About the steps of watercolor painting

 

1. Make a base

Filters > Camera Raw Filter

*High exposure (bright)

*I want to make it look pale, so the clarity is low

*In order to make the colors sharper, I set the saturation and dehaze to high

Filter > Blur > Blur (Surface) around 10 pixels

Blur (Surface) to remove fine details, and when done, duplicate this layer twice before moving on to the next step

 

2. Creating outlines (duplicate layer 1)

Filter > Representation Method > Edge Detection (in Color)

Image > Tonal Correction > Halftone (to black and white)

This layer will be used later, so hide it

 

3. Create a watercolor-like texture (duplicate layer 2)

Filter > Blur > Gaussian Blur around 15 pixels

Create a new layer > Filter > Draw > Cloud Pattern 1

Set the blending mode of the new layer to "overlay" and place it on top of duplicate layer 2

Group or merge the two layers and set the opacity to "50%"

Merge grouped (or merged) layer with base layer > Filter > Filter Gallery > Artistic > Watercolor

 

4. Finish

Filter > Blur > Blur (Surface) around 10 pixels

Filter > Camera Raw Filter (strong highlights)

Make this layer a duplicate (duplicate layer 3)

Duplicate Layer 3 > Filter > Blur > Blur (Gaussian) about 30 pixels

Set the blending mode of the duplicate layer 3 to "Screen", set the opacity to "30%", and place it above the original layer

Set the blending mode of the hidden outline layer to "multiply" and the opacity to "20%"

 

5. Final step

Merge layers other than outlines and erase the edges of each layer

Expand the canvas size, create a margin, and leave the outline outside the painting (image with an unpainted part)

Finally, signature -> done!