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Pop Art Inspired by Lichtenstein

Past Melissa Evans

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Pop Art Recommended for Beginner to Intermediate Level Photoshop Users

If yous are a fan of popular fine art so yous're probably already well acquainted with the work Roy Lichtenstein. Roy Lichtenstein became one of the leading popular artists of the sixties with his comic-strip paintings. Drowning Girl 1963, shown left, is one of his amend known works and is a practiced case of the design features in his most famous pieces. Observe the thick lines, bold colors, and thought bubble. His piece of work likewise oft included boxed captions and words such every bit "WHAAM!", commonly found in comic books.

Benday dots were Lichtenstein's trademark. Benday dots are a printing process which combines 2 (or more) unlike small, coloured dots to create a tertiary colour. Dorsum in the day, lurid comic books used benday dots in chief colours to inexpensively create the secondary colours such as flesh tone.

You can create the benday dot result by using the Colour Halftone filter found in Adobe Photoshop, notwithstanding in this tutorial I'1000 going to show y'all a way to create a fantastic looking black and white Halftone Pattern. "Why?", because I like the await of it better.

Due to the vivid colors, the pop art that you will create using this tutorial will look fantastic if y'all get information technology printed at your local impress shop. If you are going to get information technology printed, in the beginning change the resolution to 300dpi (Image >> Image Size) and at the end of the tutorial modify the mode to CMYK (adjust colours if necessary).

There are ii parts to this tutorial…

Part 1. Creating the One-half Tone Shading
Part 2. Adding Colour

I advise that you read through this tutorial beginning before beginning…

Part 1. Creating the Half Tone Shading

a) Preparing the Canvass

Open up your picture in photoshop that is going to become pop art and duplicate the layer called "Background". (Just click the layer chosen "Background" and elevate it to this icon at the bottom of the layer palette to duplicate the layer.)

Rename this new layer "dots". (To rename a layer correct-click on the proper noun in the Layer Palette and select Layer Properties).

Create another new layer and fill information technology bright blueish using the Paint Bucket tool .

Elevate this layer between the 2 existing layers and rename information technology something meaningful i.e "bluish". The epitome beneath shows what your Layer Palette should look like. This is the bones set up to begin.

Now working on the "dots" layer we demand to clear out all the unwanted parts of the photograph. In this case I want to isolate Scarlett and delete the rest i.eastward lilac groundwork and scrap of text.

To cutting out Scarlett I use the Pen Tool. At present to sum up how to use Photoshop'south pen tool in a few sentences isn't like shooting fish in a barrel…if you have never used the pen tool before, do the PEN TOOL TUTORIAL start.

Remember to make sure the pen tool is ready to create a Work Path. See beneath.

*Annotation: You could use the eraser tool but the results won't be as professional person.

Take the pen tool create a path around the person (or thing) and then make it into selection.
Invert the selection (CTRL + Shft + i) and hit delete.
Deselect (Ctrl + D)

b) Making the Dots

Desaturate the "dots" layer (Ctrl + Shft + U).

Next suit Threshold to something dramatic (still working on the "dots" layer).

Image >> Adjustments >> Threshold…

The settings I used are shown in the prototype below, just y'all will need to experiment to run across what threshold settings works for YOUR image.

Using Threshold will leave the image looking very pixelated (jagged). So apply Gaussian Blur (approximately a 2-3 pixels should do it).
Filter >> Blur >> Gaussian Mistiness…

In your Layers Palette correct-click on the "dots" layer and select Duplicate Layer…. See image below.

Select New for the Destination Certificate. Now yous will accept 2 documents open in photoshop.

Working on your new document modify the Mode to Greyscale.

Image >> Style >> Greyscale

A dialogue box appears…"Discard color information?"…Click OK.

At present modify the Manner to Bitmap.

Paradigm >> Mode >> Bitmap

A dialogue box appears…"Flatten layers?"…Click OK.

Cull Halftone Screen on the Bitmap options window. Click OK. See epitome beneath.

It pretty obvious merely brand sure your output resolution is the same as the input. If yours design is going to be printed then the input should be 300 pixels/inch and your output will exist 300. If you're input doesn't equal your output the you'll end up with a modify in size!

Side by side appears the Halftone Screen box. Apply the settings shown below. Note y'all may desire to experiment with the Frequency as this decides the size of the dots. Click OK.

Almost in that location with the dots. All that's left is to transfer the dots back to the first document. (See part C).

Notation if your dots aren't looking very good you may have forgotten to use blur or need to apply more blur. The smoother gradient is, the amend halftone pattern.

c) Organising

Change the Mode back to Greyscale
A dialogue box volition announced…Make certain the size ratio is one and click OK.
At present modify the Mode back to RGB.

In your Layers Palette right-click on the layer and select Duplicate Layer.

At that place should be 3 three options every bit the Destination Document. Choose your original psd (which should be the top one). Come across image beneath.

Your Layers Palette should look similar the one shown below. You tin can close the second psd that you created..there'southward no need for it at present.

The final step for creating the dots is to create a Clipping Path between the new layer and the "dots" layer.

To create a Clipping Path…hold downward the ALT cardinal and move your cursor betwixt the 2 layers in your Layers Palette. When the cursor turns into a "double chimera" (see image beneath) click to create the clipping path.

Now link the "dots" and "Background copy" layer. (To link layers simply click 1 layer then hold down shift and click on the other layer. A piffling concatenation icon is shown on the bottom of the layer palette, click it).

Merge Linked layers (Ctrl + E)

If you are using Photoshop CS or after versions instead of linking and so merging the linked layers, after creating the clipping path simply click on the "background copy" layer in your layer palette and so Merge Downward.

Your picture should now look similar the ane shown below..only better considering it's non so small and compressed!

Now is a good time to Save (Ctrl + South) your work.

On the next page information technology's time to add color in Function 2 >>

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