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Pop Art Portrait

  • Completed Project: Pop Art Portrait Picture #1

Turn a photograph of yourself in to a cute pop art portrait in a few simple steps.

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  1. Step 1

    Step 1

    Take a good photograph of yourself, preferably something pouty or moody looking. Put the photo on your computer and open it in a photo editing program. I'm using photoshop, but the steps will be the same or similar in other programs.

  2. Step 2

    Step 2

    Desaturate the photo (this means making it black and white).


  3. Step 3

    Step 3

    Open the levels panel and slide both the lightness and darkness sliders in to the middle, so that all of the midtones are made either pure white or pure black. Colour in any areas you wish to hide with black or white.

  4. Step 4

    Step 4

    Crop the photo in to a perfect square, select all and then select "define brush preset". Name your new brush and then save.


  5. Step 5

    Step 5

    Open a new canvas and fill it white. Make a new layer, select a pretty colour, take your new brush and click it once.

  6. Step 6

    Step 6

    Make a new layer and continue until you have a painting you like. Print it or send it to your friends to show off how clever you are.

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Rachel

30 Apr 00:26

Great! I just flipped my screen and opened iphoto, I\'m ready to be the next Andy Warhol.

Amelia

22 May 16:23

Oh wow- i've just had a go at this, it looks well snazzy! Thanks xoxox

Rose

26 May 18:29

This was awesome and realy easy.
Thank you!

Crystal R.

Crystal R.

30 Sep 06:38

Oh wow!! I learned something new!! Cool, now I can actually do something with my Paintshop. It has befuddled me since I got it with my computer.

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keep out designs

05 Oct 17:29

there is this called luna pic and you can do something simalur on thats i want photoshop!

Tiffany S.

Tiffany S.

23 Oct 19:09

I'm so doing that. :]

reese52

reese52

13 Mar 17:35

This so cool. I'm gonna have to try this.

elli

elli

27 Jan 09:23

kool

♥ R.a.c.h.e.l. ♥

♥ R.a.c.h.e.l. ♥

26 Apr 23:37

no offense but that pic is really creepy!

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Cat Morley »
August 03, 2006 13:34
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