Adobe Photoshop Tutorials - Rotoscoped Effect on Photos Tutorial

I will you on this tutorial on how to convert your photo into a Rotoscoped Painting. Let's start! First we need to have a image. I have a photo of South Korean Actress, Kim Tae Hee.>>>>> *credits: Photos are from their respective owners. SO DON'T SUE ME. <<<<< -denztriker

Let’s open it on Photoshop.

Then select the background using magic wand tool and after selecting the whole background, hit CTRL+SHIFT+I, to select Inverse.

Then right click on the mask area, click on Layer via Copy.

Here is the copied layer.

Go to Filter>>> Artistic>>> Poster Edges. Set the Edge Thickness: 2, Edge Intensity: 0, Posterization: 3.

Then let’s add some effects, go to layer effects, and choose Stroke.

 

Then set the size to 3px, Position: Inside, Blend Mode: Normal, Opacity:100%, Fill type: Color, Color: black.

Then add a Drop shadow, set the following: Blend mode: Multiply, Angle: 138 degrees, Distance: 42, Spread: 3, Size: 73 then press OK.

After that go to Image>>> Adjustments>>> Levels. Set the input levels: 0 , 1.40, 255.

  

 Go back to layer1, the original photo, then select again the background using the magic wand tool.

Then Right click on it, choose Layer via copy. Go to Filter>>> Artistic>>> Fresco. Set the following: Brush size: 4, Brush detail: 3, Texture: 2. Click on OK.

Create a new layer. Create a rectangular mask like this one below using rectangular marquee tool, in this step, we are going to create a border. Then press CTRL+SHIFT+I to select inverse.

 

Then press SHIFT+F5 to open fill mode Use the color black. Click OK.

And here is the result of this tutorial.

Hope you like it!