photoshop tutorial: easy photo sketch effect
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Creating a photo sketch effect. Make your portraits look like a real sketch one done by a real sketch artist. The image I used is from Kozzi.com - Free Stock Photos.TRANSCRIPT
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Photo Sketch Effect
Creating a photo sketch effect. I prefer close-up portraits so it would look like a real sketch one done by a real sketch artist.
1. Get your image you want to have the photo sketch effect on. I got this one from a free stock photo site Here.
2. On the layers palette, duplicate your image or simple press Ctrl+J.
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3. Desaturate the image; Ctrl+Shift+U
4. Duplicate again the top layer (Layer 1) and invert it by pressing Ctrl+I.
5. Change the blending mode from Normal to Color Dodge.
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Note: The image will temporarily become white though there will be some spots of black (depending from the chosen image).
6. Now to the exciting part. Go to Filter > Blur > Gaussian Blur...
Set the Radius to around 10 to 12 depending on your image. This is what I got.
7. Hold down the Alt key and go to Layer > Merge Visible or press Alt+Ctrl+Shift+E.
Now you have your own Sketch-looking photo. But if you like to have it colored, refer to step number 8.
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8. Duplicate the “Background” layer and drag it to the top of all the layers and set the blending mode to “Color”. Lower the opacity as well for about a half or until it suits you.
And there you have it. Hope you like the tutorial.