Scan your photo or insert your video card into your computer to upload your photos. Click on the photo of your choice on your video card or CD and copy the photo onto your desktop or designated folder. Right-click on the photo and select "Copy" under the drop down menu. Click on your desktop or in your designated folder and right-click. Choose "Paste" from the drop-down menu.
Open your graphics design software. A pop-up will appear. Change your workspace measurement to inches from the drop-down menu and type in your page size. Change your dpi (dots per inch) too three hundred. The higher the dpi, the crisper the image. The closer the dots (pixels) are to each other the crisper and clearer an image will print out. The dpi does not need to be more than three hundred. This is a sufficent dpi. Choose your color range as RGB or CMYK. RGB stands for red, green and blue. This makes up a wide variety of colors when mixed togehter. CMYK stands for cyan, magenta, yellow and the key color black. The colors for CMYK are a range of pre-mixed colors that when chosen can make a variety of colors. Click "OK."
Turn on your "Layers" window, "Tools" window and "Options" bar. Click on the "Window" tab and select "Layers." Select "Tools." Select "Options." The "Layers" widow is where each action to image will be placed. A layer is one image on top of another. Your "Tools" window is where all the tools to complete your project can be found. The "Options" bar will be located at the top of your screen and will conatin the shortcuts for your selected tool.
Import your scanned or uploaded image. Click the "File" tab and select "Open." A pop-up will appear. Select your image. Click "OK." A new window with your image will appear.
Copy your image background layer. Click the "Layer" tab and select "Duplicate Layer." This will create a background layer copy. Rename your layer by double-clicking on the name. Type in your new layer name. Your newly created layer is editable and can be moved around. Your original background layer could not be moved.
Select your "Wand Selection" tool from your "Tools" window. This can be identified by the wand image.
Click your image portion to manipulate (i.e. hair). This will create a flashing outline. There will be a different flashing outline for each color difference (highlights) within your selected image portion.
Choose the color to fill your selected image portion. Click on the color boxes at the bottom of your "Tools" window. A pop-up will appear. Select your color.
Click on the "Fill" tool in the "Tools" window. This can be identified by the image of a bucket. Click inside the wand selected portion of the image. This will fill your selected portion with the new color.
Use the wand selection tool for each highlight within the picture. Repeat the steps above for each image portion to change your image into a Warhol-style photo.
Save your file once you are done.