How to make a vector drawing of a face in Photoshop. Draw a portrait in vector style in Photoshop

In this lesson spanish artist Daniel Caballero will explain how he created the portrait in vector style based on a regular photograph.

End result:

Step 1

For your work, it is better to take photographs of your family or friends. This is the easiest way to get the pose you want. I will use a photo of my sister (Photo.png).

Create new document(Ctrl + N) A4 format in portrait mode. Insert a photo into this document and remove the background, for example, with the tool Eraser(Eraser Tool) (E). You can use some pattern as a background in our drawing.

Step 2

We will create a vector portrait by overlaying several skin blocks, lines and other details. Create a new layer(Ctrl + Shift + N) and name it “Skin”. For the base of the skin, choose #FAE0AF. Tool Feather(Pen Tool) (P) draw a contour along the edge of the girl's silhouette.

Avoid areas of clothing or hair that extend beyond the body. Separate layers will be allocated for them. Then go to the Paths palette, select the work path and click on the fill icon (it's marked in the screenshot below). After that, hide this fill layer so we can work on the lines.

Step 3

Create a new layer "Skin lines" and select dark brown as the main color. Select a tool Brush(Brush Tool) (B) and set the size to 3 pixels. We'll use the outline of the "Skin" layer to create all the lines on the body and facial features. In the outline palette, click on the icon Stroke the outline with a brush(Stroke path with brush). This icon is located to the right of the fill icon.

Using the tool Feather(Pen Tool) (P) and the stroke function with a brush draw lips, nose, eyes, jaw, eyebrows, and other facial features. To make the stroke lines thinner, you need to lower the brush size. Tool Eraser(Eraser Tool) (E) with hard edges, erase the excess sections of the lines.

Step 4

Tool Feather(Pen Tool) (P) draw hair and fill it with black. To create individual curls, use a thinner brush.

Step 5

Create a new layer below the "Skin line" layer. Draw the lips and eyes. Then lower the opacity of the brush and paint on the freckles.

Step 6

Create a new layer on top of the others and name it "Wear". Tool Feather(Pen Tool) (P) draw the girl's tank top with color #E31F40. Create the lines for the T-shirt on a separate “Wear line” layer. For lines, you need to set up the brush in advance: give it white and a few pixels in size.

Create a stroke around the shirt using a black brush. Also, don't forget about the folds, otherwise the shirt won't look realistic.

Step 7

Go to the "Skin" layer, then press Ctrl + Shift + N to open the New Layer menu. Check the box for functions Use previous layer to create clipping mask(Using Previous Layer to Create Clipping Mask), name the layer “Skin Shadow” and set the Blending Mode to Multiplication(Multiply). Click OK and a new layer will appear in the layers palette. He will be limited to the limits of the body. We will draw shadows on it.

Choose the color of your body skin. Draw vector shadows using the tool Feather(Pen Tool) (P). Place the light source in the same place where it is in the original photo. I worked with the light coming from the right.

Step 8

Create a new layer “Wear Shadow” and create the dark areas of the shirt. If they seem too dark to you, you can lower the Opacity of the layer.

Step 9

Extract all files from this archive. Open the "Logo.png" file in Photoshop in separate document. Tool Moving(Move Tool) (V) move it to the main document and place it under the “Wear Shadow” layer. A clipping mask will be automatically created for the logo.

If you don't like my logo, then you can add any other one at your discretion.

Step 10

Above the “Wear line” layer, create a new layer and use the Feather(Pen Tool) (P) draw light areas of the shirt and body. Use original photograph to define the light source, just like we did when creating shadows. Install Opacity(Opacity) of this layer by 40%.

Step 11

Insert the tattoos into our document and place them on the girl’s body above the “Wear” layer. Set Tattoo Mode to Multiplication(Multiply). Tool Eraser(Eraser Tool) (E) erase areas of tattoos that extend beyond the body.

Step 12

Create a copy of the "Body" layer (Ctrl + J). Select the original layer and go to the adjustments Hue/Saturation(Image > Adjustments > Hue/Saturation). Lower Brightness(Lightness) to -100 to turn the girl's body into a black silhouette.

