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Duplicate the background twice. CTRL + J.
Next, head up to Filter - Other - High Pass.
Radius 12.0px. Then hit OK.
Change the Blending Mode to Soft light.
Hold CTRL & Select the top two layers.
Right Click - Merge Layers.
I'm going to rename this layer to Sharpen.
Duplicate the Sharpen layer. CTRL + J.
Rename this layer. Diffuse.
Head up to Filter - Stylize - Diffuse.
Make sure Anisotropic is selected.
Then hit OK.
Head to Image - Image Rotation - 90° Clockwise.
Head up to Filter - Diffuse. ALT + CTRL + F.
Head to Image - Image Rotation - 90° Clockwise.
Head up to Filter - Diffuse. ALT + CTRL + F.
Head to Image - Image Rotation - 90° Clockwise.
Head up to Filter - Diffuse. ALT + CTRL + F.
Head to Image - Image Rotation - 90° Clockwise.
Duplicate the Diffuse layer. CTRL + J.
I'm going to rename this new layer to Paint Daubs.
Right Click - Convert to Smart Object.
Make sure your foreground and background are black to white.
Next, head up to Filter - Filter Gallery.
Select the Artistic tab. Then select Paint Daubs.
Please keep in mind. If you're using a different image. Different settings may work better.
Brush size: 1 | Sharpness 8.
Then hit OK.
Duplicate the Paint Daubs layer. CTRL + J.
Right Click - Rasterize Layer.
I'm going to rename this layer to Camera Raw Settings.
Right Click - Convert to Smart Object.
Head up to Filter - Camera Raw Filter.
If you're using a different image. Adjust accordingly to your image.
Select details.
Sharpen Amount: 100.
Sharpen Radius:
Sharpen Detail: 25.
Luminance: 50.
Luminance Detail: 50.
Color: 80.
Color Detail 50 | Color Smoothness 50.
Then hit OK.
That's it! Experiment with Gradients, you may find something you like.
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