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in photoshop CC 2014 where did the oil paint filter go? it is the filter i need for almost every photo

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June 19, 2014
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I cannot find the oil paint filter anymore in the recent version, it is not hidden in the paint galleries. I hope that Adobe did include it otherwise i cant use the updates anymore....

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Correct answer PECourtejoie

Hello, it is not available anymore in CC(2014) hence why it is installed side by side to CC.

The info was posted a few months ago: http://blogs.adobe.com/photoshopdotcom/2014/04/photoshop-spring-cleaning.html

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Ben Halicki

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Hi hope this is just a bad april fools joke... Oil painter is something I really like, as well as a lot of my friends. I haven't updated yet, but maybe I should hold off. Adobe please tell me you will bring this back? You seem to be removing all the features I really like... variations, gone. Oil painter, gone. Maybe 2015 the blending modes or paintbrush will be removed as well? Lets hope not...

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oneofmetwo

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Thank you for your reply Pierre Courtejoie. This is very frustrating from an end-user point of view. That tool was a new asset to Photoshop and filled a niche that wasn't filled before. I just found this out now, after having upgraded to CC 2014 at work. It has thrown my workflow off and has eroded my confidence in Photoshop a small amount. I'm not happy.

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RaCreate

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Baffled! I was just looking for this feature, as I used to use it also. So I need to downgrade to continue using Oil Paint? That's ludicrous. Come on! Please put it back.

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jamwerx

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I used this all the time too! Not so much for oil painting effect but to slightly add to rocks, grass, trees, etc... to make them pop a bit, give them texture or even just to add some texture to remove noise. I can use topaz labs clean which i usually as they "kinda" can do the same thing yet they're different.... weird to see why they'd take this out.

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Autumn N.

Participating Frequently

I was just looking for missing filters in Photoshop CC and I was able to get them back by changing the preferences. Go to Preferences—Plug-Ins, and make sure "Show all Filter Gallery groups and names" is checked.

Noel Carboni

Legend

Yes, but that doesn't cover the Oil Paint filter, which has truly been removed.

-Noel

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Autumn N.

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My bad. I was actually looking for the Halftone filter and some others I use a lot, and changing the preferences to "Show all Filter Gallery groups and names" brought that and a bunch of others back for me. I saw one called Oil Paint so I figured that's what everyone was looking for

Svarte Grim

Known Participant

I coloring comics and the oil painting filter is great to make a photo texture and make it look more “drawn” and fit better into the comic.

So right now I use CC 14.2 instead of CC 2014

ssprengel

Inspiring

Your situation is one of the main reasons Adobe didn’t replace PS CC with PS CC 2014. The oil painting filter is gone, but someone else wrote something similar:

https://blogs.adobe.com/photoshopdotcom/2014/04/photoshop-spring-cleaning.html#oilpaint

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podex2k

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I too, was shocked and dismayed to see the oil paint filter gone in 2014. Only recently discovered it in the original cc, and it quickly became a priceless tool in a ongoing portion of my routine processing. Used it much in the same way as the others here, and it's become irreplaceable. I don't, however, have a problem with keeping the original PS CC on my machine and using it to do my processing specifically when I need the OP effect. I feel inconvenienced, but can live with it until, of course, they put it back into a subsequent update.

You ARE going to put it back aren't you?

John Waller

Community Expert

You ARE going to put it back aren't you?

Won't happen.

You'll have to use the just-released 3rd party filter.

Photoshop: Spring Cleaning | PHOTOSHOP.COM BLOG

"Oil Paint is a very cool filter, but relied on a very large and complex code library used for an outdated technology (Pixel Bender) that is no longer supported.

Update/note: It looks like a 3rd party has released a full PixelBender-esque plug-in that will work in CC. Haven’t tried it myself, but may interest those who liked Oil Paint and PixelBender: http://aescripts.com/pixel-bender-accelerator-for-photoshop/"

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vmagic118

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You have to be kidding... I used this all the time, I pay enough not to have the features taken away.... Please bring it back.

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JacquelineMariee

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I am another user that is furious Oil Paint is gone in the latest version. Many of your users, Adobe, do use that filter and may even regard it as one of their most important tools depending upon the work required. Bring it back.

Noel Carboni

Legend

I'm curious...

Of those of you who have been using Oil Paint, are you just using it for the anisotropic blurring (e.g., smoothing of hair/edges)? In other words, are you just setting the bottom 4 sliders to the lowest settings? And have you always been adjusting the result with Curves, setting the white point to 240?

-Noel

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mytuya

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I use it for making backgrounds and giving my photos a painterly look. I have 25 Actions set up that I use!!! What was the reasoning for removing ???? I am sooooooooo mad...now I will have to keep the old version on my computer just for that.

LauraMacky

Inspiring

Unreal! So I'm supposed to have side-by-side photoshops taking up space on my computer? That's ridiculous. PS is already behind the times with their filters. Why get rid of oil paint???? *throws up hands*

Laura Macky