On the black silhouette layer, activate the Free Transform tool (Ctrl + T), right-click and select mode Distortion(Distort). Reshape the shadow so that it falls on the back wall. Press Enter to apply the changes. After that, apply the filter Gaussian Blur(Filter > Blur > Gaussian Blur) (Filter > Blur > Gaussian Blur) with a value of 35 pixels. Lower the Opacity of this layer to 20%.

Note: If the correction Hue/Saturation ( Hue/Saturation) will not open, then most likely you need to rasterize the layer.

Step 13

Create a new layer with 40% opacity on top of the rest. Select a tool Gradient(Gradient Tool) (G) and fill the canvas with a regular black and white gradient from left to right (white should be on the right). As a result, we get natural lighting.

Step 14

Above the black and white gradient layer, create another layer and apply a gradient fill from red to yellow to create a warm color atmosphere. Lower the layer opacity to 35%.

Step 15

On top of all layers create Hue/Saturation adjustment layer(Hue/Saturation). Lower the Saturation parameter to -18%.

Purpose of the Lesson

In this lesson we will learn how to create a vector portrait in the style Pop Art. We will try to reproduce the style of one of the best representatives of this movement, Roy Lichtenstein. To create a raster effect and fine-tune it, we use a plugin for Adobe Illustrator- Phantasm CS. You can use any photo for this tutorial, so why not make your own Pop Art portrait?

Roy Lichtenstein (October 27, 1923 - September 29, 1997) - one of the most famous American artists, working in Pop style Art. We will reproduce his style.

Step 1

We will use a photograph as a reference. I took a portrait of Marilyn Monroe. I enjoy working on a portrait beautiful woman. You can, of course, take your photo and create a self-portrait.

Place the photo in the document workspace (File > Place...), then click on the Embed button on the top toolbar

Let's lock the layer with the photo in the layers palette so as not to move it while working.

Step 2

Create a new layer above the first layer. This is the layer we will be working on. Now take the Pen Tool (P) and create the contour of the face.

While doing these steps, you should convey the general proportions of the face, you should not convey all the minor anatomical details of the image. Don't forget, we are creating a stylized portrait, not a copy of a photograph.

Step 3

Using the Pen Tool (P) we create the outline of the neck and hair.

Let's replace the stroke of the created objects with a fill and evaluate the harmony of the created forms. I always perform this action after manually tracing a sketch or photograph.

Continuing manual tracing, I again change the fill and stroke in places or turn off the visibility of the created objects in the layers palette.

Step 4

Let's start creating the eyes. Take the Pen Tool (P) and create a path that conveys the outline of the eye and the shape of the shadow around it (I filled this shape with red just for clarity)

Creating eyes is the most important job because human eyes we see every day, and any disproportion will be immediately noticeable. I would advise you to rely more on your feelings in this work than on photography. Take the Ellipse Tool (L) and create a circle with a blue fill and a black stroke.

This circle will be the iris of the eye. Take the Scissors Tool (C) and cut the circle at points A and B, then delete the upper part of the circle.

Now let's connect points A and B using the Pen Tool (P) as shown in the figure below.

Step 5

Using the same technique, let's create the pupil.

Take the Ellipse Tool (L) and create a highlight of light on the surface of the eye.

To create eyelashes, use the Pen Tool (P), applying a triangular profile from the Stroke palette to the created curves.

In the same way we create the second eye.

Step 6

Based on the photo, we create the elements of the mouth. The teeth are filled with solid white color, this is the style of the works of Roy Lichtenstein. As in all work, simplify the outline, conveying only the main proportions.

I created a highlight on the lower lip using the Pen Tool (P) and applied a suitable profile from the Stroke palette to the line.

Step 7

Using the Pen Tool (P) I created eyebrows, nostrils, and using the Ellipse Tool (L) a mole on the cheek.

Now let's create folds of skin near the eyes and nose using the Pen Tool (P) and profiles from the Stroke palette.

Create shadows on the neck.

We have all the elements of the face ready.

