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Use a nice contrasted ahotograph for this project.
We are going to replace values with typography.
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Open your image in Photoshop |
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Double-click on the background layer to unlock it.
Name it "portrait" |
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Create a new layer beneath the Portrait layer
Fill it in with white color (Edit > Fill>White)
Return to Portrait layer |
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Image > Adjustments > Posterize
Set levels to 4 (four different values)
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type in words that you want to use for your design |

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Select your first word as close to the letters as possible. Make sure you have only black and white colors in there. You are going to create a custom brush that would paint with your word as a stroke. |
Edit > Define Brush Preset
You can give your brush a name (if you want to)
Create brushes for the rest of the words following the steps above.. You should be able to see your brushes in Brushes palette.
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Optional steps:
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In case you want to use your words as a pattern, follow the steps:
Command/Ctrl T
Resize your words to make them really small.
Use Rectangular Marquee tool to select them.
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Edit > Define Pattern
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You can give your pattern a name....
OK
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Back to the main steps:
Go to your Portrait Layer |
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Select a small area of your darkest value (black)
Go to Select > Similar to select all black areas.
Then hide your Portrait Layer
Create a new layer (you are going to paint on this layer)

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Choose your first WORD brush. Use black color and start painting.
As you paint - change the size of your brush by using [ and ] keys. You need to have variety of sizes. Repeat the steps with other word brushes to fill in the "darkest" selection. Then Deselect.

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Select your second darkest value. Use dark grey color and paint again. |
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Same steps for the next value. |
Remember to switch to Portrait layer when making selections! |
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Optional:
If you want to add a pattern that you created from your words, create a new layer below your Layer 2 (your painting layer) |
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Use Paintbucket tool

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Set the fill option to Pattern and select the pattern that you created.

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I reselected the darkest aread again before I applied the pattern.
Do you see it?
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Black-and-white is great, but you can also experiment with colors and textures.
Here is the link that I used to work on this project:
www.10steps.sg |
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