We are in computer hell over here! My human’s new MacBook Pro developed issues that currently make it unusable, and she is temporarily stuck with her old, funky MacBook with the old version of Photoshop. So she did something quick with an older photo of me:
Really, it was quick! What she did was Google, “How to make a photo look like a watercolor painting in Photoshop CS5” — and she found this video! The tutorial is a little over a minute long, uses several layers and no real fancy stuff. But it is a pretty cool effect for something so quick, and more custom than just one photo filter or something from a phone app. She used a stock vector frame and she was done!
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A great watercolour effect – we love it! Happy Caturday from the Pawesome Cats family!
We love the effect on that picture Sparkle – in fact we like it more than the first one your Mom did.
Luv Hannah and Lucy xx xx
That’s beautiful, Sparkle!
That’s beautiful! Worth putting on the wall!
We like that a whole lot too. Well done. It is a great picture. Hope all of you have a fantastic week end.
Yikes! Computer problems are no fun at all. That picture is very nice thought Sparkle!
It is a beautiful picture of you Sparkle. Hope you mom gets her computer figured out soon. Happy Caturday!
Marty 😀
That’s lovely! We hope your humans ‘puter gets fixed soon.
The Florida Furkids
Beautiful Sparkle,xx Speedy
It does look exactly as if it were painted, and you are a masterpiece, Sparkle. Mom was thinking she wanted PhotoShop for her upcoming birthday, but after looking at the price, she and Dad decided she would stick with using the many free apps. Have a great weekend. Purrs and paw-pats, Lily Olivia, Mauricio, Misty May, Giulietta, Fiona, Astrid, Lisbeth and Giulietta
It’s beautiful, Sparkle!
We’ll have to check out the video!
It looks so much more realistic than the plain watercolor filter in Photoshop. : )
Good luck with the computer today.
We know how frustrating that is. Really we do!
xo
Really nice watercolor effect… much nicer than the standard filters do. We’ll have to check out the tutorial!
“new” Macbook? Time to switch to PC……………………love the photo and…..you can do it on the lame sites too 🙂 You know I love you!
That is marvelous! (Sorry about the computer problems…)
Looks great!
You look good in any medium Sparkle 🙂
Purrs Georgia and Julie,
Treasure,JJ
and Angels Tiger and Tillie
Looks beautiful!
You look beautiful as a watercolor Sparkle
😀 Absolutely stunning watercolor of you Sparkle!
Love Sherri-Ellen & Nylablue too xoxoxo
It might have been quick but your portrait looks lovely Sparkle.
We do love that watercolor effect – and we agree, it’s much better than the stock filter!
Tell me you didn’t buy a computer while Merc was in retrograde. Hopefully all will be pretty as this picture soon.
She bought it at the end of last year, well before Mercury Retrograde… and it kind of burns her that she needs to get it fixed during Mercury Retrograde!
I think its beautiful x
We love the painted look! We are having problems with Photoshop Elements right now. It updated and we cant figure out how ta make anything yet. We gotta make TBT sit down an figure it out.
That’s really cool. Really looks like a watercolor. Very pretty. Have a great day!
That looks really cool! I’m going to have to play around with something like that!
Beautiful effect, really love it. Good luck with your computer!
Well, of course, Sparkle darling, she has **you** as a subject which gives her an advantage from the get-go, right? I’ve decided to let the whole Valentine dealio be–I don’t care HOW many XOXOs you sent to HOW many other kitties. You sent one to ME and that’s what matters, right?
Wow, that is so cool for something done so quick. 🙂
That looks amazing! I hope your human’s computer gets fixed.
Sparkle makes a lovely watercolor painting!! I love all sorts of animal art, but especially cats and birds (not together)–and her portrait is just perfect!
Who says you can’t do a one-minute makeover?
That really is nice. I need to start watching videos to learn more about PhotoShop.
You are of course gorgeous whatever the medium, Sparkle! We’re sorry to hear about the MacBook.
Purrs,
The Chans
*swoon* oh Sparkle…I dream that one day…my staff will be able to do something so gorgeous for me…sigh
I’m so impressed that that’s a quick fix! My typist is not that talented and would not produce something even half as good!!
Amazing! What a gorgeous picture! Wes loves quick and gorgeous too!
Kisses
nellie
Not the MacBook Pro! We hope it gets fixed fast. That is a beautiful watercolor edit Sparkle!