Undoubtedly Photoshop is the best option to edit your photos, because it has a large number of effects that will allow you to make great creations. In this you can play with all the textures and tools that it offers you.
It also serves for edit your personal photos with the video game effect, that will bring you a lot of fun and you can share it with your friends and the best thing is that doing it is not difficult. For this you just have to follow a few simple steps that will allow you to create these incredible photos.
What is the GTA effect or ‘video game’ effect about??
The Photoshop program is key when editing, It is used to do basic things to the most advanced ones and it is not necessary to be a graphic designer to understand and design in this software. You just have to download it or use it online for free.
Simply, this editor used and recommended by professionals, allows you to edit your personal photos and add what you want the most. Also to modify other things like fixing your teeth, remove any unwanted stains, even change the color of your hair.
It is worth mentioning, that he video game effect or GTA effect, It is named after the famous game ‘Grand theft auto’. Which shows a very striking effect that has been widely used by fans of the same, what has made it more used by the public.
To use the effect with your photos, You only have to know the basic way of editing in this program. The most recommended is it is important that you know how to use the toolbar, that will help you with this procedure.
How to make the filter for GTA or video game using Photoshop
To start you must select the photo you want to edit, then add it to the program by going to 'File', press the photo and press' Open’. If the photo is very large or has parts that you do not like, you can quickly crop it with the crop box.
Now head over to 'Cover', after ‘New’ Name it as you prefer but for now we will put it 'Temp 1'. You must press ‘Control, alt, Capital e’ on the keyboard to take a screenshot, then go to ‘Image’, to configuration, where we will press ‘Shadows-illuminations’, we will configure them to 10% and lighting to 2% .
Create a new layer called 'Temp 2', configure the control we mentioned previously, go to 'Filter', after to focus, presione ‘Ctrl-F’ to repeat the filter. Change it to 'Blending Mode’ bringing it to a soft light, then click on 'Filter', look for the one that says' Other’ and select 'High pass’ setting the radius to 1.px. Now press' Control-click’ in the Temp layer 1 and use ‘Control-E’ to combine the two layers into one. Go to the filter ‘Stylize’ where we will press on diffusion, setting the 'Anisotropic' mode.
Also click edit and transform to rotate 90 degrees AC, then press 'Control-F'. Repeat this same procedure again. At this time set the rotation to 180 degrees, because in focus we will select ‘Soft focus’ you must configure 250% and the radio in 1.5 px.
In this point, you should look for the option ‘Filter’ and reduce noise, where you will set the intensity in 5, the one of the conversation details to 0%, the color noise when 54% and the one that says focus the details you will leave it to 0%. Use the keyboard to take a screenshot where you must choose the filter and the filter gallery; look for the one that says artistic and trim, where they will set the number of levels in 4, the edge on 0 and fidelity in 3.
Set the 'Blending Mode’ in soft light and place the opacity to 56%. Presiona ctrl-click, in Temp 2 to have more layers and press' Control-e’ managing to combine them. At this time the colors you want to add will be kept, it is recommended that you increase the saturation to give more color to the photo.
You can also explain and modify other aspects To improve, When you do it, you will notice that your photo seems taken from the game itself.
How to make the carbon effector with the GTA style
First of all it is necessary download the image to which you intend to apply this effectcto. It is advisable to do it in a large size to facilitate the procedure when making this edition. Then, add it to Photoshop. With the selection tool found on the left panel, begins to trace around the contour of the figure.
Selection completed presione Ctrl + J commands to allow the layer to be duplicated only with the edit you previously made. In other words, another image will be created but this time without a background. If you prefer, you can rename the layer to avoid confusion later.
The next step is convert this layer. For this, press right click and hit convert to smart object option, then we proceed to click on the image chapter, In the available alternatives, press settings and select the option shadows and highlights. A small window with the image presets will immediately appear on the left side of the screen.
Without modifying anything, solo press ok option. After that, the image has cleared up a bit, por lo que es necesario ir a la opción de filtro> galería de filtros. There you are going to press on the added edges, and proceed to change the values of 0 on the edge thickness, on the edge intensity 1 and in posterization 2.
In the alternatives below the layer that you are editing you will notice the change that has been made to the image with the steps you have carried out so far. You are going to double click on the sale that will be displayed lower the opacity to 70%. Later, nuevamente vas a la opción de filtros y seleccionas estilizar> pintura al óleo. You are going to change the values to 2.5 in styling and in cleanliness 5. This will also depend on the image you are editing, therefore you can play with these values as you prefer.
Again we will filter, we select noise and then reduce the noise. There it is only necessary to modify the intensity when 10%. Después seleccionamos un nuevo filtro pero ahora pulsamos la opción de enfocar> máscara de enfoque. You are going to place it at 70% on radio 2.5. Now is the time to apply the last filter, again you click on this section and press the one that says cracking, their values will be placed on the level 4, the simplicity of the edges 1 and the fidelity of the edges 2.
It's time to merge the filters, for this you go to the alternatives under the layer that is being edited, double click and in the new window choose mode and press soft light. By last, it's time to perfect the line, para esto pinchas en estilos y capas> opciones de fusión. Activate the trace, select the position outside the 15 pixels. Choose the color of your preference and that's it. Despite this, if you like, you can also add a background to your image.
Creates a holographic GTA-style effect in Photoshop
To create this effect, it is necessary to previously download the colors you want to use in this procedure through an image. Knowing this, goes to Photoshop and opens a new worksheet. For this it is recommended use the format of 2000 for 1300 pixels. Now on the workbench you press the Ctrl commands + v to paste the image with the colors that we previously explained. Copy the layer by pressing Ctrl + J and work on the first layer.
Then you go to filter and select the liquefy option. To do this, you must use the warp tool to create a marble-like texture. And now it's time to apply the effect, creating circular movements to create whatever we want. Once the desired result is obtained, we proceed to use the grinder tool, that will allow you to continue deforming the texture we are creating.
Once completed, press ok. Now you copy the layer again and deactivate the previous one. Again we proceed to press the filters option and then select the filter gallery. The first one that we are going to apply is located in the brush strokes folder, there you will select the filter of spray strokes. The length of the stroke is placed in 20 and the radio in 25 and the direction of the left diagonal stroke. Press there, to create a new effect layer and in the distortion filters folder select the filter called glass. By last, It is necessary to export it to have it archived on our device. Preferably in JPG format and press save.
