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Hi. This is Marty from Blue Lightning TV.
I'm going to show you how to quickly and easily create a comic book-style
cartoon from a photo. This is an update of a tutorial I did on an earlier version of Photoshop.
I downloaded this great high-resolution photo from GraphicStock.com!
Once your photo is opened in Photoshop, the first step is to crop it to a specific
height and resolution. To do this, open your Crop Tool and click "Width x Height x Resolution".
Keep the Width empty. If you see an amount in the Width field, highlight it and press
your Delete key. For the Height, type in 870 pixels. For the Resolution, type in 150 pixels
per inch. The reason we're using this height and resolution is because it'll ensure that
the filters you'll be using will have the same results as mine. Go to the top of the Bounding
box and drag it down to where you'd like your image to be cropped. Repeat this on the bottom
and sides until you're happy with the way your image is framed. Then, click the check-mark
at the top. To fit it back onto your canvas, press Ctrl or Cmd + 0. Next, we'll convert
our image into a Smart Object, so we can modify it non-destructively, as well as allow us
to change or adjust the effects that we'll be adding to it. Smart Objects also allow
us to replace our image with another without having to redo any of the effects. Click the
icon at the upper, right of the Layers panel and click "Convert to Smart Object".
To lighten dark areas, go to Image, Adjustments and "Shadows / Highlights".
The Shadows amount defaults to 35%, however,
drag your slider to an amount that brings out the details in your shadows. Then, click OK.
Make a copy of the layer by pressing Ctrl or Cmd + J.
Click the eyeball icon next to the copy to temporarily hide the layer.
Click the thumbnail of the bottom layer to make it active
and go to Filter and Filter Gallery.
Open the Artistic folder and click, "Poster Edges".
I'll make the Edge Thickness: 2, the Edge Intensity: 1 and the
Posterization: 2, however, feel free to experiment with these amounts. Remember, you can always
change them later, since it's a Smart Filter.
Click the "fx" icon and click "Stroke".
Make the Size: 35 pixels and the Position: Inside.
The Blend Mode is Normal, the Opacity is 100%
and the color is white.Click "Inner Glow". The Blend Mode is Normal, the Opacity is 100%
and the Color is black. The Source is "Edge", the Choke is 100% and the Size is 36 pixels.
Then, click OK.
Click back the eyeball icon to make the top layer visible and click its thumbnail to make it active.
Go to Filter, Pixelate and Color Halftone.
Make the Radius 6 pixels and keep all the screen angles at their default amounts. Then, click OK.
Change its Blend Mode to "Soft Light".
Lastly, we’ll make the colors pop a bit more.
Click the Adjustment layer icon and click “Vibrance”.
Drag the “Vibrance” slider all the way to the right.
This is Marty from Blue Lightning TV. Thanks for watching!