Painting photos with Liquid Masks

You can make your amazing digital photos into lovely watercolor paintings in and out of PS with few steps, liquid mask, watercolors, and watercolor paper.

How to make a Digital Watercolor Portrait

Download these fun water color brushes to PS.

https://www.brusheezy.com/brushes/1792-free-hi-res-watercolor-photoshop-brushes

https://www.brusheezy.com/brushes/57596-free-wet-ink-photoshop-brushes-2

https://www.brusheezy.com/brushes/58155-free-watercolor-photoshop-brushes-10

https://www.brusheezy.com/brushes/57778-free-watercolor-wash-photoshop-brushes-7

Select an image you have taken and open it in PS.
Use the Threshold adjustment to turn your image Black and White. Make sure to have some detail in the face.
*Notice, with Threshold there is no grey!
Select both layer, click command and the letter E> this will merge/ flatten both layers into 1.
Click command, alt and 2 to select everything that is white
click the mask button
Your image should look like this:

8.Make a new layer, paint with your water color brush on it and bring that layer BELOW the BACKGROUND IMAGE

9) Make sure to Change your colors, change the opacity and 'paint' watercolor on the layer. Your image should look similar to the image below.

10) Turn it in as #_LM1_last name first name.jpeg

Now repeat the steps, only this time, mask out the black, allowing only the portrait to show the water color brush.

Turn it in as #_LM2_last name first name.jpeg

Watercolor Portrait with Liquid Masking

Select an image you have taken and open it in PS.
Use the Threshold adjustment to turn your image Black and White. Make sure to have some detail in the face.

*Notice, with Threshold there is no grey!

Size your image and print it out.
Tape your image to the back of a piece of watercolor paper (this is so it doesn’t move while you are painting)
Place you watercolor paper on a light table or up against a bright window. You can now see the image shine through the watercolor paper.
Paint the LIQUID MASKING on all the WHITE PARTS OF THE IMAGE! *DO NOT PAINT THE BLACK PARTS!!!
1. 1. Start with small areas like eyes and mouth, be careful with the details, hold the paper tight.
  2. Make sure the areas that are white are FULLY COVERED in masking liquid. If you are using Frisket, make sure to paint over the white parts twice.
  3. Let the masking liquid dry COMPLETELY (about 1 day).
Once it’s dry, paint your watercolor onto it however you like!!!!!
Let the paint dry (about 1 day).
Use a rubber eraser and gently erase the liquid masking.