05
LOAD PAINT
BRUSHES
Next, we’ll make paint
extra splashes. Go to the
Brush Panel (Window >
Brushes), click the menu
icon and choose Get More
Brushes. This takes you
to an Adobe web page.
Download the Scatter and
Watercolor sets. Right-
click the resulting ABR file
and choose Open With
Photoshop CC to load them.06
ADD SPLASHES
Click the New Layer
icon in the Layers Panel
then grab the Brush Tool,
set the foreground color
to white and choose a
scatter brush. Dab over
the image to rough up
the edges of the subject.
Continue painting, using
other brushes and colors
if you like, to build up the
colors and the scattered
paint effect.
04
BLEND THE PAINT
Open a photo of
watercolor paint (you can
download one from http://www.
pixabay.com). Grab the
Move Tool and drag the
watercolor paint image
into the portrait image.
Change the Blending Mode
to Screen, then press
Cmd/Ctrl+T and use the
bounding box to resize
or rotate the image to fit
over the portrait.