Warhol Repetition of Images

Warhol Repetition of Images

Warhol Repetitive  Image
Andy Warhol Marylin
  • The highest-paid Andy Warhol artwork sold was Shot Sage Blue Marilyn, $195 million in May 2022.
  • This painting also holds the record for the most expensive 20th-century artwork ever sold.
The Photoshop Project

Step 1:

  • Pick an image of a person (this can be online or a personal photo)  
    • or
  • Item from POPULAR culture
          

Step 2:

  • Create a blank canvas
    • File- New
      • Width 16 Inches
      • Height 12 Inches
        • Resolution 150

Step 3:

  • Go to
    • View
      • Guides
        • New Guide Layout

Step 4:

  • Columns:  3
  • Rows: 2
  • Gutters: 0
****(If you would like to make 9 squares, make Rows: 3)

Step 5:

  •  Bottom of the Layers Pallet click the + sign
    • This will add New Layer
      • Double click where it says Layer 1
        • Rename it Box

Step 6:

  • Select the Rectangle Marquee Tool (not the shape tool!)
    • Draw a box in the top square so it fits perfectly
Step 7:
  • Go to
    • Edit
      • Fill

Step 8:

  • Click on Contents
    • Color
      • Pick the color you would like for the box
        • Click ok
          • Box will now be filled with this color
Step 9:
  • Right Click on the Boxes Layer
    • Duplicate Layer
      • Name this Layer Box 2
Step 10:
  • Click on the Move Tool
    • Drag box 2 to the right
Step 11:
  • Go to
    • Edit
      • Fill
Step 12:
  • Click on Contents and pick Color
      • Pick a different color for Box 2
        • Click ok
          • Your box will now be filled with this color
Step 13:
  • Repeat the above steps until you have 6 boxes in different colors
Step 14:
  • When you have finished creating 6 boxes in different colors
    • Flatten Image
Step 15:
  • Open the Person or Object you picked from step 1
    • Using the Quick Selections Tool
      • Select the Person/object
        • Be sure you have cut out any space in between the person/object
          • You do not want to have any extra area left when you move this image
Step 16:
  • Select the Move Tool
    • Move the person/object onto the 4 square
Step 17:
  • Click Control – T
    • Make the image fit into most of the square
      • Do not make it to big or to small (see my example below)
Step 18:
  • Go to
    • Image
      • Adjustments
        • Desaturation
          • Your image will now be black/white
Step 19:
  • Go to
    • Image
      • Adjustments
        • Threshold
Step 20:
  • Move the arrow to center of the graph
    • Threshold Level number does not matter because it will be different for each photograph
      • Use your judgement on how much black to white areas you have
        • Do not have toooooooooo much white or toooooooooo much black
Step 21:
  • Right Click on Person/object layer
    • Duplicate Layer
      • With the Move Tool
        • Drag the duplicated person/object to the next square
Step 22:
  • Repeat Step 21  (duplicate the person/object and moving them into the 6 boxes)
    • You will have 7 Layers when  done
Step 23:
  • Click on your Layer 1
  • Go to
    • Image
      • Adjustments
        • Gradient Map
Step 23:
  • The Gradient box will pop up.  It does not matter what the colors are
    • Click anywhere in the middle of the color graph
  Step 24:
  • Click on the Bottom Left little box
    • Click on the Color Box below the box
   Step 25:
  • Pick any Dark Color from the Color Picker area
    • This will change the black area to the new dark color
      • Click OK
      Step 26:
  • The Gradient Map box will still be there
    • Click anywhere on the Gradient Map box
Step 27:
  • Click on the Bottom Right little box
    • Click on the Color Box
   Step 28:
  • Pick any Light Color from the Color Picker
    • This will change the White area to the new Light color
      • Click OK
              Step 29:
  • Repeate steps 23-28 for each person/object
  • When you have finished changing all the colors of all 6 people/objects
    • Flatten Image
    
 Step 30:
  • We will now be changing the color of small areas on your image
    • Pick a SMALL area in your photo
      • This can be anything you want
        • shirt, lips, eyes, hair, ect
 
Step 31:
  • Select the Paint Bucket Tool
    • Pick a color
      • Click on the SMALL area that you wish to change
        • You must be very careful where you paint so that it doesn’t change a Large are of color!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Step 32:
  • Pick another SMALL area in your photo
    • Select another color
      • Use the paint bucket tool to change the color of this second area
Step 33:
  • Repeate Steps 31 & 32 for all 6 squares
    • Make sure you are using DIFFERENT colors each time