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LOW-POLY GRAPHICS in PHOTOSHOP

LOW-POLY GRAPHICS in PHOTOSHOP. WHAT ARE LOW POLY GRAPHICS?. The use of low poly art comes from the early days of 3D animation. Using a low polygonal resolution helped to reduce render times, which greatly sped up the development process of video games and animated movies.

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LOW-POLY GRAPHICS in PHOTOSHOP

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  1. LOW-POLY GRAPHICS in PHOTOSHOP

  2. WHAT ARE LOW POLY GRAPHICS? • The use of low poly art comes from the early days of 3D animation. Using a low polygonal resolution helped to reduce render times, which greatly sped up the development process of video games and animated movies. • Video games, 3D artists, and even illustrators are using simple polygons in their compositions to communicate texture and depth. • The “low poly look” has become something of a design trend with graphic artists.

  3. STEP 1: CHOOSE A PHOTO (does not have to be a portrait) • Find a photo with good contrast, sharpness, etc. or adjust it first in Photoshop. Make sure your image is at least 8x10” or 10x8”. Use google image search tools and ask for “large” size images. • Check your resolution in photoshop and make sure it’s at least 150ppi. • Examples of other types of photos you can use are landscapes, animals, mystical creatures, historic figures, food, abstract compositions… Pretty much anything appropriate!

  4. STEP 2: TURN ON GRID SO YOU CAN USE GRID LINES TO DRAW POLYGONS TO FILL YOUR ENTIRE IMAGE • To turn on the grid go to View>Show>Grid> • Make sure View>Snap to>Grid is selected too so your polygons are close to each other without gaps • Adjust your grid settings in Preferences>Guides Grids & Slices. Play with the number depending on how big you want your polygons to be. You can start with “gridline every 1 inch.”

  5. STEP 3: BEGIN COLORING IN POLYGONS • Select the Polygonal Lasso Tool (L) or the regular freehand lasso tool. Make sure the Anti-Alias option is unchecked in the top toolbar because it will help keep your edges solid. Then create a polygonal shape. If you want a shape with rounded edges, you can use the regular lasso tool. • Now go to Filter > Blur > Blur Average. This will help the triangle to be filled with a solid color in the color range of the area you selected. To save time creating more triangles and shapes, you can hit Command-F after you create the first shape with the Polygonal or regular Lasso Tool (L). This will automatically apply the last filter to the selection. Make sure to deselect after each polygon (Command D). • Although it’s a simple process, you’ll have to make many shapes to complete your portrait, so this effect will take quite a bit of time to finish.

  6. STEP 3: BEGIN COLORING IN POLYGONS • For details like eyes, lips, ears, jewelry and other less flat and broad areas of your photo, you will have to draw smaller shapes and more of them in those areas to capture those details. • For example, look closely at the polygons in the eyelid areas of the Frida Kahlo portrait to the left.

  7. YOUR FINISHED PRODUCT SHOULD LOOK LIKE THIS:

  8. GOOD TUTORIAL TO FOLLOW: • https://blog.123rf.com/low-poly-effect-create-a-geometric-portrait-in-photoshop/ • At the bottom of the tutorial, there are other tips for enhancing your poly graphic by intensifying colors, playingwith blending options, etc.

  9. EXAMPLES: • LANDSCAPE

  10. EXAMPLES: • LANDSCAPE

  11. EXAMPLES: • PORTRAIT

  12. EXAMPLES: • PORTRAITS

  13. EXAMPLES: • ANIMALS

  14. EXAMPLES: • ANIMALS

  15. EXAMPLES: • ANIMALS ON COLORFUL BACKGROUNDS

  16. EXAMPLES: • FANTASY/MYSTICAL

  17. EXAMPLES: • FOOD

  18. EXAMPLES: • SUPERHEROES

  19. EXAMPLES: • HISTORICAL FIGURES

  20. EXAMPLES: • BIRDS

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