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Pixelated Portrait Effect

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In this quick tutorial you'll learn how to add a subtle and stylish pixelated effect to portrait photographs.

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The portrait photo I've used for this tutorial was provided by deviantART member Mo-01, and can be downloaded here.

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With your photo open in Photoshop, first duplicate it's layer by dragging it to the new layer button at the bottom of the layer's panel.

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Select the copied layer and go to Filter>Pixelate>Mosaic.

The Cell Size you use will depend on the size of your photo, for this one I've used 25.

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Next give the layer a layer mask by clicking on the layer mask button.

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Select the Gradient Tool and use a black to white Linear Gradient.

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With the layer mask thumbnail selected, draw the gradient horizontally across a small part of the front of the face, or wherever you want the pixels to begin.

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Finally set the Layer's blending mode to Hard Light, and take it's Opacity down to 70%.

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Here's the final result.

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