Henry Has
Portraits are personal. They focus on the face of the subject. They strive to capture their personality, individuality, or current mood. A portrait can be stunning in its accuracy, or fantastical, depending on how the subject wishes to be portrayed.
Photographers go to great lengths to select the right location and set up prop objects for the portrait scene. Every person is unique, and there will always be details that distinguish one portrait from another. Endless possibilities are employed using distances, lighting variations, camera angles, and posing techniques.
Enhance your portraits with post-photography techniques using Photoshop, Illustrator or both. Treatments using brushes, textures, layer blends, adjustment layers, gradients can be applied in just the right balance. No one wants a portrait loaded with effects or excessive enhancement. The challenge is to determine what treatment would fit your portrait subject best.
The following tutorials demonstrate various treatments in which to render portraiture. Whether it be a vector portrait, enhanced photos, composites, or even self-portraits, these treatments will spark fresh ideas for your next project:
How to Apply a Plastic Mask Effect to a Portrait, by Stefka Pavlova
Creating a Vector Portrait with Curly Hair in Adobe Illustrator, by Sharon Milne
Super Easy Typographic Portrait in Photoshop, by Abduzeedo
Create a Sparkly Female Portrait in Illustrator, by Daryl Feril
How To Create a Beautiful Vector Portrait in Illustrator, by Chris Spooner
Money Style Illustration in Photoshop, by Abduzeedo
A Classical Portrait Painting Tutorial, by BMC PhotoArt
Turn a Portrait Photo Into a Painting, by Martin Perhiniak
Perfect Vector Portraiture, by Simeon Elson
How to Create a Glamorous Portrait Using Adobe Illustrator, by Sharon Milne
Texture Effects for Vector Portraits, by Charles Williams
Eroded Fashion Portraits, by Pete Harrison
How to Make a Photo Look Like an Oil Painting in Photoshop, by Simon Stratford
How to Create a Line Art Based Symmetrical Portrait in Adobe Illustrator, by Sharon Milne
Design Amazing Mosaic Effects, by Mark Mayers
Transform Normal Portrait Image into Artistic Painting, by James Qu
Create a Pencil Photo Sketch in Photoshop, by psddude
Advanced Compositing Techniques in Photoshop, by Becha
Produce a Portrait Inspired by Billy and Hells, by Ben Secret
Creating an Abstract Watercolor Wallpaper, by 10steps
Freestyle Human Portrait Manipulation in Photoshop
How to Create a Self-Portrait in a Geometric Style, by Beto Garza
Design Vintage Artwork with Old Newspaper and Watercolor Brush in Photoshop
Create a Pop Art Style Poster with Urban City Background in Photoshop
Create a Dragan Style Portrait Effect in 5 Steps, by Nathan Brown
How to Use Brushes to Enhance Your Portraits in Adobe Photoshop CS5
One Moment – Manipulation Tutorial, by Andrei Oprinca
New Tricks for Vector Portraits, by Daniel Caballero
Create a Dark and Surreal Poster Using Your Own Portrait, by Constantin Potorac
How to Turn Humdrum Photos Into Cinematic Portraits, by James Davies
Tracing a Vector Face From a Reference Photo, by Jesse Hora
Self-Portrait in Adobe Illustrator CS6, by St. George’s Web Design
