Then, go to Filter > Filter Gallery > Artistic > Cutout, and set the Number of Levels to 8, Edge Simplicity to 10, and Edge Fidelity to 3. Right-click on this layer and choose Rasterize Layer. Then, set the Width and Height of the texture to 180% as shown below, and name this layer Background Image. Now go to File > Place Embedded, select the image from the second stock image link, and click Place. Select the Background layer, go to Layer > New Fill Layer > Solid Color to create a new solid color fill layer, name it Background Color, and choose the color #000000 as shown below: Step 2 In this section, we are going to create the background.
Press Control-J on your keyboard to create a new layer using the selection, and name this layer Subject. After that, go to Select > Modify > Feather and set the Feather Radius to 1 px. Then, go to Select > Modify > Contract and set Contract By to 1 px. Now go to Select > Modify > Smooth and set the Sample Radius to 5 px. After you've made a perfect selection, press Control-Shift-I on your keyboard to invert the selection.
Use the Shift-Alt buttons on your keyboard to add or subtract areas from the selection. Choose the Quick Selection Tool (W) and select the background of the photo. In this section, we are going to make a selection of our subject and then copy the subject to a separate layer. Go to Image > Canvas Size and use the settings below: 2. Now we need to expand the canvas on the top so we have more space around the subject on this side. If it is not, go to Layer > New > Background from Layer. Your photo should be the Background layer.For best results, your photo size should be 2000-4000 px wide/high.Your photo should be in RGB Color mode, 8 Bits/Channel.Now, before we get started, just check a couple of things: To open your photo, go to File > Open, choose your photo, and click Open. To recreate the design above, you will need the following resources:įirst, open the photo that you want to work with. You can also purchase this as part of a bundle on GraphicRiver. If you would like to create the even more advanced effect shown below that you can also animate if you want, using just a single click and in only a few minutes, then check out my Grandiose 3 Photoshop Action.
The effect shown above is the one I will show you how to create in this tutorial. I will explain everything in so much detail that everyone can create it, even those who have just opened Photoshop for the first time. In this tutorial, you will learn how to create an amazing photo effect inspired by the Grand Theft Auto V video game art style.