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In Lesson 1, you learned how to convert photographs into black and white bit map images - therefore your image and Layers palette will resemble the following.
 
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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To create a new layer above the top layer, ensure the top layer is active, then click on the Create New Layer icon.
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Now, set the new layer’s blend mode to Multiply.
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Change the Foreground colour to bright red, or a colour you prefer. Lesson.
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Then activate the Brush Tool.  Brush Tutorial.
And with a hard brush, apply your colour, to the white background.
When this is complete your image will resemble the following.
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First, click to remove the eye icon of the second layer, this hides the layer’s visibility.
Hiding the layer’s visibility reveals the Background layer, and as a consequence, you have a clearer view of the model’s lips.
Zoom in, and with a small brush, paint the model’s lips red - adjusting the brush size as you work.
Tip
If you paint over the model’s teeth. 
Activate the Eraser Tool.  Eraser Tool Tutorial
And with a hard brush, remove the red. 
After you have painted the lips, you are ready for the next step.
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Click back the visibility back to the middle layer.
Then return your image to its normal size. 
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It is time to paint the skin tone, therefore, click the Foreground swatch, and in the subsequent Colour Picker dialogue box, set the Foreground to a flesh colour - Screen Capture.
You are looking to change the Hue, Saturation and Brightness to the following.
This sets the following flesh colour. 
Being careful not to paint inside the eyeballs, paint the model’s skin tones.
Tip
If you paint inside the eyes - paint back the white using a white paint brush.
After you have applied the flesh colour, your image will resemble the following.
Note
Pop-art was originally created with screen printing, and the print was often out of register. Leaving small areas of white in the image can add to the authenticity of this pop-art look.
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It is time to pick a colour for the dress - therefore, set the Foreground colour to a vivid green.  Or your own choice.
The definition between the model’s dress and skin is poor - therefore, click to hide the visibility of the middle layer.
And your image will change to the following. This makes it easier to colourise the dress detail.
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Now, with your green Brush, carefully trace around the dress, then fill it with green.
 
When you have completed this step, click back the visibility of the second layer, and your image will resemble the following.
 
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Carefully check your work for obvious colour mistakes - and correct them by painting with the Brush Tool.
Tip
A quick way of setting the Foreground colour is - whilst the Brush Tool is active
- Alt-click an area you wish to collect paint from - for example the forehead.
Alt-clicking displays the Eyedropper and sets the Foreground to the area you clicked over.
Your completed work will resemble the following.
If you wish to change the colours, do not flatten the layers - keep them intact and link to my Pop-art Lesson 3, to learn how to change the colours with Adjustment Layers.
Tip
You may wish to save a layered copy to adjust the colours at a later date, if so, save your work as a PSD file.
If your image is complete, and you want to flatten its layer, then left-click the following black triangle in the Layers palette. 
And choose Flatten Image from the drop-down menu.
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