Do you wanna know how to make the cool painted look? Its really simple.

before

After

-First open the image that you want to use.
-Nexted go up to Adjust>>Add/remove Noise>>Edge Perserving smooth
-Now Just set the number to what looks right for image. The bigger the Picture the bigger the number needs to be.
-Now your Done!

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