#yeahgimp

Step 1

Open a new image with the dimensions 270x350.

Paste down your image and then cut out and/or the background. There is a tutorial here+ if you need some help or guidance. 

Next, we are going to choose a color for our background. I used a tan/beige color (#d4b99a) but feel free to use any color you want. For this edit I recommend a light and/or pastel color.

Step 2

This part is optional. If you are using a screencap or image with a lot of shadows I would go ahead and do this step. Go to Colors<Brightness-Contrast and put in a value from 25-35 for brightness and a value between 12-22 for contrast. 

Next duplicate this image and put the new layer on screen.

Step 3

Make a new transparent layer. Now go back to one of the image layer. Right click on it and go down to alpha to selection. You should now have a flickering border over the outline of you image. 

Go back to the new layer you just made. Select a light gray/almost white color (#f5f5f5) and using the bucket fill tool fill in the outline with this color. 

Now go up to Select<Shrink and put in 1px and click okay. Now press delete and/or use eraser tool to get rid of the inside of selection. You should now have a very thing border around your central image.

Next we will erase part of this outline. I chose to erase the outline that was around the inside of the backpack strap, the left side of his face, and the top part of his arm. Next I shifted the outline two to the left and one up.

Step 4

For text I use Seravek Bold Italic on size 18. I did the flipped text by typing out ‘Upside’ and then using the Flip Tool on vertical. Lastly, I just moved it so it would almost touch the upright ‘Upside.’

The last step would be to sharpen (I used Sharpen on 30 and then Unsharp Mask on .15) and then for coloring all I did was use Hue-Saturation (under Colors Tab). 

And done!

Step 1

First, open a new image (File<New). I’m going to go with 540x620 pixels. Paste down your main image/central image and try to move it so it is near the center of the canvas. I would recommend finding an image that has a lot of empty space or doesn’t have a lot happening in part of the image such as the once I’ve picked.

Using the eyedropper tool, find a color that you like from the image to set as the background color. If your image is more on the light/bright side I recommend finding a dark color and if your image is on the dark/contrasted side I recommend finding a lighter color. I picked the navy blue from the man/s cardigan and using the bucket fill tool filled in my background that color.

Step 2

Using the eye dropper tool again pick another color in the image the stands out. This time I picked a light yellow from the girl’s vest. Click on the ellipse tool. On the tool options dialog check the fixed box, have it on aspect ratio and then type in 1:1.

Drag a circle along your surface. I made mine big enough to include both of their faces (see below). Then using the bucket fill tool, fill in the circle with the color you picked earlier. 

Then go to Select<Shrink and input 3px for Shrink Selection By. After clicking okay, press delete and/or use the Eraser Tool to get rid of the inside of the circle. Now you will have a circular border.

Step 3

Duplicate the central image and then using the scale tool, resize it to around 180x120. Move this image to the left edge of the canvas. Making two more copies of the smaller image and move them so they are stacked like so:

Now we will turn all these small image black and white by going to Colors<Desaturate and then choosing the Luminosity option.

Next the eye dropper tool will come again to find a light color in the main image. I am using a pale yellow for this step but you can also use white (#ffffff). Taking the airbrush tool on low opacity (can control this in Tool Options dialog) slowy start making soft circle like blow. 

Then go the Filters<Blur<Gaussian Blur and put in any value from 70 to 100. 

Next, leave this layer on Normal mode put lower the opacity to approximated 40%. Duplicate this layer and go to Filters<Artistic<Softglow. The default settings should be fine. Put this layer on Normal and 90% opacity. Duplicate this layer and switch the mode to Softlight. 

Step 4

Next we are going to add the lines coming off the circular border. This will be done using the Paths tool. First, make a new layer (transparency). Start the path near the top right of the circle and drag it down to some part of the top small image like so:

Make sure to have your foreground color set to the same color as the circular border (for me pale yellow). Go to Tool options and click Stroke path and have the options filled out below and then press Stroke :

Move this layer so it is below the glowy lighting layer we made earlier. Repeat these step to make the other two lines, having each line lower than the previous one.

Step 5

Make a new transparent layer. Using the ellipse tool again make a circle a tad bit bigger than the circular border (same fixed 1:1 setting). Bucket fill the circle the same color as the circular border. Place it where you want the central focus of your image to be. Change the layer mode to soft light and lower the opacity to 70-80%

Step 6

Now we will finish the borders. You will need three to four images (or more or less) fo this. Scale these images down so they will put the border (mine are around 180-200px in width and 140-150 px in height). Set these images to black and white (Colors<Desaturate, Luminosity). Switch the layer mode to value and lower the opacity to 65-75%.

Place the images next to each other and make sure they don’t overlap.

And done! 

Step 1

Once you have you image open, make a new transparent layer. Have your foreground layer set to #966c55. Using the airbrush tool on 100% opacity and Hardness 075 brush, slowly brush on the brown colors over the hair. For any parts were the strands are thinner/more parted(for example, the hair that is on Dianna’s shoulder where some parts of her hair is separated) try changing the size of your brush to a smaller one. Try to be as accurate as you can but it doesn’t have to be exact. Set this layer on Color at 100% opacity.

Duplicate this layer, change the mode to Multiple and lower the opacity to around 30%.

Duplicate this layer again and set it on Soft Light this time but keep the opacity the same.

Step 2

Next we will switch the foreground color to #6c4e3d. We are going to make a new transparent layer and repeat the airbrush step. This layer will be on Color bu at 75% opacity. 

Now we will duplicate the layer but switch the mode to Hue at 30% opacity.

We will duplicate this layer twice more and set on on Subtract at 13% and one on Soft Light at 46%.

Step 3

We’re going to now switch the foreground color to #2a1e18 and repeat the airbrush technique again. This layer will be on the layer mode Burn at 25%. 

We’re going to duplicate this layer and set it on Overlay at 32%.

And we’re done!

Here+ is a similar tutorial if you want to try changing hair color from blonde to red hair.