Step 8

Let's start creating stylized hair. This is not an easy task, since Marilyn has a rather complex hairstyle. In this work, the main thing is to separate (differentiate) hair curls and understand their direction. I printed out some portraits of Marilyn and tried to create some sketches in pencil.

You, of course, don't have to do this if you don't have such a complicated hairstyle. After such exercises, I confidently took the Pen Tool (P) and created curved lines that convey the direction of the hair.

Now we group all the lines and lock the group in the layers palette. We will use this group as a template. Take the Pen Tool (P) and create new lines using the template and apply different profiles to them, setting their width in the Stroke palette.

The template can now be deleted.

Step 9

A characteristic feature of Roy Lichtenstein's works is an exaggerated imitation of a raster. Having Phantasm CS at our disposal, we can easily repeat this effect and even experiment a little. Copy the shape of the face and neck and paste them in front (Cmd/Ctrl + C; Cmd/Ctrl + F), fill them burgundy color and combine them into one form by clicking on the Unite button from the Pathfinder palette.

Move the burgundy shape in the layers palette so that it is in the correct position, as shown in the image below.

Step 10

Without removing the selection from this object, go to Effect > Phantasm CS > Halftone…. The dialog box contains many options that allow you to fine-tune the effect.

To imitate Roy Lichtenstein's style, I set the Grid Angle to 45 degrees and the point shape to circle. The DPI parameter affects the detail of the image; Scale, as you might guess, affects the size of the pixels. You can watch the effect change by changing the parameters in the dialog box, this is very convenient.

You probably noticed that the dots protrude beyond the outline of the neck, let's hide this effect. Copy the burgundy shape and paste it in front (Cmd/Ctrl + C; Cmd/Ctrl + F), remove the Halftone effect from the Appearance palette.

Now select both burgundy shapes and press the key combination Cmd/Ctrl + 7, creating a Clipping Mask.

Portrait in Pop Art style is ready.

Step 11

Phantasm CS allows you to create a more complex Halftone effect. Let's play with it a little more. Let's turn off the visibility of the Halftone effect obtained in the previous step, the skin folds and the shadows on Marilyn's neck.

Let's move the photo in the layers palette so that it occupies the position shown in the figure below.

With Phantasm CS you can adjust the levels of a raster image directly in Adobe Illustrator without pre-processing in Photoshop. In addition to being convenient, there is another advantage, which will be discussed a little later. Select the photo and go to Effect > Phantasm CS > Levels..., leave the effect parameters unchanged for now and click on the OK button in the dialog box.

Step 12

12. Now go to Effect > Phantasm CS > Halftone... and set the effect parameters in the dialog box.

Of course, you don't have to stick to my parameters, because you can create your own unique effect. For example, instead of round dots, you can use squares, lines, Characters, and even Symbols if you previously saved them in the Symbols palette.

After setting the parameters for the May effect, the work looks like this.

Step 13

Now we can adjust the levels of the bitmap. Let's open the Appearance palette (Window> Appearance). We see that our object has two Phantasm CS effects applied to it, which we can customize. Open the Phantasm CS Levels dialog box by clicking on its name in the Appearance palette, control the layer sliders, observing the changes that occur. Received good result, click on the OK button

Step 14

Let's hide the points that extend beyond the outline of the head using the Clipping Mask technique described in step 10.

Step 15

In my opinion, we need to correct some places in our portrait. In the figure below, arrows indicate problem areas.

Select the object with effects and go to Object > Expand Appearance

As a result of these actions, the raster image turned into a group of vector circles that we can edit (reduce or enlarge) in the usual ways. After editing, the portrait looks like the image below.

Step 16

All we have to do is create the background. We will use a paper raster texture as the background. You can download such textures here (link). Insert the texture into the document field (File > Place...) and set it to Multiply Blending Mode in the Transparency palette.

Works for you!

In this lesson Photoshop You'll learn how to create an unusual vector portrait using floral brushes and a Displacement Map. You will learn how to apply Clipping Mask to achieve a creative patterned face effect. All you need is knowledge of the basics Photoshop, a little imagination and patience. So let's get started!

Step 1.

Create a New Document (New Document) A4 format 1000x700 px with a resolution of 300 pixels/inch. Fill the background with black (Shift+F5).

