Cropped it down, removed the background to make it a simple image. I then used a cartoon generator on the internet and turned it into a cartoon image to lessen the details even more, I then used a cross stitch generator and picked on that used just 12 colors and instead of cross stitching it I crocheted it. It was alot of work and took alot of hours, I had to keep track of the color changes every step of way, but I turned it into this. I really wish that there could have been more details around the eyes but that wasn't possible
Now I want to find a program that will take a picture and soften it enough to make it look like a painting but not a bad painting, I've seen way to many that make them look bad, I just want the details softened enough so that it doesn't look like a photo.
That is beautiful. Crocheted too. I loved it and hope you can find the program you are looking for.
