Hope Poster Shepard Fairey

Shepard Fairy Hope Poster Inspired 

Step 1

• Choose a HIGH RESOLUTION Photo of a person from the chest up. NO full body
  
  • This can be a personal photo you took or from online

Step 2

• If you are in my class, go to Canvas- Files- Shephard Fairy-Hope Poster
  • Download template
• Not in my class:
  
  • Download the Hope Poster Template

Step 3

• Go to Downloads on the computer
• Open the Hope Poster Template file in Photoshop
  • You will have two layers when you open it
    • Background and Frame
      • Make sure that both layers have the eye on

              

Step 4

• Open the person photo
  • Quick Select around the whole person

Step 5

• On the Layers Pallet
  • Click on the White box with a Circle (Mask)
    • This will delete the background around the person

Step 6

• Right Click on the Layer of the person
  • Covert to Smart Object

Step 7

• Move your person photo unto the Obama Hope File
  • Close the person file from photoshop

Step 8

• Click on the Person Layer
  • Move it under the Frame Layer
    • Person Layer will now be the 2ND layer from the frame ontop
      • STOP! 
        • Make sure the Frame Layer eye is on 
          • The Frame Layer will ALWAYS be the Top Layer 

Step 9

• Click Control T to make the person fit on the poster  
  
  • Photo MUST touch/cover bottom where the Dark Blue starts  
    
    • Do not worry if part of the Obama showing behind the is showing 
      • STOP!  Make sure the Frame Layer eye is on, in case you missed the step above

Step 10

• Click on the Background Layer
  
  • Click on the Box with the +
    • This will create a new layer (Layer 2)
      • Move Layer 2 BELOW the person layer

Step 11

• Click on the Rectangle Marquee Tool (second from top in tools bar)
  • Click on colors at the bottom of the tools bar
    • Make sure the two boxes are black and white

Step 12

• Double click on the top black color
  
  • The Color Picker will open
    • Change the B: to 50
      • Do not change anything else

Step 13

• Pick the Rectangle Marquee Tool
  • Draw a rectangle over the left side of the photo
    • Stop where the red and blue background meet

Step 14

• Click 
  • Alt  Delete  at the same time
    • This will turn the area behind the person Grey

Step 15

• Go to
  • Select
    • Deselect

Step 16

• Double click on the Black and White color boxes
  • Color Picker will open
    • Change B:  to 25

Step 17

• With the Rectangle Marquee Tool
  • Draw over the RIGHT side of the photo
    • Start where the red and Grey line meet

Step 18

• Click   
  • Alt  Delete at the same time
    • This will turn the area behind the person Grey

Step 19

• Go to
  • Select
    • Deselect

Step 20

• Click on the Person Layer (Layer 1)
  • Go to 
    • Filter
      • Blur
        • Surface Blur

Step 21

• Radius:10
• Threshold: 10

Step 22

• With this step you do NOT want to lose the features of the persons face.  Play with the sliders until you get the look you want.
• Go to
  • Filter
    • Filter Gallery
      • Artistic
        • Cutout

Step 23A

• Click on the Black/white circle at bottom of layers
  • Pick Channel Mixer

Step 23B

• Click Monochrome ( little box above the color sliders)
  • Project will turn black and white

Step 24

• Make sure you are still on Person layer (layer 1)
  • Click on the Black/white circle bottom of Layers Pallet
    • Posterize
      • Make Levels: 5

Step 25

• Must still be on Layer 1 (person layer)
  • Click the Magic Wand Tool
    • Anti-alias is checked
      • Contiguous is unchecked

Step 26

• With the Magic Wand Tool 
  • Click on the 2nd Lightest Grey color on the person’s face
    • You will see these areas selected with marking ants

Step 27

• Go to
  • Select
    • Save Selections
      • Click OK 

Step 28

• Go to
  • Select
    • Deselect
      •  Ourline will be gone

Step 29

• Click on Black/White Circle at bottom of layers(Adjustments)
  • Pick Gradient Map 

Step 30

• A LONG Black and white bar will show up under Properties
  • (If your Gradient Map does NOT go from Black to White like the example do not worry about it.)

Step 31

• Double Click on the Gradient Map bar

Step 32

• A new bar will pop up
  • Click on the little box at the botton left of the graph
    • Nothing will happen

Step 33

• Click on 
  • Color 

Step 34

• At the bottom of the color box type 
  • 00324D
    • Click OK

Step 35

• Location O

Step 36

• Click anywhere on the bottom of the color bar
  • This will create a new box
    • It does not matter what color this is right now

Step 37

• Click on the Color 
  • Type e01825 for the color choice
    • Click OK

Step 38

• Location 25

Step 39

• Click anywhere to the right of the second box
  • This will create a 3rd box
    • Click on Color
      • Type 7498A4
        • Location 50

Step 40

• Click anywhere to the right of the third box
  • Click on Color
    • Type FDE5A9
      • Location 75

Step 41

• Click on the bottom White box ( far Right)
  • Click on Color
    • Type FDE5A9
      • Location 100

(You should now have 5 boxes at the bottom going from Dark Blue- Red- Light Blue- Yellow- Yellow)

Step 42a

• Go to Layers Pallet
  • Make sure the three adjustments are in the following order on the layers palete.  
    • Gradient Map 1
    • Posterize 1
    • Channel Mixer 1

Step 42b

• Highlight the three adjustment layers
  • (Hold Shift Key and Click on each layer to select all of them)
    • Once they are all highlighted
      • Right Click
        • Group from Layers
          
          • Click OK

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Step 43

• Click on Layer 1 (person layer)
  • Click on box with +
    • This will create a new layer (Layer 3)
      • This should be above the Person Layer

Step 44

• Make sure you are on Layer 3
  • At the bottom of the tool bar make sure the color Black is the top color
    • Double click on the black color box
      • Color picker appears
        • B:  50
          • Ok

Step 45

• Click
  • Alt     Delete at the same time
    • Layer 3  will turn Blue 

Step 46

• Choose the Eye Dropper Tool
  • Click anywhere in the blue area
    • Make sure the top color box has turned Blue (bottom of Tool Bar)

Step 47

• Go to
  • Filter
    • Filter Gallery
      • Sketch
        • Halftone Pattern
          • Size: 2
            
            • Contrast:  50
              • Pattern Type:  Line
                • Ok

Step 48

• Go to
  • Window
    • Click on Channels
      • The channels box will open
• The Eyes must be on EXCEPT Alpha 1
  • • • • • Alpha 1 must NOT have the eye click on

**********************Be careful on this next step!!!!!!!!**************************

Step 49

• Click and Hold the Control key   
  
  • ONLY click on the WORDS Alpha 1 as you hold the Control Key down!!!!!!!! 
    • DO NOT click on the black box or box  
• This will make an outline of the face appear

Step 50

• Return to Layers
• At the Bottom of Layers click on the box with circle (Mask) 
  • This will put a Mask on Layer 3 and the face will show up

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Step 51

• Pick the Eye Dropper Tool
  • Click on the light Blue area

Step 52

• Click on Frame Layer (top layer)
  • Click on the T (text box)

Step 53

• Draw a Text box that fills up the entire Dark Blue area
• In ALL Caps
  • Type in a word that relates to the person you picked (see examples at the top of the assignment)
  • You may NOT use the word HOPE.  You must pick something else!
    • Pick any bold style Font 
      • Make font size 225 
        • Click the 2nd little box of lines on the top right to center your word

• You are NOT done YET.  Read step 54!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Step 54

• STOP!  You will have to save your photo a different way!
• When you are done go to:
  •  File
    • Save a copy
      • Choose JPEG