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I created this portrait to illustrate how to use some of the features of MetaBrush. Then I went on to make some creative edits in iColorama.
I started with this photo from the Sktchy app. Because Sktchy photos are so small, I upsized twice in BigPhoto.
I smoothed and toned the image in iColorama. I used Adjust/Tonelab Preset 5 at low opacity for tonal separation, Style/Coherence at low opacity and Effect/Denoise Smooth Preset, for smoothness.
I opened the image in MetaBrush. I made a duplicate layer. To make a duplicate layer, touch the layers symbol at the top right of the screen (it looks like three sheets of paper on top of each other). This will open the Layers palette. Then touch the duplicate layer symbol (it looks like two sheets of paper). This will create a new layer. Make sure the new layer is the top layer, and that it is the active layer (it should be surrounded by blue in the layer stack). Close the layers palette by tapping on the layers symbol at the top right of the screen again. I selected Brushes/Textured. In brush settings (the symbol at the top right of the screen that looks like three sliders), I touched Reset to restore the defaults, then I closed the brush settings by touching its symbol again. I set size and stroke opacity to 50% using the vertical sliders on the left side of the screen. Then I painted all over the image to get rid of the photographic feel, except for the hair, which I will paint later.
I made another duplicate layer. I selected Brushes/Artist3. Using the vertical sliders on the left side of the screen, I set size to 50% and stroke opacity to 100%. I set brush settings to their default settings. I painted the hair.
On the same layer, I selected Brushes/Plane. I reset brush settings to the defaults, and I set stroke opacity at 50% and a set a small brush size. I painted the eyes.
I continued painting on same layer in Brushes/Artist3 on the scarf.
I continued painting the scarf, hat and hair in Brushes/Artist3 on the same layer.
On a new duplicate layer, I painted with Brushes/1Color2 over the hair in long strokes to try to drag out its color. Then I painted over those strokes with Brushes/Artist3.
On the same layer, I selected Brushes/Paint. I selected a white paint color by touching the solid round icon on the upper left side of the screen, and I zoomed in and with a small brush I painted catchlights in the eyes.
On the same layer, I used the color picker to select her lip color (bring up the color picker by pressing on the screen, a circle appears, and then sliding to the part of the screen that has the color you want to pick). Then I used a lighter shade of that color to paint a soft highlight on her lower lip, using a small brush and a very low stroke opacity.
On the same layer, I used Tools/Spread2 at very low stroke opacity and various brush sizes to smooth out small areas, especially on and around the face and at the end of some of the Artist3 brustrokes on the hair ends.
On a duplicate layer, I selected Brushes/Paint. I touched the round flower-looking icon on the top left of the screen to select a brush image. As brush image, I used this same image of the girl. In brush settings I put spacing at its maximum setting, and all the variances at their maximum settings. I painted with the Hearts 3/21 brush around the background. Then I lowered the layer opacity (do this in the Layers palette). I saved to my camera roll.
I opened the image in iColorama. I used Form/Warp to change the shape of the face.
I used the Elasticam app to further modify the facial features.
I used Tone/Enhance to modify the color.
I used Form/Glass preset 1 at large size and medium opacity and used the x-shift and y-shift sliders, with a brush mask over the face.
I used Effect/Raise, then I used Effect/Blur preset 2 at low radius with a brush mask to blur the edges of the canvas. I used Brush/Paint and painted some color into her cheeks at low opacity. I used the color picker to match the paint color to the scarf color. Then I cropped a bit using Form/Crop.
I created this blurred image in iColorama.
In Effect/Blend, I blended the portrait onto the blur in Difference mode, setting the Lightness slider to its maximum setting.
I lightened using Adjust/Tonelab. I used Effect/Blend and an inverted brush mask to paint the previous eyes back in. I used Form/Crop to crop.
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