Photoshop Tutorial: Pop Art | Photo Effects

Seperate the Colors

The first thing we`re going to do is to remove all shades from the image. The result will be solid shapes of color. Follow the steps below to learn this technique.

Step 1

Open a photo you would like to edit. Resize (Image> Image Size) the image to the output size you would like. It is fine to upscale a low resolution image before using this effect.

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Step 2

Duplicate the layer (Layer> Duplicate Layer or Ctrl+J) and change the blending mode of the new layer to Luminosity.

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Step 3

With the top layer selected, Invert (Image> Adjustments> Invert or Ctrl+I).

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Step 4

Reduce the opacity of the current layer to 50%.

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Step 5

Press Ctrl+Shift+Alt+E to create a new layer of the visible and delete Layer 1.

Posterization

Now well add a posterize effect to the image.

Step 6

Activate the Background layer and duplicate the layer (Layer> Duplicate Layer or Ctrl+J). Move the new layer to the top.

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Step 7

Change the blending mode of the new layer to Multiply.

Step 8

Select the top layer and open the Threshold tool (Image> Adjustments> Threshold). In the Threshold tool, drag the input slider towards the left or right to adjust the effect. Or if the default value of 128 is good enough, simply click OK.

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Increase Saturation

Finally, we’ll increase the saturation as the final effect to create this pop art.

Step 9

Select the middle layer and use the Hue/Saturation tool (Image>Adjustments>Hue/Saturation or Ctrl+U) to increase the saturation.

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