{"id":20440,"date":"2015-02-04T17:43:51","date_gmt":"2015-02-04T17:43:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/picsart.com\/blog\/post\/paolomore-shows-how-to-turn-photo-into-mosaic"},"modified":"2020-08-20T00:53:30","modified_gmt":"2020-08-20T07:53:30","slug":"paolomore-shows-how-to-turn-photo-into-mosaic","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/picsart.com\/blog\/paolomore-shows-how-to-turn-photo-into-mosaic\/","title":{"rendered":"PicsArtist @paolomore Shows You How to Turn a Photo Into a Mosaic"},"content":{"rendered":"<p dir=\"ltr\">Paolomore <span>(<\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/paolomore.picsart.com\/#77300127\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"follow noopener noreferrer\">@paolomore<\/a><span>)<\/span>&nbsp;is a user with an exceptional talent for finding awesome editing tricks that can be done with the PicsArt app. Today we&rsquo;re sharing his <a href=\"https:\/\/picsart.com\/blog\/post\/how-to-twist-portraits-distort-effects\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"follow noopener noreferrer\">step-by-step tutorial <\/a>on how to turn any photo into a mosaic.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><span>This is one of those tricks that only Paolomore could have come up with, but once you learn it, it&rsquo;s actually easy to pull off. Make any image look like it was made out of thousands of small tiles, and instantly become a mosaic master like the greats of ancient Greece. Just watch the video or follow the steps below.<\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><span><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn30.picsart.com\/160751383003201.jpeg?r1024x1024\" alt=\"photo editing tutorials\" width=\"100%\" \/><\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><span><iframe src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/sA451Y4U40g\" frameborder=\"0\" width=\"606\" height=\"499\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span id=\"Step_1_Border\">Step 1: Border <\/span><\/h2>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><span>Select the Border icon from the toolbar, and create a simple white outer border.<\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn28.picsart.com\/160739064001201.jpeg?r1024x1024\" alt=\"photo editing tutorials\" width=\"100%\" \/><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn39.picsart.com\/160739052000201.jpeg?r1024x1024\" alt=\"photo editing tutorials\" width=\"100%\" \/><\/p>\n<h2><span id=\"Step_2_Border_Mask\">Step 2: Border Mask<\/span><\/h2>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><span>Select Masks from the toolbar, and in the Border category, select Border 41 and confirm it. Repeat and select Border 41 again, and rotate it 90 degrees to create a grid.<\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn25.picsart.com\/160739038002201.jpeg?r1024x1024\" alt=\"photo editing tutorials\" width=\"100%\" \/><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn37.picsart.com\/160739027000201.jpeg?r1024x1024\" alt=\"photo editing tutorials\" width=\"100%\" \/><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn28.picsart.com\/160739005002201.jpeg?r1024x1024\" alt=\"photo editing tutorials\" width=\"100%\" \/><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn36.picsart.com\/160738975000201.jpeg?r1024x1024\" alt=\"photo editing tutorials\" width=\"100%\" \/><\/p>\n<h2><span id=\"Step_3_Crop\">Step 3: Crop<\/span><\/h2>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><span>Crop along the edges of the white border you created to remove it.<\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn24.picsart.com\/160738962001201.jpeg?r1024x1024\" alt=\"photo editing tutorials\" width=\"100%\" \/><\/p>\n<h2><span id=\"Step_4_Motion_Tool\">Step 4: Motion Tool<\/span><\/h2>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Select the <a href=\"https:\/\/picsart.com\/blog\/post\/how-to-use-motion-tool-tutorial\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"follow noopener noreferrer\">Motion Tool<\/a>&nbsp;and create a series of about 20 small loops across the face. Select the &ldquo;Free mode&rdquo; and drag your finger around in circles to create many angular shards of mosaic.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn29.picsart.com\/160738943000201.jpeg?r1024x1024\" alt=\"photo editing tutorials\" width=\"100%\" \/><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn37.picsart.com\/160738925000201.jpeg?r1024x1024\" alt=\"photo editing tutorials\" width=\"100%\" \/><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn20.picsart.com\/160738915000201.jpeg?r1024x1024\" alt=\"photo editing tutorials\" width=\"100%\" \/><\/p>\n<h2><span id=\"Step_5_Draw_Tool\">Step 5: Draw Tool<\/span><\/h2>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><span>Confirm and open the Draw Tool. Duplicate the layer with your image, then add a photo layer of your original photo between the two duplicate layers. Hide the top mosaic layer.<\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn39.picsart.com\/160738895002201.jpeg?r1024x1024\" alt=\"photo editing tutorials\" width=\"100%\" \/><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn24.picsart.com\/160738884000201.jpeg?r1024x1024\" alt=\"photo editing tutorials\" width=\"100%\" \/><\/p>\n<h2><span id=\"Step_6_Erase\">Step 6: Erase<\/span><\/h2>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><span>Erase your parts of your original portrait to reveal the mosaic behind, leaving the main features like eyes, nose, and hair intact. Then merge your portrait and the lower mosaic into a single layer.