Photoshop Tutorial: How to Create an Elegant Text Portrait

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Lets start! Select the Quick Selection Tool. (W)

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Add to Selection.

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Carefully select the entire model.

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Be sure to take your time.

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When you're done. Head up to Select and Mask.

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There's a few parts that touch-ups.

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Select the Refine Edge Brush Tool.

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Only select the mode's eyelashes and hair.

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When done, Change the Output to: New Layer With Layer Mask.

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Then hit OK.

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Create a new adjustment layer - Solid Color.

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Make sure the color is black. Then hit OK.

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Click + Drag the solid color below the model layer.

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Select the model layer.

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Head up to Image - Mode. Make sure RGB and 8Bits/Channel is selected.

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Right click on our model layer.

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Convert to Smart Object.

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Head back up to Image > Adjustments > Black & White.

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Then hit OK.

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Then head up to Filter > Blur > Gaussian Blur.

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Blur Radius about 10 Pixels > Then OK.

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Next, head up to File > Save As.

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Save to your Desktop.

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I'm going to rename it to Displacement Map.

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Save the file type as a PSD file.

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Then hit Save.

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Hide the visibility of the Gaussian Blur Smart Filter.

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Head up to File > New.

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Width: 1280 Pixels | Height 720 Pixels.

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Make sure your background color is set to black.

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Then hit OK.

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Ok again.

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Select your Type Tool. (T) Or select it from the Toolbar.

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Gotham Bold font > DL in description.

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Size 200pt.

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Change the text color to white.

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Then > OK.

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I'm going to type ELEGANT for my first word.

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Use your Move Tool to position near the center.

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Select your Type Tool again.

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Type your second word. I will write INSPIRE.

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Use your Move Tool to position again.

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CTRL + T to select the text.

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Hold SHIFT while dragging a corner inwards to decrease size.

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Hit Enter to accept changes.

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Type your 3rd word. I will type CREATIVE.

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Use your Move Tool to position it.

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CTRL + T to select > Resize while holding SHIFT.

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Now that I've showed you how to resize + Position. I will speed the rest up.

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Take your time! :)

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Make sure your top layer is selected.

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Hold CTRL + SHIFT and click on the bottom text layer.

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This will select all text layers.

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CTRL + G to group selected layers.

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Right click > Merge Group.

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Select your Move Tool. Drag and drop onto our main project.

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Zoom in using your Zoom Tool. (Z)

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Head down to FX > Blending Options.

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Click on Drop Shadow.

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Blend Mode: Normal - Opacity 100%.

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Distance 0 px - Spread: 0% - Size 16 px

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Then hit OK.

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I'm going to rename this new layer to TEXT.

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Make sure your text layer is selected > CTRL + G to create a group.

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Since we'll be working with plenty of layers, it's more organized when grouped.

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Select the text layer.

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Select your Move Tool. (V) then position the first layer like so.

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CTRL + T to select. Resize as needed.

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Enter to accept changes.

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CTRL + J to duplicate the text layer.

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Move Tool (V) to position the text.

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CTRL + J to duplicate the text layer.

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Move Tool to position the text layer.

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CTRL + 0 to zoom back out.

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Now that I've showed you how to duplicate and position. I will speed this part up a tad.

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Close the group.

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Duplicate the group > CTRL + J.

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Select your Move Tool. (V) then bring it below our first text group.

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CTRL + J to duplicate > Move Tool to position.

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Once you're done. Hold ALT + SHIFT to select all the groups.

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Right click > Convert to Smart Object.

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I'm going to rename this layer > Text Small.

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Duplicate it > CTRL + J.

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Rename this to Text Sideways or something.

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CTRL + T to select our top layer (Text Sideways)

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Click the chain icon (Maintain Aspect Ratio)

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Right Click > Rotate Counter Clockwise.

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Increase the size of the text layer.

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You can rotate the text as well.

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When you're done. Hit Enter.

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Hold CTRL down and select the second text layer (Text Small)

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Right Click > Convert to Smart Object.

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Head up to Filter > Distort > Displace.

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Horizontal Scale 10 - Vertical Scale 10

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Stretch To Fit - Repeat Edge Pixels.

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Then hit OK.

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Double click on our Displacement Map we created earlier.

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As you can see > Small but important changes have been made.

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Select our model layer > Drag it to the top.

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Hold ALT + Click between the two layer to create a clipping mask.

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Change the Blending Mode to Multiply or Linear Burn.

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Linear burn shows the shadows much more.

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CTRL + Left click to make a selection of the model.

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Head down to our text layer + Select it.

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Then hit mask.

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I'm going to increase the background of our image.

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Select the Crop Tool. (C)

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Drag the left side outwards.

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Hit Enter when you're done.

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Double click on our color fill layer.

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I'm going to change it from black to dark gray.

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Then hit OK.

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Create a new layer.

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ALT + click between the two layer > Create a clipping mask.

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I'm going to rename this to "Hair Fix" or something.

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Change our foreground color to black.

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Select the Brush Tool. (B)

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Color over the model's hair.

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Next, I will show you how to brighten up the mode's face.

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Select the Model Layer.

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Select FX at the bottom > Blending Options.

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Hold ALT + drag the slider to the left.

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Hit OK when you're done.