9. Once you crop it, here is what you should have.
10. Next create a new layer called ‘fill blocks’ on top of everything.
11. Take out your magic wand tool (W). Use these settings.
12. With your pattern layer active use your magic wand tool to select boxes you would like to be given the ‘mosaic’ effect. Make sure you hold down your shift key so you can select multiple box selections one after another. To subtract a selection, right click that selection and choose ’subtract from selection’.
13. Now with the selections still active, select the ‘fill blocks’ layer and fill it with white. This is what you should have.
14. Next you can lower the ‘fill blocks’ layer opacity to around 50% or so. Give it a value that you see fit.
Thats it!
Check out the final product: picture-mosaic-15.jpg
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21 responses so far ↓
1 Nyet // Jun 19, 2007 at 11:05 am
poorly explained. more visuals.
2 Jeff // Jun 19, 2007 at 3:29 pm
Nyet, I plan on installing tutorial help forums in the near future. But for now if you don’t understand something feel free to send me an email. Thanks.
3 Martin // Jul 14, 2007 at 4:35 pm
I think that it is a great tutorial. For me everything is very clear. Great Job!
4 Robert // Jul 14, 2007 at 4:38 pm
Very well done, I was able to complete it using the GIMP!
5 Mr. Aart // Jul 14, 2007 at 7:02 pm
Step 10 is wrong: you should duplicate the layer ‘blocks’, otherwise you can’t select those squares with the Wand tool. (It’s an empty layer otherwise).
Otherwise, great tutorial! Thank you!
6 ryan // Jul 14, 2007 at 7:16 pm
Yeah dude… whats up with just a straight flame… if you don’t get something take it easy… first ask before you complain…
nice one jeff i think its cool that you post neat tutorials that teach people how to use photoshop…
keep it up holmes…. peace…
7 Dan // Jul 15, 2007 at 4:45 am
Yea…whats with the bad comments, the tut is very good, and has good amount of visuals, me and my basic skills of Ps still managed for me to make a good family-holiday-picture-mosaic-thingy
Thankyou for posting Jeff!
8 admin // Jul 15, 2007 at 7:06 am
It was quite difficult for me to understand.
it should have been more simplified.
9 ojox // Jul 15, 2007 at 8:43 am
The only wrong thing about step 10 is you Mr Know-it-all Aart. This tutorial works perfectly.
A big thanks to the author.
10 mbracksieck // Jul 15, 2007 at 1:12 pm
I was able to complete the whole tutorial as described. Thanks.
11 Boss // Jul 16, 2007 at 3:51 pm
Thanks for the tut. I really like it.
The complainers want a magic button to press to do it for them. If it’s more than 3 steps it’s too hard.
Keep up the good work.
12 Crystal // Jul 29, 2007 at 11:19 pm
This is great! Thanks for sharing.
13 Emily // Aug 15, 2007 at 9:53 pm
this tutorial took me over and hour to understand but it turned out great.
thanks.
14 jason // Aug 21, 2007 at 11:34 pm
when i apply my pattern i get really small boxes over my photo. what setting would i change to make larger boxes relative to the photo im working on. thanks jason.
15 tony of PHILIPPINES // Sep 20, 2007 at 2:37 pm
nice tutorial…keep it up bro…more power!!!
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17 Katka // Nov 17, 2007 at 6:19 pm
Hello, I am the photoshop beginner and I need help. I would like to prepare such mosaic as a present for my boyfrient printed as A4 format, what should be the size of the mosaic andhow many pixels it should have (sorry, I have no idea) and how can I do such gradient as you have at point 4 (layer 4 and layer 2). I have no idea how to do that. I am able to do gradient as at layer 3. Thanx for help
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thank you
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