Painting Photos

Have you tried painting photos on photoshop. Well you can give your photos an effect that looks like painting. Have a look at the following pictues. They are not perfect but practice can make them perfect.

Method

Apply brush strokes of your choice from the filter menu

Use Smudge tool

Again it is mere practice and what effect that you have in mind that matters. Photoshop is only a tool in your hand, what matters is real skill.