The angular lines, punchy contrast and strong shapes of this urban landscape work well, but they’re also a ripe subject for a creative treatment. To achieve an effect like this, we can get stuck in with Photoshop’s powerful Brush Tool and layer blending controls. These two features are great fun, and you’ll often be surprised and delighted by the results.
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01 PAINT AND BLEND
After converting the image to black and white, make a new layer set to the Color Dodge Blending Mode, then grab the Brush Tool and paint colors to build up a painterly look. Here we’ve added colored streaks, following the lines of the buildings and bridge. (Holding Shift while clicking between two points lets you paint a straight line.)
02 COMBINE WITH…