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Pop Art Monochromatic Value Portrait. WHAT DO THESE 4 PORTRAITS HAVE IN COMMON?. What you will learn:. Preparing your Reference Photo. Take a headshot photo of yourself making a very expressive facial expression . (Please ignore the lack of makeup/caffeine). Save As.
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Preparing your Reference Photo Take a headshot photo of yourself making a very expressive facial expression. (Please ignore the lack of makeup/caffeine)
Save As • You need to rename your photo so that the original remains intact. • FILE>SAVE AS>Class Folder • Name this new photo like this: • Last Name Class # Mono Portrait • Example: KEITH 17 Mono Portrait
Edit Edit your photo in Photoshop. • Crop • Resize • Black/White
Crop Use the crop tool to cut your photo down to 8”x10”
Black/White Go to the IMAGE menu at the top and select ADJUSTMENTS and then DESATURATE IMAGE> ADJUSTMENTS> DESATURATE
Adjust Brightness/Contrast Go to the IMAGE menu at the top and select ADJUSTMENTS and then BRIGHTNESS/ CONTRAST IMAGE> ADJUSTMENTS> BRIGHTNESS/ CONTRAST
Adjust Brightness/Contrast Adjust the sliders for both brightness and contrast until the image is the way you want it. (I chose 25 for my brightness level and 63 for my contrast level)
Apply Cutout Filter Go to the FILTER menu at the top and select ARTISTIC and then CUTOUT FILTER> ARTISTIC> CUTOUT
Apply Cutout Filter Adjust the sliders until your picture looks the way you want it to. (What worked for me: Number of Levels: 5 Edge Simplicity: 3 Edge Fidelity: 1
Save/Print • Now be sure to SAVE your work in our class folder. • Print your work and start drawing a ½” grid over the photo with a ruler