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Photoshop CS6 tutorial showing how to transform a photo of someone into a portrait made of fully, editable text.

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Youtube URL Photoshop CS6 Tutorial: How to Make an Editable TEXT Portrait from a Photo.
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Created 2017-05-04 1:00:42 PM
Updated 2017-05-04 1:10:57 PM

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ASR: en

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hi this is Marty from Blue Lightning TV

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quite a while ago I did a tutorial

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showing how to make a portrait out of

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text in this tutorial I'll show you how

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to do it quicker and better including

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how to make it in color you can mix

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fonts and sizes and because they alive

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they're fully editable feel free to use

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any photo you'd like if you want to use

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this image it's link is located in the

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video's description or project files

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it's size is approximately 1300 by 1900

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pixels with a resolution of 150 pixels

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per inch if you're using a color photo

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be saturated by pressing ctrl shift you

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on a PC or command shift you on a Mac to

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make the darkest tones black and the

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lightest tones white press ctrl or

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command shift l we need to make a

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selection around the head and shoulders

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for this example I'll use the pencil

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tool first click on your quick mask

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button and make sure black is your

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foreground color if it isn't click on

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this small black and white box icon open

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your pencil tool will make the size 5

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pixels and the hardness a hundred

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percent draw around the head and

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shoulders it doesn't have to be perfect

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especially around the hair open your

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paint bucket tool click down inside the

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portrait to fill it in press Q to make

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the quick mask into a selection invert

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it by pressing ctrl or command shift i

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go to select and save selection name it

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highlights and click OK or press Enter

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or return delete the selection by

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pressing ctrl or command D press ctrl or

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command J to make a copy of the original

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image

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go to filter and filter gallery open the

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artistic folder and click cut out make

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the number of levels to the edge

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simplicity 5 and the edge fidelity one

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then click OK go to image adjustments

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and threshold the threshold is 128 go to

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select and color range select shadows

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and click OK we'll save the selection

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and name it shadows then delete the

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selection click on the new layer button

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to make a new layer we'll fill it with

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white and since white is our background

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color press ctrl or command + delete go

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to window and character in the character

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panel choose a font that has at least

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two weights I'm using aerial for the

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highlights of the portrait I'll use

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Arial regular the size is eight points

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and the letting is seven points letting

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is the amount of space between lines of

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text press the all caps icon this makes

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the text all caps even if the original

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text is upper and lower case go to the

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top left corner click down and drag it

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to the bottom right corner this text box

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or bounding box makes the text we place

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inside this area conform to the

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dimensions of the box if you resize the

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bounding box Photoshop adjusts the

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wrapped ends of the text to account for

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the new size for this example I'll fill

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it with Lincoln's Gettysburg Address I

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already searched for it in my browser

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when you find the text block you'd like

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to use in your portrait highlight it and

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press ctrl or command C to copy it I'll

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minimize the browser's window

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click down inside the top left corner of

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the bounding box and press ctrl or

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command V to paste the text into it

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click on the thumbnail of the text to

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accept it press Z to open your zoom tool

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zoom into your text and click on your

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type tool let's make the entire text

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block into one unbroken paragraph I'll

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click to the left of the first character

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and press the backspace key to move it

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to the left so it's flushed with the

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bounding box I'll click to the left of

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the first character of the second

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paragraph and press the Delete key until

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the text moves up to meet the first

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paragraph continue until we have one

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unbroken paragraph highlight it and copy

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it press ctrl or command 0 to see the

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entire document on your screen click to

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the right of the last character and

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paste in the text continue to paste the

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text in until all the bounding box is

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filled with the text to get rid of the

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uneven lines of text on the right go to

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the middle right of the bounding box and

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press and hold ctrl on a PC or command

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on a Mac when you see this white pointer

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drag it to the right then click the

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thumbnail of the text layer to accept it

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let's name it highlights and then make a

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copy of it click off the eyeball of the

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original text to hide it and we'll name

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the copy shadows double-click on the

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thumbnail to highlight the text and

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change the font to the heaviest weight

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make the size 12 points and the letting

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nine points click on the thumbnail to

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accept it open your channels panel and

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ctrl-click or command click on the

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shadows thumbnail to make it into a

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selection open back up your layers panel

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and click on the layer mask button to

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make a layer mask

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next to the active layer which is the

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shadows text make the highlights text

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layer visible and active go back to your

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channels panel and ctrl-click or command

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click on the highlights thumbnail to

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make it into a selection and then go to

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the shadows thumbnail and press ctrl alt

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on a PC or command option on a Mac to

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subtract this shape from the highlight

