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Warhol Effect in Photoshop

Learn how to create an Andy Warhol pop art photo effect in Adobe Photoshop using filters and color gradients.

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The Andy Warhol effect is a part of the Pop Art Warhol Effect Photoshop Action pack.

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Pop Art Poster Made in Photoshop | Final Result

This is the pop art effect that we are going to create in this tutorial.

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1. Add the Stock Image

Create a new document in Photoshop. Add the image that you want to turn into a pop art effect.

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2. Use the Pen Tool to Draw a Contour Shape

Step 1

Use the Pen Tool to trace the contour of the woman. Make sure you have the Paths option selected.

Step 2

Add anchor points around the area that you want to cut. For this effect, the cutout doesn’t have to be perfect.

Click on the screen to add a point. While the mouse button is pressed down, drag to create a curved path.

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3. Make a Selection From a Path in Photoshop

Pick the Path Selection Tool and right click on the selection. Choose Make Selection from the menu.

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4. Remove the Background in Photoshop

Press Control-J to make a copy of the selection in a new layer. Call this layer Woman Image. You can now remove the original layer.

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5. Use the Threshold Adjustment Layer

Step 1

Press Control-J to duplicate the Woman Image layer.

Step 2

Hide the Woman Image Copy layer for the moment.

Add a Brightness/Contrast adjustment layer for the Woman Image. Right click on the adjustment and choose Create Clipping Mask.

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Step 3

Add a Threshold adjustment layer for the Woman Image. Right click on the adjustment and choose Create Clipping Mask.

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Step 4

Add a Stroke layer style for the Woman Image. Use the color #000000 for the border.

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6. Use the Photocopy Filter

Step 1

Make the Woman Image Copy layer visible again.

Set the Foreground color to #000000 and the Background color to #ffffff.

Go to Filter > Sketch and apply the Photocopy filter to the Woman Image Copy layer.

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Step 2

Set the blend mode of the Woman Image Copy layer to Multiply.

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Step 3

Add a Levels adjustment layer for the Woman Image Copy. Right click on the adjustment and choose Create Clipping Mask.

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7. Create the Warhol Effect

Step 1

Select all the layers. Right click on the layers and choose Merge Layers.

Step 2

Add a Gradient Map adjustment layer for the Warhol Effect layer. Right click on the adjustment and choose Create Clipping Mask.

Choose any colors you want for the Gradient Map.

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8. Add a Background Layer

Add a new layer and move it below the Warhol Effect layer. Fill the layer with white. Add a Color Overlay layer style and use a color that you like.

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9. Create a Pop Art Poster

Step 1

Press Shift-Control-Alt-E to make a copy of all the visible layers merged. Name this layer Pop Art Poster.

Press Control-T to resize the image to 50%. Change the Reference Point Location as shown in the preview.

Press Control-J to duplicate the Pop Art Poster layer three times.

Step 2

Move the layers as shown in the preview image to create a poster.

Pop Art Poster

Step 3

To change the color of the image, add a Hue/Saturation adjustment for each copy layer. Set the color tones that you like.

Right click on the adjustment and choose Create Clipping Mask; that way, the color change affects only the layer below.

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Congratulations, You’re Done!

In this tutorial, you learned how to create a Warhol Pop Art poster in Photoshop from scratch using only filters and adjustment layers.

Warhol Pop Art poster

Be sure to also check out the Pop Art Photoshop tutorial for creating a different type of pop art portrait design like this.

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1. Pop Art WARHOL Effect Photoshop Action

For quick and easy results, you can check out the Pop Art Warhol Effect Photoshop Action, which will help you create Warhol posters with different sizes and effects.

Pop Art Warhol Effect Photoshop Action

2. LICHTENSTEIN Photoshop Action

Easy to use Lichtenstein Photoshop action that you can download. Use the action to turn photo into comic book art.

Lichtenstein Photoshop Action

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