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A simple cutout pop art photo effect in Photoshop
Let's use a photo of a rock star and create a simple pop art, cut out style effect by applying a couple of Photoshop filters.
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Open a photo featuring a rock star.
I'm using a photo of a Muse band front man.
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Choose the Quick Selection Tool (W for a keyboard shortcut).
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Create a selection around the rock star.
Click here, if you are not quite sure how to use the quick selection tool.
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In the menu click Layer and choose Duplicate Layer...
Click OK when the new window appears.
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In the menu click Image, Adjustments and choose Threshold...
Experiment with the sliders a bit to achieve the similar effect as I did (see step 6 picture) and click OK.
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Choose the original layer/picture.
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In the menu click Image, Adjustments and choose Hue/Saturation...
Again experiment with the sliders until you get the background color you like and click OK.
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This is how my image looks like at this point.
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In the menu click Filter, Artistic and choose Cutout...
Choose the similar settings to mine and click OK.
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A the view from up-close.
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