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GTA type effect [Photoshop]

I'm new to Photoshop and was wondering how can I give my photo a cartoon effect just like in the GTA cover. I looked everywhere, youtube, blogs and stuff but still non were close to what I'm looking for. Look at the picture for clarity:

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I tried the following but didn't get what I was looking for:

  1. Made a duplicate layer of the image and then Filter -> Sketch -> Stamp and after that multiply them.

  2. Image -> Adjustment -> Posterize

  3. Filer -> Sharpen -> Unsharp Mask

Using PS CS5 Extended.

Is there any fast and better way of doing it? Thanks.

Solution

  • I think that https://graphicdesign.stackexchange.com/ is a better place for asking such question.

    From what I can see on your picture, there's an ink-like effect like in Street Fighter 4, there is a tutorial here on how to do that.

    Now regarding the shading, if the source was in 3D they probably used Cel Shading, find a tutorial here.