Liquify Tool
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Go to Filter>Liquify. Using the Forward
Warp Tool, slowly push the beard
outwards so that the edges are vertically
straight to keep the illustration clean and
geometric. Using the Bloat Tool, click on the eye
a few times to enlarge it.Add details
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Using a black Soft Round brush, roughly brush in the mouth. On a new layer, use a
white Soft Round brush to paint over the highlight areas, use black for shadow
areas. Set the blending mode to Soft Light to make these areas more defined.Oil Paint filter
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Now enlarge the image to fill up the canvas. Go to
Filter>Oil Paint. Set Stylization and Cleanliness to 5,
Scale to 10, Bristle Detail and Shine to 0. Hit Cmd/Ctrl+F to apply
the filter again.Bas Relief filter
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Use Cmd/Ctrl+J to duplicate the layer. Go to Filter>Filter Gallery>
Sketch>Bas Relief. Set Detail to 13, Smoothness to 3, Light at Top
Left. Hit Cmd/Ctrl+Shift+U to desaturate the layer. Set the blending mode
to Overlay, with Opacity at 30%.Achieve symmetry
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Select the left side of the image with
the Rectangular Marquee Tool,
Cmd/Ctrl+J to duplicate, Cmd/Ctrl+T to
transform. Right-click and select Flip
Horizontal. Shift the layer accordingly to
achieve symmetry.High Pass sharpening
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We’re going to bring out some of the
details for the oil painting effect. Go
to Filter>Other>High Pass. Set Radius to 1px.
Set the layer blending mode to Linear Light,
Opacity at 40%. Select the layers and Cmd/
Ctrl+E to merge them.Glass Filter
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Go to Filter>Filter Gallery>Distort>
Glass. Set Distortion and
Smoothness to 15, Texture: Tiny Lens,
Scaling: 200%. Check Invert. Your image will
now be transformed into an abstract pattern.Tutorial Turn any photo into an abstract oil painting