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TOCREATETHISboldandstrikingartstyle,
theoverallaimis tosplittheimageintothree
distinctareas;black,whiteanda solidcolour.
Togetthebestresults,choosea startimage
thatcaneasilybebrokendownintojusta few
shapes,yetstillberecognisable.Forexample,
lookingat thedogphotousedinthistutorial,
wecanseethatit canbeseparatedintoblack
fortheeyes,noseandears,whiteforthelighter
areadownthecentreofthefaceanda solid
colourfortheremainderoftheface.By
adjustingLevelstoenhancethecontrast
betweentheseareas,theCutoutfilteris then
able to separate them into individual shapes.
This can involve a bit of trial and error; the
values and settings will be different depending[ DIGITAL DARKROOM ]Create three-colour artwork
BREAK PHOTOS DOWN INTO THREE COLOURS USING LEVELS
AND FILTERS.on the photo you are working on. Sometimes
you may go to apply the Cutout filter and it
won’t separate the image as you would expect,
in which case you will need to go back a few
steps and try different Levels adjustment
values first. Once you have created a shape you
are happy with, it’s simply a case of selecting it
and filling with your chosen colour on a new
layer. Finally, you can edit it further and
use layer transparency to make a clever
T- s h i r t d e s i g n.Start image