pencil sketch

[JoeBruch]

I put this in the wrong place! Here it is again. This is a pencil sketch technique that everyone loves! makes you look like a sketch artist!

joe

[StagePhotography.co.uk]

Have you got the orignal before the filter?

How about comparing it with PSP9's Sketch Filter..

Send me it and I'll run it through.

[Renee Marquis]

Okay, I down loaded your pencil sketch, and I was lost at number 4 Duh.
I just cant fig. it out. You got to remember I dont know photoshop at all. I can do levels, change into b/w, and now part color. Can you walk me through in another way?

[JoeBruch]

Here's the original...but, I'm not sure how reducing the size and resolution for the post will effect your filter?

Renee,
I'll try, here but having some basic PS experience helps on this technique...

step 5-Go to the top menu, select Image/Adjustments/ Invert. Your image should now look like a negative.

Step 6-Across the top menu select "Windows/layers". In this "layers" window you should have two layers, double click "background copy" a new window will open. Under "BLEND MODE" choose "color dodge" from the drop down menu. Now your image should be almost or totally white.

step 7 Choose across the top menu "Filters/Blur/Gaussian Blur" you should now have your pencil sketch by adjusting the Pixel adjustment bar in the gaussian blur window.

Last step...Choose across the top menu Layer/Flatten Image. Then "Save As"

Good Luck
Joe

[JoeBruch]

OK Renee...Hope this helps: Follow the steps in the PDF files along with the diagrams.
Step 1

[JoeBruch]

step 2

and

step 3

[JoeBruch]

Step 4 make a new background copy layer

and Step 5-Go to the top menu, select Image/Adjustments/ Invert. Your image should now look like a negative

[JoeBruch]

Step 6-Across the top menu select "Windows/layers". In this "layers" window you should have three layers, double click "background copy 2" a new window will open. Under "BLEND MODE" choose "color dodge" from the drop down menu. Now your image should be almost or totally white.

step 7 Choose across the top menu "Filters/Blur/Gaussian Blur" you should now have your pencil sketch by adjusting the Pixel adjustment bar see step 7b below in the gaussian blur window.

[JoeBruch]

Step 7B

Step 8

After you flatten the layers....take your erase tool and you can erase some of the distored areas to make the sketch a little cleaner!

Hope this helped!!

Joe

[StagePhotography.co.uk]

Here's the Paint Shop Pro Version....

I just use the scripts provided for the Black and White one, but used my own script for the coloured one..

As you can see a little fuzzy here and there, and needs some editing slightly, but not a bad job..

[Renee Marquis]

Oh, You guys are good! I also like the color version. I will give this a try later on today. Just checking in to see what is new. Thanks so much for showing step by step, that must of took you some time. I am a hands on must see it, to get it.... Thanks again, Renee

[Renee Marquis]

Hey, That was easier then what I thought! can you send me the color version now and I could try that.... Thank you, Thank you, so cool to learn something new.....Here is the pic. Original and pencil sketch. Dont know if I did as good as you, but I guess the more you do the better you get.

[Renee Marquis]

Okay, let me know if this one is better?

[StagePhotography.co.uk]

Here's what the colour sketch did...

[StagePhotography.co.uk]

from JascApp import *
import JascUtils

def ScriptProperties():
return {
'Author': 'Angela M. Cable',
'Copyright': '2002, for freeware distribution only',
'Description': "A B&W pencil effect Adapted by George Riddell",
'Host': 'Paint Shop Pro',
'Host Version': '8.00'
}

def Do(Environment):
if not JascUtils.IsTrueColor(Environment, App.TargetDocument):
# IncreaseColorsTo16Million
App.Do( Environment, 'IncreaseColorsTo16Million', {
'GeneralSettings': {
'ExecutionMode': App.Constants.ExecutionMode.Silent,
'AutoActionMode': App.Constants.AutoActionMode.Match
}
})

App.Do( Environment, 'LayerDuplicate', {
'GeneralSettings': {
'ExecutionMode': App.Constants.ExecutionMode.Default
}
})

App.Do( Environment, 'NegativeImage', {
'GeneralSettings': {
'ExecutionMode': App.Constants.ExecutionMode.Default
}
})

App.Do( Environment, 'LayerProperties', {
'General': {
'Opacity': None,
'Name': None,
'IsVisible': None,
'IsTransparencyLocked': None,
'LinkSet': None,
'UseHighlight': None,
'PaletteHighlightColor': None,
'GroupLink': None,
'BlendMode': App.Constants.BlendMode.Dodge
},
'BlendRanges': None,
'Path': (0,0,[],App.Constants.Boolean.false),
'BrightnessContrast': None,
'ChannelMixer': None,
'ColorBalance': None,
'CurveParams': None,
'HSL': None,
'Threshold': None,
'Levels': None,
'Posterize': None,
'Mask': None,
'GeneralSettings': {
'ExecutionMode': App.Constants.ExecutionMode.Silent,
'PreviewVisible': App.Constants.Boolean.true,
'AutoProof': App.Constants.Boolean.false
}
})

App.Do( Environment, 'GaussianBlur', {
'Radius': 7.000,
'GeneralSettings': {
'ExecutionMode': App.Constants.ExecutionMode.Silent,
'PreviewVisible': App.Constants.Boolean.true,
'AutoProof': App.Constants.Boolean.false
}
})

[JoeBruch]

George...Looks great! I love the color version as well. The end result is pretty close!

Renee, way to go girl! You got it! I'm glad I can help.

Joe

[Kirsty]

no offence but the little kid in teh colour one looks grown up!!