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then X to set your Foreground color to black, and then paint over the top of the light beams to hide the parts you don’t want seen (the beams above the
windows; as shown here), and all that’s left are the beams that look like they’re coming through the windows. If the beams look too bright, go near the top
right of the Layers panel and lower the Opacity of this beams layer (as I did here). Also, if the beams look too sharp or hard-edged, click on the beams
layer’s thumbnail (not the layer mask, the regular thumbnail), then go under the Filter menu, under Blur, and choose Gaussian Blur. Apply a small amount
of blur to the beams layer to soften it up—5 pixels or so should do the job, but again, only if they look too sharp or hard.

Oil Paint Filter: Turning a Photo into an Oil Painting in One Click
This is a really popular effect for photographers who do portraits of babies, brides, pets, or anything really cute and cuddly. It can also look wonderful on
landscapes, travel shots, and well…you just have to try it out on whatever image you’d like to see as an oil painting because, since it’s so easy, it’s worth
trying out. Note: There’s a lot of math going on with this filter, so it’s not the fastest when it comes to displaying your changes (you might have to wait a
few seconds after a change for the preview to redraw). Luckily, the preview right in the filter dialog updates instantly as you make changes. Just a heads-
up.

Step One:
Select an image in Lightroom that you want to turn into an oil painting, then press Command-E (PC: Ctrl-E) to open it in Photoshop. Here’s a travel shot