You can apply Texture with brush strokes effects inspired by Vincent Van Gogh to your images files very easily with Affinity Photo. For Mac and PC only.

This tutorial uses two filters named Gogh FAA 08 and Gogh FAA 09 from the Imagelys Filter Library.

With Affinity Photo, in the main menu, click to open and choose an image file.

Then, in the toolbar, click to Flood Select Tool and set the Range value. Now, click in the sky zone.

Then, in the main menu, click to Copy and next click to Paste for create a new layer.

First in this toolbar, click to Flood Fill Tool and chosse a color. To finish the work, to click into the sky.

Now, in the main menu, click to Copy.

Now, open Imagelys Picture Lab and click to Paste image from clipboard.

Now, in the ToolPalette, enter the filter name "Gogh FAA 08" into the search bar, then click one of the filter icons.

After a little while (the rightmost portion of the status bar shows the progress), the rendered effect will be displayed.
Then, click to copy image to clipboard.

Now, into the main menu, click to Paste.

Next, into the main menu, click to Align Top.

First, select the sky layer. Then click to Selection From Layer. Next, click to Invert Pixel Selection.

First, select the Background. Then click to Copy. Next, click to Paste.

Then click to Move to Front.

First, select the Church layer.

First, select the Adjustment. Then select the Vibrance. Now, set the Vibrance parameters. Finalize by a click to Merge.

First, select the Church layer. Then, click to Copy.

Now, open Imagelys Picture Lab and click to Paste image from clipboard.

Now, in the ToolPalette, enter the filter name "Gogh FAA 09" into the search bar, then click one of the filter icons.

After a little while (the rightmost portion of the status bar shows the progress), the rendered effect will be displayed.
Then, click to copy image to clipboard.

Next, click to Paste.

Next, click to Align Bottom.

First, make a right click on this layer. Then, click to Rasterize.

First, select the Church layer. Then click to Selection From Layer. Next, click to Invert Pixel Selection.

First, select this layer. Then, click to Cut.

Now, click to Save as in the main menu and enter a filename..

The result of Brush Strokes effects inspired by Vincent Van Gogh.
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