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This tutorial demonstrates how to create a Roy Lichtenstein (Pop Art), style print. To work along, you can download the image I am working with Here. Unzip the file and open it onto Photoshop’s workspace.
The filter settings outlined in this tutorial are consummate with my (Sacha) photograph - when using your own image, experiment with the sliders, and discover the best settings for you.
Undo and Navigation Steps
Two ways of undoing steps are from the top menu, Edit then Step Backwards. Alternatively, click a previous snapshot in the History Palette.
Navigate (zoom in and pan) your image using the Navigator Palette,
or the Zoom Tool. 
Activate The Hand Tool by tapping the Spacebar, keeping the Spacebar pressed, pan your image in the usual way. 
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Open your choice of image onto Photoshop’s workspace.
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Choose your image with care; bearing in mind, this type of effect works best with colourful, uncluttered portraits.
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Duplicate your image by (left-clicking), then dragging its layer over the following Create a new layer icon.
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Working on the Background copy layer, from the top menu, choose Filter then choose Artistic then choose Cutout. In the subsequent dialogue box, drag the left-side image and manoeuvre it so you can see the face of your subject. By adjusting the right-side sliders, you are looking to create a simplified (stylised) image; therefore, manoeuvre each slider, and find a good balance between stylised and clarity - retaining as much facial, and hair detail, as possible. For my image, I chose the following Cutout settings, however, spend a little time experimenting with the sliders.
When you are happy with your image’s appearance, click OK.
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Now, duplicate the Cutout layer by dragging it over the Create a new layer icon, as you did in Chapter 2.
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Then press your keyboard’s D key, to set the default Black and White Foreground and Background colours. 
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Working on the duplicated Cutout layer (Background copy 2), from the top menu, choose Filter then choose Sketch then choose Halftone Pattern. In the subsequent dialogue box, (again), manoeuvre the left-side image so you can see the subject’s face, and in the right-side settings dialogue, set the Pattern Type to Dot. Experiment with Size and Contrast until you are happy with the result, then click OK. I chose the following
settings - however, this is a personal choice, and depends on the look you are seeking, for larger dots, increase the Size setting.
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To bring back your image’s colour, change the Background copy 2 (top layer), layer’s Blend Mode from Normal to Overlay. Blending Modes Tutorial.
Changing the Mode to Overlay ensures the top layer blends with the coloured pixels of the underlying layer.
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If your final image appears overly abstract, duplicate the original untouched
(Background) layer, then left-click and drag the duplicated layer to the top of the layers stack. Now, reduce the layer’s Opacity, until you see a look you like. Again, this is a personal choice.
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When you are happy with your work, from the top menu, choose Layer then choose Flatten Image then save your work.
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