Help! PS Effects

[cxxxxxxx]

Hi all! Two quick questions, I am attempting to re-create the following images via. PS -- I am struggling to decipher the effects used in both instances. Attempted to apply a 50% threshold bitmap to re-create the first image, however, was unsuccessful. Detailed advice / guidelines would be so greatly appreciated.

Thank you! C

[c.pfaffenbichler]

What is the images you want to edit thusly? 

»Attempted to apply a 50% threshold bitmap to re-create the first image, however, was unsuccessful.«

Please elaborate on what you mean by »unsuccessful« here. 

[cxxxxxxx]

Hi there, apologies I am just seeing this! By 'unssuccessful', I mean that I could not replicate the effect, used on the dog in image 1. Thank you so much for your help!

[c.pfaffenbichler]

Could you post the image you want to edit to simulate the b/w effect? 

[cxxxxxxx]

Here you are! 🙂

[c.pfaffenbichler]

Well, comparing a photograph and a straight up illustration is difficult, but a couple of Filters can help emulate the effect somewhat. 

Edit: But some drawing/painting may still be necessary. 

[cxxxxxxx]

Thank you very much, I so appreciate the help. Might there be a chance, that I can recieve both .psd files to study from directly? Just want to understand the specifics of the edits made. No problem, if this isn't possible!

[c.pfaffenbichler]

As for the second image a combination of desaturating, Posterization and Gradiant Map Layers and the Layer Style Stroke might be used to simulate the effect. 

This would primarily work for on-screen representation, if you actually want to silkscreen-print an image with three colors on textiles you may need to work at a higher resolution and manually prepare the separations. 

[cxxxxxxx]

Thank you so much!

[c.pfaffenbichler]

You are welcome.