Inspired Shephard Fairy Poster Art

Shephard Fairey Poster Art

“Art is not always meant to be decorative or soothing, in fact it can create uncomfortable conversations and emotions”.

Project Inspired by Texture Labs

Step 1:

Pick an Image that shows a clear and close up portrait
This can be a photo you have taken yourself or one you find online
The image must be high resolution
- This project will NOT work with low resolution photos
The photo has to have LOTS of light on the face.
- Hard dark shadows will NOT work on this project

NO YES

YES Photos

Step 2:

Open the image in photoshop
Go to
- Image
  - Image Size
    - Change to Inches
      - Write down the hight-width-resolution

Step 3:

Make a new blank canvas
- File-New
- Make sure you are on Inches and Background is White
- For the height and width
  - Refer to the inches you just wrote down from you photo
  - Keep the resolution the same

Step 4:

Drag the photo onto the blank canvas

Step 5:

Using the Quick Selections Tool
- Select around the person

Step 6:

Click the Mask at the bottom of the Layers Pallet (box with circle in it)
Your background will now be gone

Step 7:

Click on the Adjustments at the bottom of layers (black and white circle)
- Choose Hue/Saturation
  - Move saturation to -100

Step 8:

Click on the Adjustments again (bottom of layers black and white circle)
- Pick Solid Color
  - Click anywhere in the colored box area
    - At the bottom of the box you will find numbers
      - Change to 775c40
        
        Click OK
You will now have 4 layers

Step 9:

Make sure you are on the Color Fill 1 Layer
- Click where it says Normal at the top left of the Layers Pallet
  - Change it to Hard Mix

Step 10:

Click on the Adjustments again (bottom of layers black and white circle)
- - Choose Black and White adjustment
When the Properties box opens, change the numbers to
- 40 Reds
- 60 Yellows
- 40 Greens
- 60 Cyans
- 40 Blues
- 60 Magentas

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****Stop NOW! You do not want to LOOSE your work, so we will quickly save it************

Go to File
- Save AS
- Save to computer
- Name your project Obey Poster
  - Pick to saave as a PSD file and not a JPEG.
This will allow you to return to your project and not lose your work and layers

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Step 11:

Click on the Adjustments again (bottom of layers black and white circle)
- Pick Gradient Map
  - The Properties box will open
    - Click on the black/white graph area

Step 11a.

Another box will open called Gradient Editor

Step 12:

On the Gradient Editor Box
- Click on the little black box at lower left
  - Nothing will happen when you click it but you must do this before the next step

Step 13:

Click near the little black box below the graph.
- Do NOT click on the black/white graph. Click underneath the graph

Step 13a:

Another little box will pop up
- Change Location
  - 31

Step 14:

Click on the box the says Color.
- It will be black
The Color Picker box will open

Step 14a:

At the bottom of the Color Picker box type in
- 234395
Click Ok

Step 15:

You will still be on the Gradient Editor box
- It will be blue
At the Lower right of the blue/white graph
- Click on the small white box
  - Nothing will happen but you must do this before the next step

Step 16:

Click anywhere near the little White Box
- Click underneath the graph. Do NOT click on the blue/white graph.
  - You will now have two little white boxes
  - Make location 63

Step 17:

Click where it says Color at the bottom. It will be white at first.
The Color Pickers box will open
- Click anywhere in the color picker color area
  - At the bottom type in
    - f469df
      - Click Ok

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****Stop NOW! Save your work again

Go to File
- Save
  - Make sure you are still saving as a PSD file and not a JPEG.
Strech and take a break before going on

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Step 18:

Go to the Layers Pallet
- Click on Layer 1 (Layer with the person photo)
  - Make sure you are clicked on the person and not the mask
    - Right Click on the layer
      - Convert to Smart Object

Step 19:

Stay on the Person Layer (Layer 1)
Go to
- Image
  - Adjustments
    - Shadows/Highlights

Step 19a:

Move the sliders around so there is a big different between the light and dark areas.
- Do not look at the slider numbers on my example. Everyone’s slider numbers will be different
  - DO NOT make it to dark!!!!

