Use PS to create pictures of special effects

Most of the time, when we finish the photo, we silently store it in the camera or the computer, not to mention the pictures that were brutally erased just because of a bad expression. In fact, as long as a little hands-on transformation can be the original failure or no characteristics of the photos become rich and interesting, such as today want to teach you how to hand photos minutes into hand-painted animation wind. (Take Photoshop CC 2015 version for example)

Step 1: First open a carefully selected portrait photo, and select the upper right corner mode as painting mode.

Step 2: Unlock the current layer with the background picture (the default layer has a lock icon on the right, click to unlock it), and define the current layer as a new pattern.

Step 3: Click the Clone Stamp tool on the left toolbar to switch to the pattern Stamp tool and find the generated new definition pattern in the generated pattern selection bar.

Step 4: Create a new two blank layer, the order of the layers in the following figure, the procedure is: Select Fill in the edit, fill the pure white layer. Select a photo layer to set the transparency to 20%.

Step 5: Select to the pattern Stamp tool, the screen falls on the topmost layer "painting blank Layer", in the above toolbar to cancel the tick: Impressionist effect. Brush here is the selection of a circular fan strokes, the need to paint the part of the brush out. (The background of the virtual, the main description of the person can)

The preparatory work is basically ready, the following is to enter the plays.

Step 6: The body of the character that has been brushed out with a circle-shaped pen in the previous steps don't move, go ahead and select the brush (the pattern Stamp tool and the brush tool can be used together) to sketch the background of the picture. After the model, it is recommended to use a small pixel brush to outline, you can enlarge the picture details, especially the model's face and hair, to be careful brushing, do not erase the facial features or dislocation. Must pay attention to the contrast of light and shade and the overall shape, try different brush strokes, and combine to use, the effect will be more natural ideal.

Step 7: It is not difficult to find that the model's head curtains in the use of special effects processing, select a finer brush will still appear to be not enough natural, clean. At this point you need to use the repair tool on the left side of the toolbar to smear the hair in the previous step, which is convenient for later operation. Extra corner decorations on clothing can be done in advance using the same method.

Step 8: Use the pattern Stamp tool to follow the facial structure to smear, the attention does not destroy the facial muscle light and dark line, appropriate situation may according to the proficiency carries on the facial shading modification, causes the picture to be more stereoscopic. All the brushing finish after the person's face as if on the mask, the water tender.

Step 9: Select the Brush tool in the left toolbar, press ALT to pick the color, fill in the appropriate position, and refine the element of the screen. Details can be in accordance with the trend of hair painting hair, outline the three-dimensional sense of light and shade. Continue deep into the combination of brush tools to make the face more delicate, when necessary with the brush to pick up the dark darker, in a mixed brush to wipe evenly, pay attention to the high light appropriate.

A few tips to pay attention to in post processing:

1, the choice of portrait photos as far as possible to choose a strong light, contrast strong, so conducive to the later processing of the dark shape. The shape and facial features of the model are as clear as possible.

2, the initial brush outline background, pay attention to the model with a certain gap between the main, do not close to the model to outline, not to cross the model to brush.

3, brushing the model body, do not need to be exhaustive, the main purpose is to the characters face contour, hair, limb color upset, leaving a distinct color block contrast. Making a little white part is more like a stroke gap in painting.

4, detailed outline, for the face of the model, the eye needs to pay special attention to the stroke line, highlighting the pupil, eyebrows can be slightly diluted, improve the brightness of the lips and teeth.

Original film

After PS processing

Believe this kind of hand-painted style of photos many people will like, the text of the sample tutorial is only as a very simple and rough step reference. If the students are interested in trying to find out, want to complete a good work not only need a certain degree of art skills and have more patience, especially in dealing with facial features and hair, need a little bit of the outline debugging, but also pay attention to high light and shade contrast, Therefore, the desire to make more natural and more delicate pictures also requires constant exploration and practice.

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• PS Image Processing