Step 2.

Loading into Photoshop image of a girl. Tool Rectangular selection (Restangular Marquee Tool) highlight the area of the model’s face, neck and arms. Then, using the Move tool, drag the selected area of the photo into our working document.

The resolution of the original photo is quite large, so we reduce the image size using the Transform tool (Ctrl+T) to the size of our canvas.

Step 3

Next, cut out the girl’s profile and hand from the background using the Pen tool. (Pen Tool). After closing the outline, right-click (right mouse button) and select the “Create selected area” option from the drop-down menu (Select). Invert the selection (Ctrl+Shift+I) and press Delete. The background has been removed. Deselecting (Ctrl+D). This is the result you should get:

Step 4.

Duplicate the layer with the girl (Ctrl+J) and bleach it (Shift+Ctrl+U). Then go to Filter-Blur-Shallow Depth of Field Blur (Filter > Blur > Lens Blur).

In the dialog box, enter the following settings:

Source in Depth Map (Depth Map) set it to Transparency (Transparency).

Shape in Aperture (Iris) set to Hexagon (6), Radius – 10, Sheet Curvature – 0, Rotation – 0, Distribution (Distribution)– Uniform (Uniform).

Step 5.

After you have saved the document, hide the visibility of this black and white layer (the eye next to the layer icon).

You can use any of your other sources, but take into account the following: brushes should have smooth curves to follow the contours of the face shape. They should not have too small decorative details, but even large ones will look rough. When choosing brushes, adhere to the “golden mean” principle, combining the ratio beautiful shape and clarity of lines.

When applying a pattern to the model’s face, keep in mind that the largest concentration of lines should be on the front of the face: the nose, lips, eyes, and forehead of the model. Reduce the number of curls towards the temples and back of the head. An overabundance of lines can ruin your work, because the brushes will merge with each other, and the effect of a patterned face itself will not work.

Strive to comply with the measures, and you will be pleased with the results!

Make each brush mark on a separate New Layer (Ctrl+N). The color of the brush is not important, because later the lines will take on a photographic appearance.

I ended up with 27 layers of black brush marks.

Step 6.

Now let's go down to the very first layer with the brush imprint to the bottom of the layers palette. Go to Filter-Distort-Displacement (Filter > Distort > Displace). Leave the Horizontal and Vertical Scale (Horizontal and Vertical Scale)– 10. Then in the Warp Scheme (Displacement Map) set – Stretch (Stretch to Fit), and in the Uncertain Regions (Undefined Areas) denote – Repeat boundary pixels (Repeat Edge Pixels).

After setting all the values, click OK (Yes), and in the next dialog box that opens, select the file with your saved Displacement Map. Click on the file and click Open. The filter is applied to the first pattern layer.
Now we perform a similar action with all layers of pattern brushes. To make your work easier, use hotkeys (Ctrl+F), i.e. Each time you move to the next layer with a brush mark, press this key combination.

Step 7

After applying the Displacement Map, go down the layers palette to the original color layer with the model. We will need to copy it a number of times corresponding to the number of layers with brush marks. To do this, place the original with the model at the very top in the layers panel. Then, while holding down the key Alt, drag the layer down so that it is between the layers with prints. As soon as it is between the layers, release the mouse button (key Alt creates a copy of the layer in in this case). Thus, you should have an alternation of copy layers with fingerprint layers.

Step 8

Now let's create Clipping Masks (Clipping Masks) from layers with the girl’s profile to layers-prints.

Standing on the topmost layer with the girl, hold down Alt and move the cursor between the face layer and the fingerprint layer. When the black and white circle icon appears, click LMB, thereby creating a Clipping (an arrow down from the top layer to the imprint layer will appear). Next, we follow the same scheme with the remaining copies-layers with the girl. You will see the result only after you have completed creating all the clipping masks.

Step 9

We stand on the topmost layer with the imprint. Double-click on the layer thumbnail to open the Layer Styles window (Layer Style). Enter the following parameters for the “Embossing” option: depth – 123, direction – up, size – 3 px, softening – 0 px, angle – 140.

