To start working with the artistic effects, let's again open the Photo effect library and select the Artistic tab. We have some effects available that were covered previously, but the ones we will use for this section, as mentioned previously, are the Painting, Watercolor, Sketch, Manga, and Cartoon effects. These five artistic effects can be divided into two separate areas:
The artistic side with the Painting, Watercolor, and Sketch effects
The illustration side with Manga and Cartoon
What is the best way to learn these effects? To fully understand and master these artistic effects, we will use two examples to explain how an effect works and secondly, how this can be combined with other effects. The first example that we will see can be used to create a conceptual visualization, and the second example can be used to create a technical illustration. Without further ado, let's start with the conceptual visualization using the Painting, Watercolor, and Sketch effects...