The Andy Warhol effect is one of the beginner level effects that you could try out in Photoshop. This is a simple tutorial with some basic photo editing utilities of Adobe Photoshop CS5 used.
Glimpse of the Pop Art Effect:
How To:
Step 1:
Choose the photo you intend to add the effect to.
I chose this photo from Flickr under the Creative Commons License. The image is attributed to user choupigloupi.
Step 2:
Using the Lass0 Tool in the toolbar, make a selection.
The selection need not be accurate since we would be using blocks of colors without strokes for this effect anyway.
Step 3:
Separate the selection in a new layer. To do this, hit Ctrl+J or choose the Layer –> New –> Layer Via Copy option.
Step 4:
We will create another layer to work on. Just duplicate the layer created in Step 3.
Step 5:
Select the layer last created and make the adjustment shown below. Image –> Adjustments –> Threshold is chosen.
Step 6:
The Threshold window opens up. Set the threshold level as needed – for my chosen image, 140 seemed suitable.
Step 7:
Hit OK. The image with threshold level applied is shown below.
Step 8:
Create a new layer and fill the layer with the color which you deem suitable for the face of the model.
Step 9:
Set the property of this newly created layer to Multiply.
You will get a similar effect depending on the color you’ve chosen for the skin tone.
Step 10:
Erase the background color using the eraser tool. We will be setting a different color for the background.
Step 11:
Use the brush tool and apply different shades to the hair, eyes and lips.
Step 12:
Now for the background, we shall create a new layer and fill it with a suitable color.
Step 13:
Set the property of the background color layer to Color Burn.
Step 13:
As you can see, the background layers have been hidden.
You’ve got the Warhol effect in just a few steps.