Photoshop_User_July_2017

> PHOTOSHOP USER

>^ JULY 2017

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› › HOW TO

Step Nine: With the top layer active in the Layers panel, hold

down the Shift key and click on the bottom layer to select

all the layers. Then go to Layer>Group Layers, and name

the group “Photo Group.” Hold down the Option key (PC:

Alt) and go to Layer>Merge Visible to create a merged layer.

Drag this merged layer below the Photo Group in the Layers

panel, and create a duplicate of it by pressing Command-J

(PC: Ctrl-J).

Step 10: Click the Eye icons next to the Photo Group and the

duplicate layer to hide them so only the bottommost layer

is visible. Rename this layer to “White BG.” Use the Lasso

tool (L) to create a rough selection around the model. Then

go to Edit>Fill and change the Contents drop-down menu

to Content-Aware. The Mode should be set to Normal.

When you click OK, Photoshop will attempt to remove the

model from the background. If the process doesn’t remove

him completely, make a new selection of the problem area

and try again. Press Command-D (PC: Ctrl-D) to deselect.

Unhide the duplicate layer and name it “Drawn Effect.” Go

to Filter>Convert for Smart Filters to turn the layer into a

smart object.

Step 11: Tap the D key to set the colors to the default black

and white and then go to Filter>Filter Gallery. Expand the

Sketch folder and select the Photocopy filter. Set the Detail to

5 and the Darkness to 13. Don’t close the Filter Gallery just yet.