

Then, select the new layer and click on “Filter” > “Filter gallery” > “Sketch” > “Bas relief” and adjust the settings with 13 for details and 1 for smoothness. Once again, duplicate the background layer (by right-clicking on the layer and selecting “Duplicate layer” or pressing CMD/Ctrl + “J”) and place it on top. Now, change the blending mode of the layer to “Overlay” and reduce the opacity to 30%. Select the above layer and click on “Filter” > “Stylize” > “Trace contour.” Adjust the settings by setting the level at 30 and selecting “Lower edge.” Now, click on “Image” > “Adjustments” > “Black & White” and click “OK”. You can accomplish this by right-clicking on the layer and selecting “Duplicate layer” or by pressing CMD/Ctrl + “J”. Select the background image layer and duplicate it. Keep the settings the same as shown in the image below. Now, click on “Filter” > “Filter Gallery” > “Artistic” > “Film Grain”. You should make additional adjustments according to your image and what suits it best. Select the image layer and click on “Filter” > “Oil Painting” and adjust the options to stylization 1.34, cleanliness 0.5, scale 0.8, bristle detail 10, direction 300, and shin 0.25. Now we will start with the effects, so duplicate the image layer by right-clicking on the image layer and selecting “Duplicate layer” (or you can press CMD/Ctrl + “J”). Open your image and paste it into the file.Īs you can see, our image size is smaller than our canvas, so we will fill the empty space with the similar base color using the Paint Bucket Tool. You can adjust the size as you want and according to your photos. Open Photoshop and create a new file with a 1000px width and a 1024px height.

(Download the finished, layered PSD file.)įirst, let’s have a look at our final result: We will use some interesting tools and filters to achieve the desired result.
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Today, I will show you how to give your photos a comic strip style using Photoshop. Decades have passed since the peak of comic book popularity, but don’t let that discourage you those who relished comic books long ago at a young age are now potential customers with far more disposable income. Everyone likes to consider themselves the hero of their own story, which makes dramatizing ordinary imagery with stylized comic book effects a worthy option for a wide variety of projects.ĭesigners and artists have used the style quite heavily in advertising, and for good reason. Storytelling resonates with customers of all kinds, and contextualizing their needs or your (client’s) products and services into such a narrative is a proven, effective strategy. The most effective designs are those that tell a story.
