Adjusting Colour – Andy Warhol Style
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Pop Art
Pop Art began in the 1950s, but became very popular in the 1960s. It started in
the United Kingdom, but became a true art movement in New York City with
artists like Andy Warhol and Jasper Johns.
Pop Art uses images and icons that are popular in the modern world. This
includes famous celebrities like movie stars and rock stars, commercial items
like soup cans and soft drinks, comic books, and any other items that are
popular in the commercial world. There are a number of ways that artists use
these items to create art such as repeating the item over and over again,
changing the colour or texture of the item, and putting different items together
to make a picture.
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Lesson Objectives
• To understand how to adjust colour in Photoshop
• To understand how to use layers to make an image
• All students will duplicate the image once and edit
• Most students will duplicate the image 4 times to make a montage
• Some students will independently attempt a Banksy style image.
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Colour and layers– How confident are you?
We are going to take a photo and cut it out of the background. We will then edit it so
that the background is a different colour to that of the photograph, to create a pop art
image.
Could you do this?
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tool/skill
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tool/skill is and
can give it a go
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tool/skill but
need help
from my
teacher/
friend to get
it right.
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I know this
tool/skill but
still make a
few mistakes
that I can fix
by myself
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confident
using this
tool/skill and
have few
problems
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tool/skill very
well and could
explain it to
others
Complete your Levels Diary: 1.1, 1.2, 2.2, 2.4, 4.4
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Task 1: Find an image of a person on Google
• Rules
• The image must be of a persons head (and shoulders)
• The image must have a plain coloured background.
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Task 2: Removing any background.
• Open a new A4 file in Photoshop. Ensure that you create a transparent
background.
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Insert a new layer. Add your image to the new layer
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Removing the background.
• You need to select the background using the magic wand tool
• You may need to use the tolerance setting at the top to alter
how much the magic wand pics up.
• The smaller the number the more precise it will be.
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You should now have your image on a transparent
background
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Task 3: Making it black and white
• Turn the image black and
white:
image>adjustments>black &
white.
• A pop up box will appear,
click OK.
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Task 4: Adding a coloured background
• Create a new layer
• Use the rectangle marquee tool to create a square around your image.
• Fill it using the paint bucket tool.
You will need to drag
your layer to the
bottom to ensure it
goes behind your
image
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Task 5: Making the image look cartoon-ey
• Filter>Convert to smart filters – this
ensures that the filter can be edited
afterwards
• Go to FILTERS>ARTISTIC>CUTOUT.
• A pop up will appear if you want to alter
any settings.
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Task 6: Adding a coloured filter
1. Create a new layer. It must go between the
background and the black and white image
2. While still selecting your new layer HOLD DOWN
CTRL and click on the black and white image in
the layers panel. You will notice dancing ants
surround your image.
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4. Fill the dancing ants using the
paint bucket tool. Make sure you
use a bright colour!
When you fill it you’ll notice it
wont change on screen – but it will
change in your layers panel
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5. To get the black and white image to blend into the new colour click on the
layer in the layers panel.
6. At the top where it says “Normal”, change this to say “Linear Light”
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Ta-DA!
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Your challenge:
• Edit your image a further 3 times to create a collage like the one below.
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Colour and layers– How do you feel now?
Cutouts,
Colour fill
Using filters
Manipulating and editing layers
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I have never
used this
tool/skill
before
1
I know what this
tool/skill is and
can give it a go
2
I know this
tool/skill but
need help
from my
teacher/
friend to get
it right.
3
I know this
tool/skill but
still make a
few mistakes
that I can fix
by myself
4
I feel
confident
using this
tool/skill and
have few
problems
5
I know this
tool/skill very
well and could
explain it to
others
Complete your Levels Diary: 1.1, 1.2, 2.2, 2.4, 4.4
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Extension
• Create a banksy style portrait of a celebrity
• Follow the tutorial in Common K>ICT>Photoshop called Banksy
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