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Hi - anyone got any ideas how to create a really smooth, professional looking pop art image from a photograph? In Photoshop of course....
Takui.... any hope of a tutorial maybe? I'm looking for a technique which will create really smooth tones [basically flat tones] - I don't want any graduations in tone. The colour must really "pop".
S'cuse the pun...
Thanks for any help,
Judi
Guess it all boils down to how much "pop" you are after. In Photoshop all you may need is to go to : image-adjustments-posterize and pick as few (or many) levels and presto...Flat areas of colour. Want to change any area colour, magic wand it and fill it with any colour to your heart's content. From then on you can invert the whole thing and keep on forever doing variations on the theme.
There's also software -PopArtPlus- that does it all for you "Warhol" style ( comes free on the CD with the June issue of Digital Photo Effects magazine UK).Pop away
I will look into it, if I find good source I will post the link here, if not I can make a tutorial for sure.
In any case, it could be good if you can make a link to a sample of what you would like. 
Hey Takui - thanks for your help on this. I've tried in Photoshop but my efforts are rather crude to say the least. I'd like something like this or this.
See this also, original to pop art .
Cheers,
Judi
Ok, thanks for the samples, now I can start searching and trying ways.
Still finding a proper way, with a tablet is very simple, but by means of filters and blending modes, Im still trying to find a way so it looks super smooth and drawing like.
Patience.
Thanks! I have a tablet but it's a basic model and I'm a total novice with illustration type things. If it turns out that I have to go the illustration / drawing / tablet route then so be it - I will have to go on another learning curve!
I really appreciate your help on this.
Cheers,
Judi
Mine is also very basic, the one Im using on this laptop, so I thing it shouldnt be many differences. 
Its a small genius tablet. 
Sorry for the delay, but Im having a very busy time, still, Im doing tests and still trying different ways. Looks smooth now.
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