Step 20:

Stay on the Layer (Person Layer)
- Right Click
  - Duplicate Layer

Step 21:

Make sure you are on the Duplicated Layer you just made
- Go to
  - Filter
    - Stylize
      - Oil Paint

Step 22:

Make sure the Lighting box is unchecked
- Move your sliders:
  - Stylization 3.5
  - Cleanliness 1
  - Scale 3
  - Brittle Detail 3

Step 23:

Add a Layer Mask on the Duplicated Layer

Step 24:

Pick a Black Paint Brush
- Make sure you are clicked on the mask (white box)
  - With the black brush, paint back in the details of the
    - eyes
    - nose
    - mouth

Step 25:

G0 to the below website to download a file
- Gradiant Presets
  - Download the Vectortonew Gradient Maps 40/60

Step 25a:

Click the Free Download tab

Step 25b:

Go to the Downloads folder on your computer
- Locate the file that says
  - fx Gradient
    - Douple click on the file to load it
      - It will load into Photoshop but you will not see it

Step 26:

Return to Photoshop
- On the Layers Pallet
  - Click on Gradient Map Layer (top layer)
    - Click on the left black/white box (not the white mask box)
      - When the blue/pink bar opens, click anywhere

Step 27:

The Gradient Editor box will open
- Locate the Texturelabs_4060

Step 27a:

Open folder Texturelabs_4060
- Click the second colored box
  - Click OK
    - Your photo will now be blue and yellow

Step 28:

You will be returning to the website and downloading another file Vector 125
- Download
  - TextureLabs_vector_125

Step 29:

Return to photoshop
Click on the Background Layer (this will be the bottom layer)

Step 30:

Go to File
- Place Embedded
  - Locate the downloads folder
    - Choose TextureLabs_vector_125

Step 31:

Click Control T
- Hold the Shift key
  - Move the lines so that they are touching and going off the edge of the canvas
  - You will want lines going to the edge of the page

Step 32:

Make sure you are still on Layer TextureLabs_vector_125
- Click the Black/White Circle at bottom of layers pallet
  - Pick Hue/Saturation
    - Move Lightness to the right until between +50 and +60

Step 33:

Return to the website https://texturelabs.org/tutorials/vector-style-treatment-photoshop-tutorial/
- Download Grunge_219M

Step 34:

Return to photoshop
- Click on the Background Layer (this will be the bottom layer)

Step 35:

Go to
- File
  - Place Embedded
In the Downloads
- Pick thw file you downloaded called TextureLabs Grunge_219M

Step 36:

Click on the Background Layer
- Select the Eye Dropper Tool
  - Click the Eye Dropper on the yellow background
    - The yellow will now be selected

Step 37:

Make sure you are still on the Background Layer
Go to Image
- Canvas Size

Step 38a:

Add 1 inches to the
- Width
Add 1 inches to the
- Height
Canvas Extension Color
- Other

Step 38b:

The Color Picker will open
Look at the bottom left color boxes
- Click on the top box which will be the yellow color you selected in step 36

Step 38:

Refere to the symbols Shepard Fairey uses in his art work (examples at the top of tutorial)
- - doves
  - peace signs
  - flags of countries or
  - religious symbols
  - Roses
  - Simple shapes such as arrows
Choose 3 images that are PNG’s (transparent backgrounds)
- This can be found in files on canvas
  - If you do not like my files you may pick your own but make sure they are pngs
    - If not pngs you must cut out your files before you move them onto your main photo

Step 39:

- - - I have picked a Rose as my object to add to the project
Click on the Layer 1 Copy
- (layer 6)
Go to
- File-Place Embedded
Choice the Rose file (or any other image you saved)
Move the PNG file around until you like where it is (I moved the Rose to be in her hair)

Step 40:

Make sure you are on the object layer
Go to
- Filter- Stylize-Oil Paint

………………Add new layer below the rose/object

Step 41:

Move the sliders until the object start to look soft and blurred
- You do not want any hard edges

Step 42:

Make sure you are still on the object layer
On the Tool Bar pick
- Object Selection Tool
- It is by the Quick Selection Tool
Click on the object file
- This should select just the object and nothing else

Step 43:

Go to the top Layer (Gradient Map Layer)
- Make sure you are clicked on the white box
- Click Control i
  - This will turn your object black and white

Step 44:

Make sure you are still on the Gradient Map Layer
Right click
- Duplicate Layer

Step 45:

Click on the duplicated Gradient Layer
Click on the white mask
Click Control i

Step 46:

Stay on the duplicated Gradient Layer
Click on the box next to the mask

Step 47:

Pick the Texturelabs -4060_vectortones
- Pick the red/orange box
Make Location 69
Move the red and orange slightly to make the object look like you want

***If you would like to add more objects to your image, Repeat steps 39-47****

Step 48:

Download Grunge_214L

On the Layers pallet make sure you are on
- Gradient Map Cop Layer (top layer)
Go to
- File-Place Embedded
- Pick TextureLabs Grunge_214L
If the Texture does not fit
- click Control T
- Hold Shift Key
  - Make the Texture fit over the whole canvas