Pop Art Portrait

May 16th, 2008 by ART-D Posted in Adobe Photoshop, Photo Editing

This tutorial will show you how to create an PopArt style screen print from a photo.

Create a new file (File>New), having 1280×1024 px and 72 dpi. Select then the Paint Bucket Tool (G) to fill the file with the color #EADCBC

Create Pop Art Portrait in Photoshop CS3

Next we shall use the Pen Tool (P) to continue representing the background of the picture we want to have finally. The layer’s color is #BCA26D.

Create Pop Art Portrait in Photoshop CS3

Using the Rectangle Tool (U), try to represent a lot of colored small stripes which must be inclined a little by selecting the Free Transform solution.

Create Pop Art Portrait in Photoshop CS3

Applying the same instrument, try to add several more stripes.

Create Pop Art Portrait in Photoshop CS3

The same instrument should be used for representing above the already made top yellow stripe another one that should be inclined too with Free Transform option.

Create Pop Art Portrait in Photoshop CS3

Set the next parameters for the layer containing the pink stripe by making a mouse’s click on this layer on the layers’ panel.
Blending Options>Drop Shadow

Create Pop Art Portrait in Photoshop CS3 

Create Pop Art Portrait in Photoshop CS3

Using the Rectangle Tool (U), we shall represent one more stripe, situated diagonally. The layer’s color in this case is #F10C85. The stripe should be inclined too, applying the well – known solution already.

Create Pop Art Portrait in Photoshop CS3

The layer’s parameters: Blending Options>Drop Shadow

Create Pop Art Portrait in Photoshop CS3

Blending Options>Stroke

Create Pop Art Portrait in Photoshop CS3 

Create Pop Art Portrait in Photoshop CS3

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  • BENLEMLIH

    05.16.08

    Wonderfull .. Easy and well explaind , thanks ;) !!!!

  • massafakka

    05.16.08

    mhhh this is a nice and tasty one… thx v much… lu all!!! ;)
    UGA UGA!!!

  • lor

    05.16.08

    Wow, Thank u:)

  • j.j

    05.16.08

    Fill the selection with color: #490F02. Don’t press Ctrl+D to Deselect.
    Now we need to choise Select>Inverse and press Delete to cut the background around girl.
    Merge Down both layers into a single one (CTRL+E). Insert the new result on the picture.

    in this step.. i’m can’t get the same result.. some one please help me..

  • Pop art

    05.16.08

    Thanks this has really helped out, nice simple tut!

  • Pop art portrait

    05.16.08

    …Also this is a great technique to create canvas art