Warhol Repetition Squares

Warhol Repetition Squares

 
Warhols Repetitive Famous Image
 

Step 1:

  • Pick an image of a person or item from POPULAR culture

      

Step 2:

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

Step 3:

  • Go to 
    • View
    • Guides
    • New Guide Layout

Step 4:

  • Columns 2
  • Rows 2

 

Step 5:

  •  At the bottom of the Layers Pallet click the + sign
  • This will add New Layer
  • Double click where it says Layer 1 and rename it Box

Step 6:

  • Select the Rectangle Marquee Tool
  • Draw a box in the top square
 
Step 7:
  • Go to 
    • Edit
    • Fill

Step 8:

  • Click on Contents and pick Color
  • Pick the color you would like for the box
  • Click ok
  • Your 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 4 boxes in different colors
 
Step 14:
  • When you have finished creating 4 boxes in differnt colors
    • Flatten Image
    • Save this background to your computer
      • Name it Warhol
 
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 about the center of the graph 
    • The threshold Level number does not matter because it will be different for photo
    • Use your judgement on how much black to white areas you have
      • Do not have toooo much white or tooooo much black
 
Step 21:
  • Right Click on Person/object
  • Duplicate Layer
  • With the Move Tool
    • Drag the duplicated person/object to the next square
 
Step 22:
  • Continue to duplicate the person/object and moving them                                                                            until you the person/object in all 4 boxes
  • You will have 5 Layers when you are done
 
Step 23:
  • Click on your Layer 1
  • Go to 
    • Image
    • Adjustments
    • Gradient Map
 
Step 23:
  • The Gradient box will pop up
  • Click anywhere on the color graph

Step 24:

  • Click on the Bottom Left little box
  • Click on the Color Box

  Step 25:

  • Pick a 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 a 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 4 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 4 squares
  • Make sure you are using DIFFERENT colors each time