1) Open Photoshop, press D to reset the palette colors.

2) Ok start out with a image, any image can be used. I used the one below:



3) Apply Image>Adjustmensts>Threshold and set the marker to the right a bit so it looks similar to:



4) Now we want to smoothen things out, go to Filter>Blur>Gaussian Blur and set the blur to 1.0.



5) We need to bring back the edges just a bit so apply Filter>Sharpen>Unsharp Mask and use these settings:



6) Apply some color, I used a soft blue tone. Press CNTRL+U.



Retro Art Tutorial: Final Result

Author's URL: Ryan Trafford
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