Art effect images like this can be created reasonably simply from your photos and digital images. Quite modest software can sometimes be used...you do not need high-end programs like Photoshop. One program that I like is ArcSoft PhotoImpression. It is image manipulation software that came free with my Epson scanner. I use ArcSoft PhotoImpression 3.0. If you have this software, try this:
Get Photo: Click on From File and click on Browse. A box will open with your folders so you can click on the approproate folder and image. When the image is selected, click on Open and your image will appear. (The images I use are 4mega pixel images. The higher the resolution, then the intensity of the effects need to be stronger). As a rule of thumb, I tend to pick a detail in the image that I do not want to lose if I create too strong an effect. Each picture varies in the strength of effects applied - the ones below are a rough guide.
In the side menu, click on Edit. In the menu at the bottom of the window, click on Effects. At the bottom you will see a series of images of an eye, illustrating the effects. Find the effect labeled Median, and then set the Intesity level to about 15. This will create an effect halfway between a painting and a photo. When you are happy with the intensity of the effect, Click on Apply. Hint: Do not use this effect with too strong an intensity - keep subtle! Then find the effect called Painting. Use the Intensity between 40-80. If you have a smooth blue sky, this will create a posterised-like stepped effect, which may or may not be desirable. When you are happy, Click on Apply. Then find the effect called Wrinkle. Set the Intensity between 10 and 20. When you are happy with the effect, Click on Apply.
On the side menu, Click on Save, then Save As. Select File type: JPEG, give the file a name and Save. This whole process took me about two minutes, and can create the sort of image you see above.
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