Now copy this layer style to all layers with prints (click RMB on the layer thumbnail, in the drop-down menu select – Copy layer style). Move to the layer with the next print and click again RMB, but now select - Paste Layer Style.

After you have embossed all layers with brushes, unwanted areas may appear that extend beyond the girl's profile. To get rid of them, select the original layer with the model (press and hold Ctrl, and click on the layer icon). Then invert the selection (Ctrl+Shift+I), and go through all the fingerprint layers one by one, pressing the Delete key.

Step 10

And finally, let's correct our final image. To do this, create a New Layer (Ctrl+N) above the background black layer. Using the Radial Gradient Tool (Radial Gradient) fill the layer in the direction from light brown #bc8d74 to transparent.

Step 11

Hide the visibility of the background layer and the gradient layer (the eye next to the layer icon). We stand on the topmost layer with the girl. Press the key combination Ctrl+Shift+Alt+E. This action will merge all visible layers into one layer. Now use the Clarifier tools (Dodge Tool) and Blackout (Burn Tool) Let's add some volume to the image. Places that are closer to us are lighter, and, conversely, distant areas of the face are darker.

Using this technique Photoshop, you can always pleasantly surprise your friends with unusual creative creations.

Today we're going to create a custom "vector" portrait in Photoshop that you can easily use as a personal avatar on Facebook, Skype, or even on your own website.
Although we'll be using a free image to make the portrait, you can do the same with yours. own photo, just make sure the image is high resolution and pretty large size, so you can see details, shadows and distinguish color changes. Now that you've learned a little important information, launch Photoshop and let's get started.
There are thousands of reasons why Photoshop is one of the most preferred graphics programs for graphic designers. The program is powerful, allowing you to create and manipulate images the way you see fit, not to mention the various effects and filters available. Photoshop can be used for many purposes, which includes creating your portraits. Vector and pixel portraits are so popular that there are even apps that quickly do all the work for you. However, you can do the same thing in Photoshop and even create a cool color combination to give your portrait its own unique look.

Preview the result

Lesson details

Program: Adobe Photoshop CS5 (versions starting from CS3 are also suitable)
Estimated completion time: 90 minutes
Difficulty level: Average

Sources

Step 1

Before we start turning our photo into a "vector" style portrait, we must first open it in Photoshop. You can use the image you like best, but for this tutorial we will use the photo from the link above.

Step 2

Create a new layer to start working on the skin. Use the color dropper to select the desired skin tone. In this case we used the color #ffe0c7.Now that desired color selected, use the tool Pen Tool to outline the face and neck as shown here.

Once we have the skin outlined, we can fill it with color.

Continue doing this until all the skin is outlined and filled in with color as shown below.

Step 3

Create a new layer for the hair and use the color dropper again to select the dominant shade of the hair in your image. If you want to add highlights, you can do that later. For hair we use color #401e12. Just like before, we outline the hair, and then fill in this shape.

Step 4

Once again, create a new layer on which we will apply the main color of the clothes. Consider only dominant colors. For example, the top will be filled with color #3c6844

Step 5

Reduce the opacity of the skin layer so that you can see the facial features of the original image. Create a new layer for the eyes and change the color foreground to #000000. We begin to trace the upper eyelashes. Remember that you don't need to be very detailed.

Fill our path with the foreground color.

We outline the other eye, and now both eyes are finished.

Step 6

On the same layer you need to fill the whites of the eyes with color. We simply do this by setting our Foreground color to #ffffff and then use the tool Paint Bucket to fill inside the outline of the eyes.

Step 7

Create a new layer for the pupil and iris. Temporarily hide the eye layer and use the tool Elliptical Marquee Tool to obtain the correct iris shape.

Fill the iris with color #7b7648.

Now fill the pupil with color #000000 and the highlights with color #ffffff.

Step 8

We need to highlight parts such as the eyelids and nose. To do this, we simply use the colors on the face to create the shapes, in other words, take the same shades that are on the facial features. Create a new layer and change the foreground color #fec2a6. We begin to outline the nose.

Fill it in and continue until we have the shape of the nose.

