Photograph to Stencil

Instructions on using photoshop to convert a digital photo/image to a multiple layered stencil.

Step 1 Open your image in photoshop

Open up your image in photoshop.

Now is a good time to crop out the subject and adjust the 'levels' (Image>Adjustments>Levels) as well as the contrast. Get the subject's colors different from the background.

In this image I just have the original photograph before I cropped and adjusted the colors.

Comments

[son of s8an]

looks like a cocoon when you turn it sideways.

p.s great 'ible!

[plummdogg]

Giant Isopod = Waterbed Bug ^ - ^

[TheNetwerk]

What if you don't have photoshop?

Which photoshop did you use for this instructable?

[alpal]

Great stuff, should have said cheers long ago.

[tibet]

hi, it´s a piece of inspiring work, well done !!! by the way, it must be a terrrible experience to find this cute pill bug at your home :-)

[XOIIO]

What the hell is that?

[zomfibame]

is that some sort of horseshoe crab?

[falcotheimpaler]

Giant isopod. Deep sea crustacean, and you will never find one in or around your house (promise.)

[zomfibame]

van-damn; I just looked these things up... apparently is some places people eat these things like lobster or crab.

[superlukie17]

Yeah, like on "The Emperor's New Groove." LOL!

[Ben Harden]

I was thinking the same thing!

[ArvindTheNinja]

****!!!!!! HOLY ******* ****! ****! THAT IS ONE SCARY SON OF A *****!!! THAT MOTHER****** NEEDS A FEW ROUNDS OF MY SHOTGUN!!!! I'M GONNA HAVE SOME REALLY ****** UP NIGHTMARES AFTER THIS!!!!

[Imptheshrimp]

Fear, hate and frightened people who kill what they can't understand.

[struckbyanarrow]

holy mother****** that is freaking scary

[Gaark]

HOLY CRAP! is that thing real?

[cornflaker]

DAMN! WTF? Is that real? lol You could almost put a leash on that thing and keep it as a pet.

[jeffconnelly]

ya, u could

[cornflaker]

Haha I wonder what would happen if you took it to a vet...

[Infinity Plus One]

HAHAHAHA!

[pls]

omg? is that real!

[blablabla123]

They actually start out fuzzy, like a dog (at least I think they do :p ) , and well, look at the result :D! Nice instructable :D

[pls]

SO ITS REAL?!

[blablabla123]

incredibly, it is :p lol....

[cornflaker]

WOW! lol

[pls]

really..?

[Thomahawk1234]

They are called Giant isopods. Google it! :D

[pls]

Theres no way i would ever want to find out more about that!

[nak]

It is better to live with your head buried in the sand! Ask your neighbors, and if you could ask the people of the dark ages... humanity at its best. ;)

[cornflaker]

Well as they say, "Ignorance is bliss" ;)

[pls]

What lol?

[tibet]

Our stencil star Says "hello" to our friends here !!!

...don´t worry, you won´t be bitten by these cute creatures in your bed :-)
they´re living happily in the water as you can see here
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xeOSXtBCY30
by the way, a very nice marine party ...
" let wish them Happy New Year 2009 ! "

[pls]

OMG NASTY! :(

[tibet]

come on ! this is just an amazing prehistoric creature ! it´s unbelievable, that we can still see it alive.

[pls]

No way, I don't wanna see it alive haha, its like a huge bug:(

[shortone]

how could u think its nasty?? its INCREDIBLE!!!

[pls]

ITS NASTY!

[hrodriguez7]

are you kiding! these things are awsome!!!!!!! theres a bunch in my backyard. there cute!(i'm talking about the tiny ones. just an FYI)
8)

[Imptheshrimp]

You might think so, but they are certainly allowed to feel pretty.

[hrodriguez7]

i agree

[nak]

Cute, is that a tshirt?