Editing Guide

1. Edit your portrait

• eyes
• skin
• distractions
• refer to Photo 1: portrait editing: portrait editing

2. Preparing canvas for painting

• Duplicate background layer
• Create cut out on new layer:
  • Filter > Artistic > Cutout
  • Levels = 8, Edge Simplicity = 0, Edge Fidelity = 1

3. Load your favorite brushes (find them built in from photoshop OR download from the internet)

CLICK LOAD BRUSHES

4. PAINT on a new empty layer

Create colors from the cutout layer below

Use the BRUSH tool, set to 70% opacity & 70% Flow

Use the OPTION key to sample the colors from below, CONSTANTLY resample (using option) to blend the colors as you paint.

PRACTICE using the blending lesson that we completed in class:

5. Brush Recommendations

WET Edges:

Be aware of your brush shape & direction

For a "scattered" brush appearance, turn your ANGLE JITTER percentage UP, for a consistent angle, turn the angle jitter to 0%

DETAIL such as EYES/LIPS/TEETH

Use the rectangular marquee tool,

select the detail that you want from the original BACKGROUND LAYER.

Make sure you are on that layer

and hit COMMAND J to make a copy

Pull this layer to the TOP of your layer stack

It will now be on it's own layer... paint directly on this layer with your brushes to capture colors & blend the paint

Repeat these steps for every detailed "feature"

HAIR

You MAY paint your own hair in... or you may use this "trick"

You may use this technique for HAIR only!

1. Hide all layers except your background (the original photo)