1. Mimetic Photoshop of a Painting & Research Mrs. Avery Frida Kahlo Self Portrait

2. * Have your original picture to the side of your Photoshop canvas while you are working so you can refer to it * Work from the background up

3. Background Gradient  Edit  Custom  Gradient Type -> Noise  Change roughness  Adjust color to achieve desired gradient  Click and drag on the canvas Custom Brush tools to create leaves Opacity

4. Sketch out proportions using brush tool

5. Using paint bucket tool and brush tools, block in the color using your midtone

6. Use brush tool to start blocking in color details (I used my initial color pour for my lightest value skin tone, and used 2 brush colors for my shadows and to build up the contours) Window -> Color Swatches

7. Skin tone – Use your brush tool, midtone, and Opacity to help “blend” the skin tone Add highlights Facial details using brush tools

8. Detail of dress, thorn necklace, earring

9. Color block of crown using 100% opacity brush tools

10. Detail work on crown using brush tools