Step 9

Use the same color as on the hair to fill in the eyebrows after we outline them.

Step 10

Set the Foreground color to #e6756d and create a new layer. We outline only the outline of the upper lip.

Fill in upper lip the right color.

Finish with the lips using color #f47f78 for the bottom lip.

Step 11

To give the face a more finished look, we need to add more shadows around the cheeks and jaw.

Fill individual shadows with #dd8561, then reduce the opacity to 20%.

Step 12

Continue using #dd8561 to add shadows around the neck and arms as shown below.

Step 13

We want the face to be more defined and less flat, so we're going to add more shadows using the color #f9c19c. Let's start by adding shadow under the lower lip.

We continue to add more shadows, for example around the eyes and nose.

Reduce the opacity to 50%.

Step 14

To make the top look like it's 3D, we need to use #334f38 and add a big shadow to the top of the top.

Reduce the opacity to 50% and change the layer mode to Soft Light.

Step 15

We outline the edges of the hair where you see the need for more shadows.

Create a new layer and fill these areas with #4b1b11 color. Change the layer opacity to 16% and the layer mode to Multiply.

Step 16

Change the foreground color to #ffad95 to add some blush to the cheeks. Outline the blush area and create a new layer.

Fill the shapes and set the layer opacity to 24%.

Step 17

Outline the shadows on the eyelids and create a new layer.

Fill the shape with #ea98c8 color and reduce the opacity to 35%.

Step 18

We add highlights to the skin by circling those areas in our photo where the skin is the lightest.

Fill them with #ffffff color and reduce the opacity to 20%.

Result

We finish our design by adding more shadows, details and background as we did. You can finish when all the parts you need have been added.

As you can see, we kept our vector portrait fairly basic and close to the original photographic image. However, you can add more detail to your image. Addition small parts such as sparkling rhinestones, hair buns and highlights will make your image fashionable. You can also create your vector portrait in grayscale, varying shades between black and white, or simply go for a limited color selection where one color dominates the rest.
We hope you found this tutorial not only useful, but also inspiring, and as always, happy designing to everyone.

In this tutorial, Spanish artist Daniel Caballero will explain how he created a vector-style portrait using a regular photograph.

Resources:

End result:

Step 1

For your work, it is better to take photographs of your family or friends. This is the easiest way to get the pose you want. I will use a photo of my sister (Photo.png).

Create a new document (Ctrl + N) in A4 format in portrait mode. Insert a photo into this document and remove the background, for example, with the tool Eraser(Eraser Tool) (E). You can use some pattern as a background in our drawing.

Step 2

Step 3

Step 4

Tool Feather(Pen Tool) (P) draw hair and fill it with black. To create individual curls, use a thinner brush.

Step 5

Create a new layer below the "Skin line" layer. Draw the lips and eyes. Then lower the opacity of the brush and paint on the freckles.

Step 6

Create a stroke around the shirt using a black brush. Also, don't forget about the folds, otherwise the shirt won't look realistic.

Step 7

Step 8

Create a new layer “Wear Shadow” and create the dark areas of the shirt. If they seem too dark to you, you can lower the Opacity of the layer.

Step 9

Extract all files from. Open the “Logo.png” file in Photoshop in a separate document. Tool Moving(Move Tool) (V) move it to the main document and place it under the “Wear Shadow” layer. A clipping mask will be automatically created for the logo.

If you don't like my logo, then you can add any other one at your discretion.

Step 10

Above the “Wear line” layer, create a new layer and use the Feather(Pen Tool) (P) draw light areas of the shirt and body. Use the original photo to define the light source, just like we did when creating the shadows. Install Opacity(Opacity) of this layer by 40%.

Step 11

Step 12

Note: If the correction Hue/Saturation ( Hue/Saturation) will not open, then most likely you need to rasterize the layer.

Step 13

Step 14

Above the black and white gradient layer, create another layer and apply a gradient fill from red to yellow to create a warm color atmosphere. Lower the layer opacity to 35%.

Step 15

On top of all layers create Hue/Saturation adjustment layer(Hue/Saturation). Lower the Saturation parameter to -18%.