Fast Caricature - Photoshop Options

[Gabe]

What are we creating, well we will be creating a caricature. This can be done in a few steps. The end result looks so difficult but when you have followed my tutorial you will see its much easier than you would have thought.

This is what we are going to make:

Advice

We start by opening a portret, it helps when there is no background with the image, but when your at a stage you've got the hang of it you could even do it with images that have a busy background.
I found this one of a girl which I took from sxc.hu.

Step 1: Duplicating

You start of with duplicating the image.

Step 2: Lasso

Then with the second image selected you take the lasso tool and make your selection, you dont need to be very precise because you will be adjusting the second image further on in the tut.

Step 3: Warping

When you have selected all around the mouth press crtl + T, then right mouse click and select warp. Now you can start moving the lines around untill you are happy with them. Try not to go over the chin line with the lips.
When thats done double click or click on the move tool and then click apply.

Step 4: Erasing

Now you need to get the eraser tool, I took a softer eraser so the face blends in with each other. You can erase bits that you are not happy with cause you want to make it look "natural". So blending is the word. This is why you needed to duplicate the first layer so layer 1 will fill up the erasing from layer 2.

Step 5: Repeating steps

Now all you need to do is do those steps with each eye and your done.





I hope you liked this tutorial and I would love to to see the caricature you made by following this tutorial.

Created by Gabe (Gabriëlle Design©) for 13dots.com - This tutorial is copyrighted by 13dots.com 2007. You are not allowed replicate or redistribute all or any part of this tutorial without permission. You are allowed to link to it.

Regards Gabrielle

[*D*]

Pretty neato result Gabe, will follow this through later and post my outcome.

[Gabe]

Thanks D, perhaps I shoulda called it Free Botox Treatment lol, that woulda get some celebrities in here

[Dezept1p]

hey..cool! i know another way -> filter - liquify - it`..

[cazzievee]

I've often tried and never succeeded in doing one of these but I think I'll give it another go after seeing this tut. Cheers Gabe

[Gabe]

I've often tried and never succeeded in doing one of these but I think I'll give it another go after seeing this tut. Cheers Gabe

Hope it works for you and would love 2 c the before and after

[Hoc]

xD that looks funny ^^

[chmichael]

lol! nice one!

[Cerenza]

You just tought me something new! thanks Gabe!

[-Casper]

Wow..
Wouldn't be my idea to change such beautiful girl into something like that. But it's amazing