If you're using Painter and haven't seen these tutorials, they're pretty good:

From Corel: http://www.corel.com/servlet/Satellite?pagename=Corel2/Products/Content&pid=1047022702185&cid=1047022737328

Converting a photo to a painting: http://paintercreativity.com/articles/dl-photo-to-oil-painting.html

~Danny~

Thanks Danny. Had 'em bookmarked.There are not alot out there.