Hello Again! Welcome to this new Photoshop tutorial.
In this tutorial, you will learn how to make a caricature, using a simple method.
At the end of the tutorial, you will get a PSD file, that can convert any image to the same effect, with only a FEW CLICKS.
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Step 1. Prepare Your Image.
Let's start by importing our image.
Your image should contain a human face, that is looking to the camera. So that Photoshop can detect his Facial features, like nose, eyes, lips...etc.
After importing your image, go and check your image size.
Your image size should be a value between, 2000 to 4000 pixels, in width or height.
Make sure that this small icon is clicked, then start changing your image size like that.
2000 by 3000 pixels will work great for me. then click ok.
Now, Select the "Background" layer, then, press CTRL+J to duplicate.
With this duplicated layer selected, go and pick the Quick Selection Tool, to make a selection around the head.
We will isolate the head, and make it bigger.
No need to make a precise selection, since the background has only a single color.
You can hold the ALT key, to switch between the (Plus) & (Minus) Quick Selection Tools.
After making your selection, and with your layer selected, Press CTRL+J, to take what you have selected to a new layer.
As you can see, this is the final result.
Now, with the head layer selected, press CTRL+T
Increase the head size, with holding the ALT+SHIFT keys.
Right-click and choose, Warp.
Adjust the neck from both sides, as you can see.
Then press ENTER.
Now, Pick the Eraser Tool, then select the head layer.
Make sure that, both Opacity and Flow are 100%.
Now, start softening the neck edges like that.
That's it.
Now, select both layer, then right-click and choose, Merge Layers.
Right-click again, and choose Convert to Smart Object.
Press CTRL+J to duplicate.
Rename the bottom layer, "Before". and the other one, "After".
Now, Let's move to the next step.
Select the layer "After", Then apply the liquify filter.
If you're using Photoshop CC2015.5 or above, you will find these new features right here.
If you are not, please install any new version above CC2015.
Now, open the Face-Aware Liquify option.
As you can see, Photoshop here is able to find a single face. if you have multiple faces in your image, you will find them here under this menu.
Also, I use Liquify filter to help me to adjust the sizes of, Eyes, Nose, Mouth, and face shape.
Now, Let's start with the eyes, let's increase the eye size first.
as you can see, you have a slider for each eye.
You can click this little icon, to adjust both sliders together.
You can also control the eyes height, width, and tilt, or even the distance between them.
You could use your own values. You don't have to use mine.
You can play with these sliders, until you get a good result.
Let's adjust the Nose. You can manipulate the Width or Height of it.
Let's move to the mouth part.
I will increase the size of both upper and lower lips.
Also, Mouth width or height can be adjusted like this.
Now, let's move to the most important part here, which is Face Shape.
I will decrease the forehead like this.
and increase the Chin Height a little bit.
Also, Decrease the Jawline to -100, to have a thinner face from the bottom.
And finally decrease the Face Width to -70.
As you can see, I keep moving the sliders, to see what is going on!
Now, let's see the final results!
Great!
Extra Tip: You can apply the liquify filter again, to have a better control over your image facial features.
for example, if you wanna increase the eye size over 100. you can't do this with a single liquify filter!.
Now, Let's make the final result more cartoony.
You can do this, by applying some filters, to make the skin more softer and smoother.
Now, Select your layer, then go to Filter, Stylize, and choose Diffuse.
Change mode to Anisotropic, then click OK.
Apply the Diffuse filter again.
Diffuse always remove your image sharpness, and make it softer.
Now, With your layer selected, go to Filter, Blur, and choose Surface Blur.
Make the Radius 16 Pixels, and Threshold 7 Pixels
Then click OK.
Now, let's apply the Reduce Noise filter.
This will minimize the remaining details in our final image.
Keep both Strength and Preserve Details 10%, and keep the other values 0.
Now, Let's see the Before & After.
Great!
As you can see. Our final result is blurry. It needs to be sharp again.
Now, Select your layer, then, apply the Smart Sharpen filter.
Change Amount to 175%, Radius to 3 Pixels, and noise to 0.
Also, change remove to Lens Blur. then click OK.
Again, With your layer selected, Go and choose the High Pass filter, for a more sharper result.
Change Radius to 3 Pixels, Then click OK.
Now, double-click this little icon, to update the blending mode.
It may take some time to get updated, depending on your PC performance.
Change Blending Mode to Overlay.
As we know, High Pass filter, and Overlay, together make your image sharper.
Now, Add Levels layer.
Change values to 10, 1, and 250.
You can make a Vibrance layer, to adjust the saturation.
Also, you can Add a Color Balance layer, to adjust the tone.
Now, we're done. Let's see the final result.
That's Cool! Let's move to the final step.
Now, you need to open the smart object, to update your image.
Just double-click your smart object's thumbnail, to open it.
Now, we are inside the smart object.
You can import your image right here.
Then, hide the bottom layer, and press CTRL+S to save it
Now, get back to your main document.
And this is the before and after.
You can update the final result, from these liquify filters.
To open the filter window, you should double-click the filter name.
Keep testing with sliders, until you get a good result.
I'm speeding this part, because we did it before.
Now, we have another completely different result!
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