Graduated Retro Art

6 December 2007 ~ 1256 Views

Here’s a really simple way of creating a retro feel to your images.
1: Take an image of someone and apply Image > Adjustments > Threshold.
Find your desired effect and click ok.
2: Next, select Filter > Stylize > Diffuse and click the anisotropic button.
3. Finally add Filter > Sharpen > Unsharp Mask, to help make the image sharper.

4: Now create a new layer over your original and add a gradient, switching the blend mode to hard light. Or simply play with your gradients until you reached your desired effect.
5: That’s it!

credit: Vaoni Stock

About Jo

I'm the owner of Jo's Web, a professionally qualified graphic designer who has been involved in the industry for over 20 years. I have worked as an art editor for London publishing houses, B.B.C , Haymarket and now run Spiral Pixel Design.

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4 Comments »

5 January 2008

photoshop tutorials said:

that’s a very nice and useful effect tutorial..
thanks!

6 October 2008

Amanda said:

Very easy and cool effect. But how did you get her face to remain white and the gradient to be behind her? When I tried this it made everything gradient and I couldn’t fgure out how to get a white face….even with various attempts at layering.