This wikiHow teaches you how to make a color image look like a sketch using Adobe Photoshop.
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Part 1 of 2: Preparing the Drawing
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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
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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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Click Filter on the menu bar, then select Filter Gallery….
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Click the "Stylize" folder.
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Click Glowing Edges.
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Slide the "Edge Width" slider to the far left. It's on the right side of the "Glowing Edges" window.
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Move the "Edge Brightness" slider towards the center.
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Slide the " Smoothness " slider to the far right.
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Click OK.
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Click Image on the menu bar.
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Click Adjustments in the drop-down menu.
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Click Invert on the drop-down menu.
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Click the “Normal” drop-down menu in the “Layers” window.
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Select Multiply.
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Click column Opacity:” in the upper right corner of the “Layers” window.
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Set the transparency level (opacity) to 60%.
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Adding Details Garis
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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 click Paste.
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Click Filter on the menu bar, then click Filter Gallery….
Make a Color Image Look Like a Sketch in Photoshop Step 39 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”.
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Click the "Brush Strokes" folder.
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Select Sumi-e.
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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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Click OK.
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Click the “Normal” drop-down menu in the “Layers” window.
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Select Multiply.
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Click column Opacity:” in the upper right corner of the “Layers” window.
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Set the transparency level to 50%.
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Adding Paper Texture
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Click Layers on the menu bar.
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Click New… on the drop-down menu, then select Layer….
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Click the drop-down menu " Mode: " and select Multiply.
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Click OK.
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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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Click Filter on the menu bar, then select Filter Gallery….
Make a Color Image Look Like a Sketch in Photoshop Step 53 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”.
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Click the "Textures" folder.
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Select Texturizer.
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Select Sandstone on the drop-down menu “ Textures:. It's on the right side of the “Texturizer” window.
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Change the "Relief" setting to 12 and click OK.
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Click column Opacity:” in the upper right corner of the “Layers” window.
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Set the transparency level to 40%.
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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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