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HELPSTATIONCREATETHREE-COLOURARTWORKSTANDINGOUT
Thosebigroundeyes
areperfectfor
grabbingattention,
andaddtothe
cartoonishlayered
stencileffect.The Cutout filter gives a smoother, simpler
outline to the black areas. Adjusting the values
within the Cutout filter gives different results,
so if you’re using a different photo then try out
different settings to see what works best. You
may not want to include all of the dark areas
in your black layer (for example, there are too
many small lines above the eyes), so pick just
the areas you want with the Magic Wand Tool.[ STAGE 2 ]
FINISH THE BLACK AND GREEN
CREATE, SELECT AND FILL THE MAIN SECTIONS
OF THE ARTWORK.01
APPLY CUTOUT FILTER
Go to Filter > Artistic > Cutout, enter
Number of Levels: 2, Edge
Simplicity: 5, Edge Fidelity: 1, click OK to apply.
Press A to select the Magic Wand Tool, set it to
Add and Tolerance: 0, use it to select all the
areas you want to include in your black layer.04
ADD THE GREEN
Select the Magic Wand Tool and click on
the background. Press Shift-Cmd/Ctrl-I
to invert the selection. Add a new layer directly
below the Black layer, name it Colour. Then fill it
with your chosen colour (the green used here is R:0,
G:117, B:6). Finally, deselect (Cmd/Ctrl-D).03
CUTOUT AGAIN
Hide the top two layers (click the eyeball
icon) and go to the desaturated photo
layer. Go to Filter> Cutout again, but this time change
the Number of Levels to 4 (leave Edge Simplicity at 5
and Edge Fidelity at 1). Click OK.06
ENLARGE THE CANVAS
In order to increase the background
space to make room for the paint
texture we will be bringing in next, select the
Crop Tool and use it to enlarge the canvas to your
desired size. You can set specific dimensions in
the entry fields in Tool Settings.02
FILL WITH BLACK
Now add a new layer (Shift-Cmd/Ctrl-N)
at the top of the layer stack, name it
Black. Fill it with black (with black loaded in the
Foreground colour palette, press Shift-Backspace,
choose Use: Foreground colour and hit enter), then
press Cmd/Ctrl-D to deselect.05
ERASE TO ADD REFLECTIONS
Make only the Black and Colour
layers visible, all other layers should
be hidden. Use the Eraser Tool on the Colour
layer to remove colour where you want white to
show through, for example reflective shines on
the eyes and nose.