Photoshop Canvas Texture

Apply Photoshop Noise Filter

Create a new layer and fill it with color white. Go to Filter > Noise > Add Noise.

Apply Photoshop Texturizer Filter

Go to Filter > Texture > Texturizer and choose Canvas texture. Set the scaling and the relief according to your canvas size.

Apply Photoshop Clouds Filter

Set the foreground color to white and the background color to black.

Create a new layer and go to Filter > Render > Clouds.

Set the blend mode of this layer to Overlay and the opacity to 45%.

Add a Gradient Map Adjustment

Add a Gradient Map adjustment to set the color of the canvas texture. If you want to create a white canvas texture choose a gray color tone and white.

You can choose the color that you like for the canvas texture.

Free Canvas Textures

You can also check out these Free Canvas Textures from PhotoshopSupply. The pack contains 10 canvas textures.

Stream Overlays by PSDDude

How to Make a Photo Look Like a Painting

To make a photo look like a painting you can also use the Texturizer Filter. Making an image look like its on a canvas is a cool way to display your pictures.

I also used an Artistic filter called Paint Dubs for the image before appling the Filter > Texturizer > Canvas effect.

Oil Painting Photoshop Action

If you want to create canvas art using Photoshop, you can try this Oil Painting Photoshop Action.