some elders exhibited when digital cameras first emerged. At present, AI-assisted photography still appears rudimentary. It retains a distinctly 'AI' quality. I am keen to observe how close it can get to true artistry in the future.