Photo Plus - UK (2019-12)

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THE MISSION

Use filters on a

portrait then add

colourful paints

Time needed

20 minutes

Skill level

Intermediate

Kit needed

Photoshop

Elements

Create paint

splash portraits

James Paterson shows you how to create this fun effect

and demonstrates a host of key Photoshop editing skills

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we’ll explain how. We’ve supplied

a starting image but better to use

your own – any portrait will do,

but it helps if the subject is against

a clear, bright backdrop.

Aside from learning how to

make a fun portrait effect, we’ll

also encounter useful Photoshop

features like Smart Objects. These

are key to a non-destructive

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our photo into blocky black and

white tones. Once done, we can

add our vibrant paint effects.

To add splashes of colour to

our portrait we’ve used a separate

image of paints (downloadable for

free from pixabay.com, search for

2681039). This is blended using

the Screen Blend mode, which

creates a double exposure effect

by combining the lightest parts

of the two photographs.

Once done, we can make use

of a set of brushes to add splashes

and spatters across the image.

These brushes are downloadable

for free from the Adobe site

• there’s even a link within
  Photoshop to them, found in the
  Brushes panel. They’re great fun
  to use, not just in this project but
  for all sorts of brush-based
  artwork in Photoshop.

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A F T E R

BEFORE

DOWNLOAD PROJECT FILES
TO YOUR COMPUTER FROM:
http://downloads.
photoplusmag.com/pp159.zip