Step Five: Follow Up  

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    Now you know the technique of making photomosaics using Adobe Photoshop.  Continue to experiment with the program to develop your own unique way of doing this, the steps outlined in these pages are the steps I used because they worked for me, you may discover other ways of doing it.  One tip I do recommend is to be organized about it, you may have large numbers of pictures to work with and you don't want to get confused.  Also, work on the large image with some order in mind, I did it column by column, working from left to right (top to bottom, left to right).  After I finished each row, which had ten pictures each in my mosaic, I saved it, then flattened the layers (by selecting "Mode" and the "Indexed Color," then switching back to "RGB") and working on the next row, just so I could go back and edit all layers if I wanted to, without having too many layers on the large image at the same time.   And, if your picture is symmetrical enough, you can do half of the picture, then copy it, paste it on the other half, and flip it (under "Image," "Flip," and either horizontal or vertical, depending on your symmetry).  It looked good with the eyes I did but it would not be appropriate for all pictures.  Also take notes as you're working, mostly if you make a bad mistake or a good discovery, so that you can get better as you go.  I've told you what I can, the rest is up to you.  You can also look at each step of my photomosaic by clicking Below.
 
 
 
 
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