Photo effect contest- Earn 20$

Hi all. I need transfer one photo to oil painting portrait or something other beutifull
For best Photo creator I will pay 20$ via paypal.
So, all you need to do is take this photo:
http://www.psdeluxe.com/julja.jpg
And transfer it to something like this:

I meen like this effect
Or if you have enything else in minde how you can make this photo very nice, please add your work. I will take a winner in frieday evening.
So, lets start

 

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Here's a try...

 

That was hand painted. You will not get that effect on photoshop , so the entrys might not be as great as you want.

 

...with a little more color.

 

Here's my version with watercolor effect painting:
*it would appear extremly similar with a painting if it was rich in colors and had no sepia effect.



Best regards,
mrEdesign.

 

My try

v1


v2

 

Here's mine.

 

My entry:

Feedback appreciated.

 

Here is my try, let me know!

 

it may look good if someone bothered to trace it in illustrator, i'm too lazy for that

 

Here's a total vector of the picture.

 

this is the best i can do with the spia mode

 

Here comes my entry



Anything let me know

 

No, till now I dont get effect that I whant. I can by myself use few photoshop filters to make this effect, I need more painter effect
Maybe for you will be easier to make this effect:

Tutorial how make this effect yo can find here:
http://www.melissaclifton.com/tutorial-popart.html

 

My try without any tutorial.