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shape leaving just the highlights of the

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portrait open back up your layers panel

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and click on the layer mask button to

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make a layer mask next to the highlights

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text as I mentioned at the beginning the

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text is live and editable so for example

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if we want to increase the size of the

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text in the shadow areas double-click on

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the thumbnail of the shadows text to

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highlight all the text and type in a

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higher number to accept it click back on

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the thumbnail to modify the size of the

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text in the highlight areas make the

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highlights layer active and double-click

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on the thumbnail to highlight all the

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text I'll change the point size 26 and

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click on the thumbnail to accept it next

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I'll show you how to make your portrait

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into full color make the top layer

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active and click on the new layer button

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to make a new layer we'll fill it with

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white and since white is our foreground

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color press alt or option + delete hide

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the layer open your channels panel and

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click on the dotted circular icon at the

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bottom to select all the tonal values of

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your image open back up your layers

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panel and make the white layer visible

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invert the selection by pressing ctrl

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shift I on a PC or command shift I on a

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Mac to hide the selection press ctrl or

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command H let's fill the selection with

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gradient colors

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open your gradient tool and click on the

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gradient bar to open the gradient editor

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click on the lower left stop and the

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color box pick a color click OK and

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click on the lower right stop pick

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another color and close the windows I'll

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choose a linear gradient have fun

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experimenting with all the different

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types of gradients go to the top of your

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documents press and hold shift drag down

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the gradient to the bottom and release a

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quick way to change the colors of the

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gradient is to click on the adjustment

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layer button and choose hue/saturation

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by sliding the amounts of hue saturation

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and lightness you can non-destructively

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change the color of your portrait this

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is Marty from Blue Lightning TV thanks

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for watching

standard: en

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Hi, this is Marty from Blue Lightning TV.

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Quite a while ago, I did a tutorial
showing how to make a portrait out of text.

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In this tutorial, I'll show you how to do
it quicker and better.

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Including how to make it in color.

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You can mix fonts and sizes and because
they're "live", they're fully editable.

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Feel free to use any photo you'd like.

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If you want to use this image,

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its link is located in the video's
description or project files.

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Its size is approximately, 1300

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by 1900 pixels

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with the resolution of 150 pixels per inch.

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If you're using a color photo

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desaturate it by pressing Ctrl + Shift + "u" on a PC

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or Cmd + Shift + 'u" on a Mac.

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To make the darkest tones, black

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and the lightest tones, white...

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press Ctrll or Cmd + Shift + "L".

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We need to make a selection around the
head and shoulders.

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For this example, I'll use the Pencil tool.

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First, click on your quick mask button...

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and make sure black is your foreground
color.

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If it isn't,

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click on this small black and white box
icon.

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Open your pencil tool.

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We'll make the Size...

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5 pixels and the Hardness... 100%.

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Draw around the head and shoulders. It
doesn't have to be perfect, especially

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around the hair.

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Open your paint bucket tool.

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Click down inside the portrait to fill
it in.

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Press "Q" to make the quickmask into
a selection.

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Invert it...

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by pressing Ctrl or Cmd + Shift + "i".

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Go to Select and Save Selection.

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Name it, "Highlights"...

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and click, OK or press Enter or Return.

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Delete the selection

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by pressing Ctrl or Cmd + "d".

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Press Ctrl or Cmd + "j" to make a
copy of the original image.

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Go to Filter...

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and Filter Gallery.

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Open the "Artistic" folder...

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and click

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"Cutout".

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Make the number of Levels, 2...

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the Edge Simplicity, 5...

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and the Edge Fidelity, 1.

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Then, click OK.

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Go to Image...Adjustments...and Threshold.

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The Threshold is 128.

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Go to Select

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and Color Range.

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Select...

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Shadows...

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and click, OK.

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We'll save the selection

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and name it, "Shadows".

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Then, delete the selection.

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Click on the new layer button

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to make a new layer.

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We'll fill it with White...and since white is
our background color,

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press Ctrl or Cmd + Delete.

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Go to Window... and Character.

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In the Character panel,

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choose a font that has at least 2 weights.

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I'm using, "Arial".

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For the Highlights of the portrait,

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I'll use, Arial Regular.

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The Size is 8 points and the "Leading"
is 7 points.

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"Leading" is the amount of space between
the lines of text.

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Press the "All Caps" icon.

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This makes the text all caps even if the
original text is upper and lower case.

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Go to the top, left corner... click down...

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and drag it of the bottom, right corner.

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This "text box" or "bounding box"...

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makes the text we place inside this area,
conform to the dimensions of the

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box.

