You can apply Brush Stroke Texture effects, inspired by Vincent Van Gogh, to your images files very easily with Imagelys Picture Lab.

In the main toolbar, click to open and choose an image file.

First, click to convert the image background into a new layer. The image background is copied into a new selected layer and next the background is drawn transparent.

In the View menu, clck to show the Layers Palette.

Then, in the Layers menu, Click to create a mask of the layer.

First, use the Pipette to pick up a colour from one part of the image and select the transparent color. Press this button and click on the unmasked image to determine the transparent part.

Then, you can set the Range to 40 % of the tolerance for similar colors which wish to selected.

Into the Options Menu, click to Copy the mask. Now, click the OK button.

Then, click to Paste the mask into the new image.

Now, apply an effect with Imagelys Picture Lab.

Now, the Imagelys Picture Lab is active. Then, click to open the ToolPalette.

First, enter the filter name Verry blurry effect into the ToolPalette and click this icon.

First, click to 1:4 button to adjust the zoom factor. You can move the image with the mouse to show the border of the mask. End, click to Apply the effect to the mask.

Then, you can click this button to validate your work and return to Imagelys Picture Styles.

Now, click to copy this image.

Then, click to show the Orchids image. Now, click to select the Layer 1.

Then, click to Mask for Transparency to edit the mask.

You can click Merge into the Options Menu to merge the mask.

Now, click the OK button to apply the new mask of the layer.

First, click to select the Background. Then, click to Modify Fill Color.

Set the white color and not transparent. End, click to OK button.

Now, apply an effect with Imagelys Picture Lab.

Now, the Imagelys Picture Lab is active. Then, click to open the ToolPalette.

First, enter the filters name Vincent 016 effect into the ToolPalette and click this icon Vincent 016-1.

End, click to apply the texture to the image.

Then, you can click this button to validate your work and return to Imagelys Picture Styles.

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

The result of these effects.
Click on this image to zoom.