Pop Art Comic - 2 Different Methods

Open a image you like to convert to a pop art image

I will use one more time Angelina Jolie

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Then duplicate the layer ( press Ctrl+J )

For this new layer change the blending mode to Color Dodge

Now press Ctrl+I to invert the image .

The image will be white. This is very good

Now go to Filter > Blur > Gaussian Blur and use the following settings

This is the result

Now create a new Threshold Adjustment layer

And use the following layer

This is the result

Now Create a new layer ( press Ctrl+Alt+Shift+N )

Change the blending mode to : Multiply

Take a brush and start drawing on the face ( be sure you are drawing on the new layer.

Now set the foreground and the background color like me

Then go to Filter > Sketch > Halftone pattern

Use the following settings

This is the result

I will show you how to create the same effect with another method.

Now we will create a pattern

Open a new document in photoshop with a transparent background

The size should be 40 x 40 pixels

Create a new layer. and fill it with black ( this layer we will delete later )

Now create another layer.

Zoom your document to 1600 %

Select Pencil Tool ( set the brush size to 1 pixel ) and start doing the following drawing

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Then delete the black layer

This is the result

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Now go to Edit > Define pattern

Choose a name for your pattern and press OK

Now let's come back to Angelina Jolie document

Now create a new layer ( press Ctrl+Alt+Shift+N )

Change the blending mode to Overlay and with the brush tool start drawing on the other parts of the document

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Then apply the following layer style

Choose the pattern we have created a few steps ago

This is the result

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Now withe the same technique fill all the image.

Do not apply the halftone effect on eyes and hair, because it will not look to good.

This is my final effect

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I hope you like it. Thanks.