How to Make a Color Image Look Like a Sketch in Photoshop

2025 Author: Jason Gerald | [email protected]. Last modified: 2025-01-23 12:04

This wikiHow teaches you how to make a color image look like a sketch using Adobe Photoshop.

Step

Part 1 of 2: Preparing the Drawing

Step 1. Open the image via Photoshop

To do this, double-click the blue Photoshop icon containing the letters “ PS, then click " File ” in the menu bar at the top of the screen. Click " Open… ” and select the desired image.

Original images with higher contrast levels can produce a more realistic vignette effect

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Step 2. Click Layers on the menu bar

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Step 3. Click Duplicate Layer… on the drop-down menu, then select OK.

Part 2 of 2: Adding Shadow

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Step 1. Click Background copy in the “Layers” window on the right side of the screen

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Step 2. Click Image on the menu bar

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Step 3. Click Adjustments on the drop-down menu

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Step 4. Select Invert on the drop-down menu

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Step 5. Click Filter on the menu bar

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Step 6. Click Convert for Smart Filters on the drop-down menu and select OK.

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Step 7. Click Filter on the menu bar

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Step 8. Click Blur on the drop-down menu

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Step 9. Select Gaussian Blur… on the drop-down menu

Step 10. Type 30 into the “Radius: ” and click OK.

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Step 11.

In the “Layers” window, click the “Normal” drop-down menu.

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Choose Color Dodge.

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Changing the Color Scheme to Black and White

Click the "Create new fill or adjustment layer" icon. The icon is a semi-circle that is displayed at the bottom of the tab “ Layers ”.

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Choose Black & White….

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Click the “⏩” in the upper right corner of the dialog box to close it.

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Click Select on the menu bar, then select All.

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Click Edit on the menu bar, then select Copy Merged.

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Click Edit on the menu bar, then select Paste.

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Adding Bold Lines
1. Click Filter on the menu bar, then select Filter Gallery….
  
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2. Click the "Stylize" folder.
  
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3. Click Glowing Edges.
  
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4. Slide the "Edge Width" slider to the far left. It's on the right side of the "Glowing Edges" window.
  
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5. Move the "Edge Brightness" slider towards the center.
  
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6. Slide the " Smoothness " slider to the far right.
  
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7. Click OK.
  
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8. Click Image on the menu bar.
  
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9. Click Adjustments in the drop-down menu.
  
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10. Click Invert on the drop-down menu.
  
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11. Click the “Normal” drop-down menu in the “Layers” window.
  
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12. Select Multiply.
  
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13. Click column Opacity:” in the upper right corner of the “Layers” window.
  
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14. Set the transparency level (opacity) to 60%.
  
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Adding Details Garis
1. Click Select on the menu bar, then select All.
  
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2. Click Edit on the menu bar, then select Copy Merged.
  
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3. Click Edit on the menu bar, then click Paste.
  
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4. Click Filter on the menu bar, then click Filter Gallery….
  
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  Do not choose " Filter Gallery ” displayed in the top row of the drop-down menu “ Filter ” because the option serves to reapply the most recently used filter from the “Filter Gallery”.
5. Click the "Brush Strokes" folder.
  
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6. Select Sumi-e.
  
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7. Adjust the brush stroke settings (brush strokes). Set the " Stroke Width " option to 3, " Stroke Pressure " to 2, and " Contrast " to 2.
  
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8. Click OK.
  
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9. Click the “Normal” drop-down menu in the “Layers” window.
  
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10. Select Multiply.
  
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11. Click column Opacity:” in the upper right corner of the “Layers” window.
  
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12. Set the transparency level to 50%.
  
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Adding Paper Texture
1. Click Layers on the menu bar.
  
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2. Click New… on the drop-down menu, then select Layer….
  
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3. Click the drop-down menu " Mode: " and select Multiply.
  
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4. Click OK.
  
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5. Press the Ctrl+← Backspace (PC) or +Delete (Mac) key combination. After that, the layer will be filled with white as the background color.
  
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6. Click Filter on the menu bar, then select Filter Gallery….
  
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  Do not choose " Filter Gallery ” displayed in the top row of the drop-down menu “ Filter ” because the option serves to reapply the most recently used filter from the “Filter Gallery”.
7. Click the "Textures" folder.
  
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8. Select Texturizer.
  
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9. Select Sandstone on the drop-down menu “ Textures:. It's on the right side of the “Texturizer” window.
  
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10. Change the "Relief" setting to 12 and click OK.
  
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11. Click column Opacity:” in the upper right corner of the “Layers” window.
  
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12. Set the transparency level to 40%.
  
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13. Save your image. To save it, click " File ” on the menu bar and select “ Save As… " Give a name for the image file and click “ Save ”.
  
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