Warholisation - How I Did It in Photoshop Elements

1. Open a portrait, ideally a head or head and shoulders shot.


2. Layer > Duplicate Layer


3. Filter > Stylize > Solarize


4. Filter > Adjustments > Invert


5. Layer > New Adjustment Layer > Brightness and Contrast


6. Play around with the brightness and contrast settings until you are happy.


7. Layer > New Adjustment Layer > Hue and Saturation


8. Play around, especially with different hues, until you are pleased with the resulting colours


9. Using magnetic lasso tool, draw around the shoulders, neck, hair, head etc.


10. Right click on the image and choose 'Select Inverse'


11. Right click on image, click Feather


12. Layer > New Fill Layer > Solid Colour


13. Pick your Colour. Press OK.


14. Crop the image if necessary


15. Layer > Flatten Image


16. Save your image