Hi. This is Marty from Blue Lightning TV. I'm going to show you how to quickly transform
photos into fun, pop art- style cartoons made of crisp, black outlines and airbrushed colors.
This tutorial utilizes some features that are included in version CC.
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Open an image you'd like to use for this project. I downloaded this
one and the others from Shutterstock. The first step is to convert it into a Smart Object,
so we can modify it non-destructively, as well as, replace it without having to redo all the effects.
Click the icon at the upper, right corner of the Layers panel and click "Convert to Smart Object".
To ensure that your results will be similar to the examples in this video,
go to Image and Image Size. Its width and height can be any amount, however,
make its resolution 150 pixels per inch. Then, click OK. To fit it back onto your canvas,
press Ctrl or Cmd + 0. If you want to crop your image, open your Rectangular Marquee
Tool and drag it over your image to select the area you want to keep. The area outside
your selection will be cropped off.
Go to Image and Crop.
To deselect it, press Ctrl or Cmd + D. Then, fit it back onto your canvas.
Make a copy of the layer by pressing Ctrl or Cmd + J.
Hide the top layer and make the bottom layer active.
Go to Filter, Blur and "Surface Blur".
Make the Radius: 40 and the Threshold: 40. Keep in mind, since this and
all other filters that we'll be using are being applied to a Smart Object, by default,
they're Smart Filters, so you an always adjust the amounts in any of the Smart
filters at any time. Click OK to accept it. Go back to Filter and Filter Gallery.
If your image is too large to see in the preview window,
right-click your mouse or pen and click a smaller percentage.
Open the Artistic folder and click "Poster Edges". Make the Edge Thickness: 10,
the Edge Intensity: 10 and the Posterization: 6. Again, you can adjust them at any time.
Then, click OK.
Make the top layer visible and active. Change the Blend Mode to "Color Dodge".
To replace the original photo with a different one without re-doing any of the
effects, double-click on any Smart Object to open the original photo. If you're using
Photoshop version CC, I'll show you what to do in a few minutes. If you're using a version
earlier than CC, open an image you'd like to replace your original photo with. We want
to place the new photo into the Smart Object source file. To do this, open your Move Tool
by pressing "v" on your keyboard. Drag the new photo onto the tab of the Smart Object. Without
releasing your computer mouse or pen, drag it down onto the original image and release.
To resize it, open your Transform Tool by pressing Ctrl or Cmd + T. Go to a corner and
when you see a diagonal, double-arrow, press and hold Alt or Option + Shift as you drag
it out or in.To move it, just drag it to a new position. To accept it, click the checkmark
at the top or press Enter or Return. Click the small "x" at the right of the tab to close
the Smart Object. When you see this window, click "Yes" to save the changes.
Open your pop art cartoon image and you'll see that the Smart Object automatically updated itself
and applied all the filters to the new photo. To resize and or reposition it, Shift-click
on the top layer to make it active, as well, and press Ctrl or Cmd + T to open your Transform
Tool. When you see this window, it's just letting us know that when we're using the
Transform Tool, the Smart Filters will be temporarily turned off. Click OK. Position
and/or size it to your liking and click the check-mark or press Enter or Return.
To replace your original photo in version CC or later, go to File and "Place Embedded".
Find and click the new photo and click "Place". As before, size and position it and press Enter or Return.
Close the tab and click "Yes". To fit it back onto your canvas, press Ctrl or Cmd + 0.
This is Marty from Blue Lightning TV. Thanks for watching!