<\/span>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn25.picsart.com\/160738848000201.jpeg?r1024x1024\" alt=\"photo editing tutorials\" width=\"100%\" \/><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn29.picsart.com\/160738828000201.jpeg?r1024x1024\" alt=\"photo editing tutorials\" width=\"100%\" \/><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn34.picsart.com\/160738788001201.jpeg?r1024x1024\" alt=\"photo editing tutorials\" width=\"100%\" \/><\/p>\n<h2><span id=\"Step_7_Duplicate_Rotate\">Step 7: Duplicate &amp; Rotate<\/span><\/h2>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><span>Duplicate your hidden mosaic layer on top, and move it to the bottom. Select Transform and rotate the bottom layer 45 degrees.<\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn35.picsart.com\/160738772000201.jpeg?r1024x1024\" alt=\"photo editing tutorials\" width=\"100%\" \/><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn37.picsart.com\/160738704001201.jpeg?r1024x1024\" alt=\"photo editing tutorials\" width=\"100%\" \/><\/p>\n<h2><span id=\"Step_8_Erase\">Step 8: Erase<\/span><\/h2>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><span>In your merged middle layer, select the Eraser but this time erase the eyes and nose, revealing the rotated mosaic behind it, then merge the two layers.<\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn33.picsart.com\/160738645000201.jpeg?r1024x1024\" alt=\"photo editing tutorials\" width=\"100%\" \/><\/p>\n<h2><span id=\"Step_9_Hair\">Step 9: Hair<\/span><\/h2>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><span>Repeat the process of duplicating the hidden top mosaic layer, moving it to the bottom, and then erasing pieces of the middle layer, but this time, erase pieces that make up the hair. When done with the hair, do the background.<\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn21.picsart.com\/160738626000201.jpeg?r1024x1024\" alt=\"photo editing tutorials\" width=\"100%\" \/><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn36.picsart.com\/160738562000201.jpeg?r1024x1024\" alt=\"photo editing tutorials\" width=\"100%\" \/><\/p>\n<h2><span id=\"Step_10_New_Layer\">Step 10: New Layer<\/span><\/h2>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><span>Delete your top layer, merge the bottom layers, then add a new photo layer on top, with the original untouched portrait. Reduce the opacity to around 40 percent and set the top layer to Overlay.<\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn29.picsart.com\/160738535002201.jpeg?r1024x1024\" alt=\"photo editing tutorials\" width=\"100%\" \/><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn27.picsart.com\/160738524000201.jpeg?r1024x1024\" alt=\"photo editing tutorials\" width=\"100%\" \/><\/p>\n<h2><span id=\"Step_11_Effects\">Step 11: Effects<\/span><\/h2>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><span>Add effects like HDR, Neon or Halftone Dots to accentuate the final look.<\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn25.picsart.com\/160738488001201.jpeg?r1024x1024\" alt=\"photo editing tutorials\" width=\"100%\" \/><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn36.picsart.com\/160738462002201.jpeg?r1024x1024\" alt=\"photo editing tutorials\" width=\"100%\" \/><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn29.picsart.com\/160738443000201.jpeg?r1024x1024\" alt=\"photo editing tutorials\" width=\"100%\" \/><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn27.picsart.com\/160751426001201.jpeg?r1024x1024\" alt=\"photo editing tutorials\" width=\"100%\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Paolomore (<a href=\"http:\/\/paolomore.picsart.com\/#77300127\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"follow noopener noreferrer\">@paolomore<\/a>) is a user with an exceptional talent for finding awesome editing tricks that can be done with the PicsArt app. Today we&rsquo;re sharing his tutorial on how to turn any photo into a mosaic.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_yoast_wpseo_title":"","_yoast_wpseo_metadesc":"","faq_show":false,"faq_enable_schema":false,"how_to_show":false,"how_to_show_on_single":false,"how_to_enable_schema":false,"how_to_is_upload":false,"faq_title":"","how_to_title":"","how_to_layout":"","how_to_cta_text":"","how_to_cta_url":"","how_to_image_alt":"","how_to_display_image":0,"faq_items":[],"how_to_steps":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[1669],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-20440","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-inspiration","entry"],"acf":{"faq_show":false,"faq_title":"Frequently asked questions","faq_enable_schema":true,"faq_items":null,"how_to_show":false,"how_to_show_on_single":false,"how_to_title":"","how_to_layout":"default","how_to_steps":null,"how_to_enable_schema":true,"how_to_is_upload":true,"how_to_cta_text":"","how_to_cta_url":"https:\/\/picsart.com\/create\/editor","how_to_display_image":null,"how_to_image_alt":"","footer_banner_name":"Start your design in Picsart","footer_banner_link_":"\/","footer_banner_button_text_":"Get Started"},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v25.5 - 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