How do you create this effect?

[Mataniels]

Hi All,

Hope you are well. I am trying to create the effect in the attached picture on the billboard but really struggling to find out how. Any help would be gratefully received 

[c.pfaffenbichler]

Please post the image (or a lores or a section of it) you want to edit thusly. 

[Mataniels]

Hi,

I don't yet have an image in particular. I am just trying to learn how to convert an image in to that blue and white effect if that makes sense. 

Thanks for the reply 

[Guest · Accepted solution]

Hi

Are you talking about this kind of effect

[Mataniels]

Yeah that's it - is it pretty straight forward? (I've only been doing photoshop about 2 months)

[Guest]

All I done was copy a selection on the subject to it's own layer, added a new layer below that layer and filled it with the blue colour, added a black and white adjustment layer and clipped it to the subject layer.

Then double click on the subject layer and adjust the Blend If to get the desired look as in the screenshot

[Mataniels]

Thank you. I have now tried this and think I have set it up as advised but when I do the blend if - I dont get blue and white and his eyes go blue haha 

[c.pfaffenbichler · Accepted solution]

Strictly speacking this will likely reatain part of the layer’s image content beyond a pure white with transparency. 

To circumnavigate that one can put it into a Group and apply a white Color Overlay to the Group. 

 

[Mataniels]

Hi c_pfaffenbichler,

Trying to follow your screen shot. It has a Grey Group and a Group 1 - can you please advise what is supposed to be in each group 

(sorry for being thick, still getting my head round everything)

[c.pfaffenbichler]

• Select the Layer and the Adjustment Layer 

• Layer > Group Layers (cmd-G) 

• Layer > Layer Style > Color Overlay 

[Mataniels]

Sorry to hassle again - I think I have copied what you advised but all I get is a white sillouette 

[c.pfaffenbichler]

The Blend if-setting should not go on the group with the Color Overlay but on the Layer in the Group. 

[Mataniels]

Thank you so much for your help. I think I've finally got it. Much appreciated

[c.pfaffenbichler]

By alt-click/dragging you can split the Blend if-handles to get a »softer« edge. 

[didiermazier]

• Select a subject put it on is own layer

• Convert image to greyscale then a few settings to change contrast

• Then isohelie to 4 tints only
• Then Bitmap and bichromy

• Then a new layer behind 

 

 all this settings may vary according to the pic… Also can do it better with Illustrator

Hope it helps