
You now have the basic water color effect (as seen in preview above). Step 2: Applying the basic watercolor filter You can find it here picture of woman with umbrella | How to use photos from Adobe stock in Photoshopĭuplicate the Background layer (Ctrl/Cmd+J) Let’s start with this photograph that I got from Adobe stock.

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Spoiler alert, this is fun and addictive! Watch the video and then read the steps and bookmark them as a reference to come back to whoever you need that magical watercolor effect. After some time in the “lab” I have emerged with a potion! I have devised a nice easy way to get a water color effect that is sure to impress. I have looked at a number of real watercolor paintings and experimented quite a lot. The only caveat is the default watercolor filter in Photoshop looks like a filter was slapped on a photo. People just love taking their favorite photos and making them look like traditional water color paintings.
