STEPS IN CREATING ANDRZEJ DRAGAN EFFECT IN ADOBE PHOTOSHOP

THE STEPS

1. File >> New >> A4 Landscape (Resolution : 150)
2. File >> Open …. Drag n drop to our A4 workspace.
3. Apply Shadows and Highligts :

Image >> Adjustment >> Shadows/Highlights.

4. Bring out the face or skin details : Unsharp Mask.
5. “Create new fill or adjustment-layer” by clicking the icon. Choose : Color Balance.
6. Balance the image’s colors by decreasing the value of dominating color. We want an image that is not too saturated (almost plain).
7. CREATE A NEW LAYER, change its Blending Options to : OVERLAY.
8. Now, paint the image :

·         Brush Tool

·         Prepare your color-palette : Black and White

·         Light areas à White

·         Dark areas à Black

·         To switch colors : “X”

·         Brush the main structure of the face, nose area, eye-lids, lips, hair, and cheek-bone.

8. Increase the contrast between the bright areas and the dark areas, by:

·         “Create new fill or adjustment-layer” by clicking the icon. Choose : Curves.

·         Add 3 (three) points : Top (set the highlights), middle (set the whole image), and bottom (set the shadows).

·         Drag the top point upwards

·         Drag the bottom point downwards.

·         Drag the middle point upwards.

9. Finally, to once again reduce colours in the image :

·         “Create new fill or adjustment-layer” by clicking the icon.

·         Choose : Hue/Saturation.

·         Decrease the Saturation.

 

If your image doesn’t have dark background:

10. Create a new layer.
11. Brush Tool, Mode : Color Burn, Opacity : 20%.
12. Brush over the background few times.