Orange Peel Face Photoshop Challenge Mc Escher Inspired

Orange Peel Face Photoshop Challenge Mc Escher Inspired

       

Photoshop Challenge Peel Face

Step 1:

  • Pick a photograph of a headshot you took or one online
  • Use the OBJECT Selection Tool
    • Click on the person
    • This should select just the person
      • If this does not work use the Quick Selection tool

Step 2:

  • Go to
    • Select
      • Inverse
  • You will now see area outside of the person selected

Step 3:

  • Right click on the Background Layer
  • Duplicate Layer
  • Name it Person

Step 4:

  • On the Person Layer
    • Click Delete
  • Click off the Background Layer eye

Step 5:

  • Go to Select
    • Deselect

Step 6:

  • Click on the plus sign at the bottom of the Layers Pallet
    • This creates a new layer (Layer 1)

Step 7:

  • Drag Layer 1 below Person Layer

Step 8:

  • Click on Layer 1
  • Select the Paint Bucket Tool
  • Make sure the top color is Black
  • Click anywhere in the background
    • This will make your background black

Step 9:

  • Click on Person Layer
    • Image
      • Adjustments
        • Black and White
  • Move the sliders so that you start to get lots of contrast between the black and white

         

Step 10:

  • Click on Person Layer
    • Image
      • Adjustments
        • Levels

Step 11:

  • Move the sliders until you have a strong contrast between the black and white

Step 12:

  • Click on the Person Layer
  • Select the Lasso Tool

Step 13:

  • Start at the top of the head
    • Draw an oval
    • Make sure it doesn’t go to far into the black area

Step 14:

  • Hold the Shift Key
      • If you do not hold  the shift key your first oval will disappear
    • Draw a second oval
      • Be sure to leave space between the top oval and the second oval

Step 15:

  • Continue to hold down the Shift Key
  • Draw ovals OVER the areas you want to show up
    • Example Eyes, Mouth
  • Be sure to leave space between the ovals

Step 16:

  • At the Bottom of the Layers Pallet
    • Click the box
      • This will add a mask
        • Areas between the ovals will disappear

Step 17:

  • Click on the plus at the bottom of Layers Pallet
    • This will create a new layer

Step 18:

  • Drag Layer 2
    • BELOW the Person Layer

Step 19:

  • Click on Layer 2
  • Select the Gradient Tool
    • Make sure the top bar is black and white

Step 20:  You now need to decide which side of the face is darker and what side is lighter

  • If the face is
    • Lighter (Left)  – Darker (Right)
        • Go to Step 20a 

 

  • If the face is
      • Darker (Left)  to  Lighter (Right)
        • Go to Step 20b 

 

  • If the face is even in dark/light you may use either step 20a or 20b

 

 Step 21a:     

  • Click on the Left side of the Face
    • Draw a straight line to the Right Side of the Face
  • This will make the background

Step 21a: 

  • Click on the Right side of the Face
    • Draw a line to the Left Side of the Face

Step 22:

  • Stay on Layer 2
  • Click the Box at the bottom of layers pallet
    • This will add a white mask

Step 23:

  • Click
    • Control i
  • This will turn the mask black

We are now going to be making our image look like an orange peel

Step 24:

  • Click on the Black Mask
  • Select the Paint Brush
  • Make sure it is a white brush
  • Make sure the Brush Hardness is at 100%

Step 25:

  • Click on the top of the second oval
    • Carefully paint toward the bottom of the first oval

Step 26:

  • Click on the top left of the third oval
  • Paint  a diaganol
    • Over the top of oval two
  • If the lines don’t look perfect we will fix this later

Step 27:

  • Click on the top left of the fourth oval
  • Paint in a diaganol
    • Over the top of oval three

Step 28:

  • Continue you painting until you have gotten to the bottom of your image

Step 29:

  • We are now going to clean up areas that doesn’t look right
    • We want the edges to look clean and lined up
  • Make sure you are still on Layer 2 Black Mask
  • Stay on your paint brush tool
    • Click X to flip the brush color to Black
      • Paint out the areas you do not like

Step 30:

  • If you paint out to much
    • Click X again
      • This will flip your paint brush to white
        • Paint back in the area you want
  • Continue until you are satisfied with your image

Step 31:

  • Right click on the Person Layer
    • Duplicate Layer

Step 32:

  • Drag the Person Copy Layer
    • Below the Person layer

Step 33:

  • Click on Person Copy Layer
  • Go to
    • Image
      • Adjustments
        • Hue/Saturation

Step 34:

  • Move the Lightness slider to the end of the white

Step 35:

  • Right Click on Layer 2
    • Duplicate Layer

Step 36:

  • Drag Layer 2 Copy
    • Below Layer 2

Step 37:

  • Click on Layer 2 Copy
  • Go to
    • Image
      • Adjustments
        • Hue/Saturation
          • Move lightness to 55+  to +65

Step 38:

  • Flatten your image

Step 39:

  • Choose the Circle Shape on the tool bar
  • Fill is
    • Black to White Gradient
  • Stroke: White box line through it

Step 40:

  • Start drawing small circle around the person

Step 41:

  • Create 10 -20 circles
    • Use different Sizes
  • Flatten your image when you are done