Hi. This is Marty from Blue Lightning TV. I'm going to show you how to create a digital
portrait from a standard photo and how to replace the photo without having to redo the
effects. This is an update to a tutorial I did on an earlier version of Photoshop.
Open a photo you'd like to use, I downloaded this one from Shutterstock.com. To add effects
to the photo non-destructively, convert it into a Smart Object. To do this, click the
icon at the upper, right of the Layers panel and click "Convert to Smart Object".
Go to Image and Image Size. To ensure that your results will be the same as mine, make the
Resolution: 150 pixels per inch and the Height: 850 pixels. The Width will automatically update
itself to another amount because the width and the height are linked. Then, click OK.
To fit the photo back onto your canvas, press Ctrl or Cmd + 0. For the best results, the
subject should be on a white background. If your subject isn't on a white background,
we need to make a selection around the subject and then cut it out. For this example, I'll
use the Quick Selection Tool. I'll make the Size: 15 pixels and drag the tool over the
subject. The selection doesn't have to be perfect. If you want to see it as a quick
mask, press "Q". Press "Q" again to revert it back into a selection.
Press Ctrl or Cmd + J to cut your subject from its background and copy it to its own layer.
Make a new layer below it. To do this, Ctrl-click or Cmd-click on the New Layer icon. We'll fill the empty
layer with white and since white is the background color, press Ctrl or Cmd + Delete.
Merge these layers by clicking on the thumbnail of your subject to make the layer active and pressing
Ctrl or Cmd + E. Make this layer into a Smart Object
and go to Filter, Pixelate and Mosaic.
Make the Cell Size: 15 pixels square and click OK.
Go to Filter, Noise and Median.
Make the Radius 5 pixels.
This modifies the square mosaics into round shapes.
Go to Filter and Filter Gallery.
Open the "Stylize" folder and click "Glowing Edges". I'll make the Edge
Width: 1, the Edge Brightness: 15 and the Smoothness: 15, however, feel free to experiment
with the amounts to get the combination you like. To replace the photo with another without
having to redo all the effects, double-click on a Smart Object to open the source photo.
Open the new photo and go to Image and Image Size. Make the Resolution: 150 pixels per
inch and Height: 850 pixels. Then, click OK.
Press "v" to open your Move Tool and drag
it onto the tab of the .psb file, which is the Smart Object. Without releasing your mouse
or pen, press and hold Shift as you drag it down onto the image. Then, release.
Go back to the Smart Object tab and click the small "x" to close it.
When you see this warning,
click "Yes" to accept it.
Click back on the tab of your portrait to open it and your new
photo will automatically update itself with all the effects. To crop it,
open your Rectangular Marquee Tool and drag a rectangle over you image.
Go to Image and Crop. Then, deselect it.
This is Marty from Blue Lightning TV. Thanks for watching!