#Adobe photoshop photo mosaic how to#
#Adobe photoshop photo mosaic update#

Then, set the Width and Height of the texture to 51.75%, and name this layer Texture_2. Select the Mosaic layer, go to File > Place Embedded, select the texture from the second texture link, and click Place. Now change the Blending Mode of this layer to Soft Light. Then, set the Width and Height of the texture to 22.15% and the Angle to 90°, and name this layer Texture_1. Go to File > Place Embedded, select the texture from the first texture link, and click Place. Then, go to Filter > Filter Gallery > Texture > Stained Glass and set the Cell Size to 7, Border Thickness to 3, and Light Intensity to 0. Press Control-J on your keyboard to duplicate the Background layer. In this section, we are going to create the mosaic effect. Then, click on the same menu icon again, choose New Action to create a new action, and name it Mosaic as shown below: 2. Now go to Window > Actions, and in the Actions panel, click on the menu icon in the top right-hand corner, choose New Set to create a new set, and name it Mosaic. If it is not, go to Layer > New > Background from Layer. Your photo should be the Background layer.

For best results, your photo size should be 2000–3500 px wide/high.Your photo should be in RGB Color mode, 8 Bits/Channel.Now, before we get started, just check a couple of things: To open your photo, go to File > Open, choose your photo, and click Open.

#Adobe photoshop photo mosaic how to#

How to Start Creating an Action Step 1įirst, open the photo that you want to work with. To recreate the design above, you will need the following resources:ġ. I will explain everything in so much detail that everyone can create it, even those who have just opened Photoshop for the first time.įor more mosaic photo effects and Photoshop actions, don't forget to check our list of five Photoshop actions and photo filters and effects in this article. Set up foreground color as purple ( #8a00ff) and with Brush Tool selected ( soft round brush with 300px) apply on the right side of mosaic.įinally set up foreground color to blue ( #002cff) and apply Brush Tool on the left side to increase brightness and add some glow.Īnd now this tutorial is complete.In this tutorial, you will learn how to create a Photoshop action to add mosaic photo effects to your photos. We may add some additional colors to our mosaic.Īdd a new layer and change layer mode to Overlay. To remove too much-blurred areas if you have any, use Crop Tool to fix them. Use Edit > Transform > Perspective to transform mosaic to something similar to what I did on the image below. Time to add some perspective to the mosaic.

Apply Image > Adjustments > Hue/Saturation with following settings: On this step, we are going to bring some color to the mosaic layer. Merge all mosaic layers except the background layer.

Change layer mode to Overlay.ĭuplicate current layer with Ctrl+J to increase the effect. On duplicated layer apply Filter > Blur > Gaussian Blur. Duplicate the mosaic layer again with Ctrl+J. Merge all layers except the background layer by selecting them and using Ctrl+E. Select Brush Tool ( soft round brush with about 80 pixels) and apply brush on edges of dark squares with white color. Set Auto Contrast by going to Image > Auto Contrast (on older Photoshop versions it´s inside Image > Adjustments).Ĭreate new layer and change layer mode to Overlay. Apply Filter > Sketch > Photocopy on the mosaic layer (Detail: 24 and Darkness:1). We now have only two layers: background layer and mosaic layer. After merge, change layer mode to Screen again. Merge all layers together except the background layer by selecting them and using Ctrl+E. We need to apply our Action about 6-7 times more until all black spots will disappear on canvas. With our Action created, we are going to create mosaic bricks. If you have more items remove them and if you have any missing delete Action and recreate it. Make sure that your new Action only has the following items: Make layer, Clouds, Set current layer, Mosaic, and Reticulation. Now we need to stop recording our new action. Change layer mode to Screen for this layer.Īpply Filter > Pixelate > Mosaic with following settings:Īpply Filter > Sketch> Reticulation with following settings: Make Actions Panel active with Window > Actions (or Alt+F9) and press Create new Action button on lower window options.Īfter that create a new layer and apply Filter > Render > Clouds.

#Adobe photoshop photo mosaic update#

Fill it with black color ( #000000) and update layer name to Background (click twice on layer name).įor this tutorial, we need to create an action. Create a new document with 1000px width and 600px height.