Photoshop Tutorial # 1: Pop Art Inspired Portraits

*Make sure you follow ALL directions so that you get the correct final result *

Step 1: Open one of the portraits you took for this assignment in Photoshop

Step 2: Crop your image into a square

1. Select

the Crop

Tool

2. Select 1 x 1

ratio (square)

3. Click the

check t crop

Step 3: Remove Subject from background using selection tool

Step 4: Outline your subject using selection tool, then select refine edge

1. Use the Quick

Selection Tool to

outline your

subje ct

Refine edge after

selection has

been made

Step 5: Smooth, adjust to refine edge and select OK

Step 6: Select Add Layer Mask to remove background

Select Add Layer

mask to remove

background

Step 7: Add a new blank layer

Step 8: Drag the new layer so that it underneath the layer with the portrait

Add a New Layer

Step 9: Fill the Layer with a background color of your choice and select ok * The color square

on top is the foreground color, you must pick the square underneath for background color!!!

Step 9: Fill the Layer with a color by holding down CTRL & Backspace

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Be sure to select the

background color!!

Step 9: Add a threshold adjustment layer, adjust threshold, then clip the image

Step 10: Add Color Following these steps…. (see below)

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1. Add a

threshold

adjustment layer,

make sure it is on

top of both your

other layers in

the layer palette

2. Adjust the

threshold

3. Clip the

image

1. Add a new

layer v

2. Change

blend mode

to multiply v

3. Select a

foreground

new color v

4. Select

paintbrush

tool

5. Adjust size of paint

brush and paint over

white areas

Step 11: Repeat Step 10 and add other colors….DON’T FORGET TO CHANGE LAYER

MODE TO MULTIPLY

Step 12: Group All of your layers together by Selecting the first Layer, Holding down Shift

and selecting the Last layer

Different

layers for

different

colors

Step 13: Press CTRL + G

Step 14: Select the folder, Hold down CTRL + T, Change Height and Width to 50%, Click the

check to exit free transform

1. Select the

Group 1 Layer

and Hold

down CTRL + T

2. Change Height (H)

and Width (W) both to

50% and move to top

left corner

3. Click the check

to exit free

transform

Step 15: Select CTRL + J on group layer to create 4 images, move 4 groups to fill entire square

Step 16: Add a hue/saturation adjustment 3 of the groups. Be sure to clip the adjustment layer

Step 17: ALL DONE. FLATTEN YOUR IMAGE……SAVE AS (jpeg) and POST to your

BLOG

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1. Select the Hue and Saturation

adjustment layer above 3 Groups

2. Make sure you clip each

adjustment layer after

adjusting hue