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If you re-size the bounding box, Photoshop
adjusts the wrapped ends of the text to

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account for the new size.

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For this example, I'll fill it with
Lincoln's

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"Gettysburg Address".

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I already searched for it in my browser.

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When you find the text block you'd like to
use in your portrait,

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highlight it...

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and press Ctrl or Cmd + "c" to copy it.

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I'll minimize the browser's window...

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click down inside the top, left corner of
the bounding box

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and press Ctrl or Cmd + "v"...

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to paste the text into it.

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Click on the thumbnail of the text to
accept it.

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Press, "z" to open your Zoom tool.

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Zoom into your text...

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and click on your Type tool.

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Let's make the entire text block into
one unbroken paragraph.

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I'll click to the left of the first
character...

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and press the Backspace key to move it
to the left, so it's flush with the

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bounding box.

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I'll click to the left of the first
character of the second paragraph...

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and press the Delete key...

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until the text moves up to meet the
first paragraph.

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Continue until we have one unbroken
paragraph.

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Highlight it...

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and copy it.

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Press Ctrl or Cmd + Zero...

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to see the entire document on your
screen.

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Click to the right of the last character
and paste in the text.

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Continue to paste the text in until
all of the bounding box is filled with the

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text.

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To get rid of the uneven lines of text
on the right,

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go to the middle, right of the bounding
box...

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and press and hold Ctrl on a PC

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or Cmd on a Mac.

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When you see this white pointer,

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drag it to the right.

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Then, click on the thumbnail of the text layer to
accept it.

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Let's name it...

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"Highlights"...

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and then make a copy of it.

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Click off the eyeball of the original
text to hide it...

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and we'll name the copy...

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"Shadows".

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Double-click on the thumbnail to
highlight the text...

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and change the font to the heaviest
weight.

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Make the size, 12 points...

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and the Leading, 9 points.

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Click on the thumbnail to accept it.

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Open your Channels panel...

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and Ctrl-click...

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or Cmd-click on the Shadows thumbnail
to make it into a selection.

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Open back up to you Layers panel...

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and click on the Layer mask button...

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to make a layer mask next to the active
layer, which is the Shadows text.

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Make the Highlights text layer, visible...

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and active.

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Go back to your Channels panel...

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and Ctrl-click or Cmd-click on
the Highlights thumbnail...

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to make it into a selection...

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and then go to the Shadows thumbnail...

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and press Ctrl+ Alt on a PC

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or Cmd + Opt on a Mac...

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to subtract the shape from the
Highlights shape...

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leaving just the highlights of the
portrait.

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Open back up your Layers panel...

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and click on the layer mask button to
make a layer mask next to the highlights

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text.

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As I mentioned at the beginning,

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the text is "live" and editable...

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so for example, if we want to increase
the size of the text in the shadow areas,

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double-click on the thumbnail of the
Shadows text to highlight all the

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text

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and type in a higher number.

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To accept it, click back on the thumbnail.

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To modify the size of the text in the
highlight areas,

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make the Highlights layer active...

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and double-click on the thumbnail to
highlight all the text.

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I'll change point size to 6...

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and click on the thumbnail to accept it.

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Next, I'll show you how to make your
portrait into full color.

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Make the top layer active...

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and click on the new layer button to make
a new layer.

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We'll fill it with White...

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and since White is our foreground color

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press, Alt or Opt + Delete.

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Hide the layer...

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open your Channels panel...

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and click on the dotted, circular icon at
the bottom to select all the tonal values

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of your image.

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Open back up your layers panel and
make the white layer visible.

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Invert the selection...

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by pressing Ctrl + Shift + 'i" on a PC

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or Cmd + Shift + "i" on a Mac.

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To hide the selection,

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press Ctrl or Cmd + "h".

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Let's fill the selection with gradient
colors.

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Open your Gradient tool...

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and click on the gradient bar to open the
gradient editor.

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Click on the lower, left "stop"...

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and the color box.

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Pick a color...

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click, OK...

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and click on the lower, right "stop".

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Pick another color...

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and close the windows.

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I'll choose a linear gradient.

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Have fun experimenting with all the
different types of gradients.

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Go to the top of your document...

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press and hold, Shift...

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drag down the gradient to the bottom...

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and release.

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A quick way to change the colors of the
gradient...

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is to click on the adjustment layer
button...

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and choose, Hue Saturation.

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By sliding the amounts of Hue...

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Saturation and Lightness,

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you can non-destructively change the
color of your portrait.

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This is Marty from Blue Lightning TV.

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Thanks for watching!

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