July 22, 2016

Silhouette Mosaic in Photoshop

Silhouette Mosaic in Photoshop
Here is a tutorial on how to create a silhouette that is filled with a mosaic photo collage in Photoshop. The first step is to create a mosaic pattern, and then make a selection in the main picture, and finally, fill the selection with mosaic.



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Step 1: Create a Document Pattern 

Select File> New, simply create a document for a mosaic pattern. I will create a new document with 1000x1000 pixels size.

Step 2: Show Grid

Show Grid by choosing View> Show> GridSet the number of the grid by choosing Edit> Preferences> Guides, Grid & Slices.
Show Grid.

Step 3: Place Photo Into Document

Choose File> Place, select a photo, then click Place button. 
The Place dialog box.

Adjust the size and position on the document using Free Transform. Make a selection using the Rectangular Marquee Tool and then choose Layer> New Layer via copyYou can then delete the original layer. 

For this Photoshop Collage tutorial, I'll use images that I downloaded from Pixabay
Place the photos to documents.

Step 4: Put Another photo

Repeat step 3 until the entire grid is filled with photos.
Put another photo.

Step 5: Define Pattern

Choose Edit> Define Pattern.
Define Pattern.

Step 6: Open Your Main Photo and Make Selection 

I will use the Quick Selection Tool to make a selection and then split the selection by choosing Layer> New> Layer via copy. Stock 540658Duplicate Layer 1 by choosing Layer> Duplicate Layer.
Create a selection.

Step 7: Fill Selection With Mosaic Pattern 

Right-click on Layer 1 and then select the menu Select Pixels. Select Edit> Fill, choose Pattern on Use field, select the mosaic pattern that we created earlier. Click OK.
Fill the selection with a mosaic pattern.

Step 8: Make Selection On Clothes

Create an empty layer, fill with white color and drag it to the lowest position. Duplicate Layer Mosaic and drag it to a position above the white layer. Uncheck mosaic layer visibility, then make a selection on the clothes using the Pen Tool.
Create a selection of clothes.

Step 9: Create Mask 

Check the mosaic layer visibility option and then choose Layer> Layer Mask> Hide Selection.
Create Mask.

Step 10: Adjust Layer Opacity 

Click the clothes layer, choose Image> Adjustments> Desaturate, and then adjust the opacity to 50%. Once you have finished, you will probably also want to use File>Save As (Shift+Ctrl+S) to export the image in a more widely used format, such as JPEG, PNG, TIFF, etc.
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