Ola a Todos
This tutorial will show you how to convert a photo in to a pencil sketch.

Step 1

Open your photo in Adobe Photoshop.



Step 2

Right click on Background layer and choose "Duplicate layer"



Step 3

Now, lets convert the new layer in to black and white.
For this we'll use a shortcut CTRL+Shift+U, or just go to image->adjustments->desaturate



Step 4

Duplicate a copy of the new Background layer, so that the new layer we will work on step 5 is above all others.

Step 5

Click on the new layer and press Ctrl+I to invert, and after that set layer mode on color dodge.



Step 6

Now, we will add a Gaussian blur filter (Filter - Blur - Gaussinan blur...) on that layer with a radius of 2.0px and if necessarily decrease opacity a little.

Done d^_^b

I like this technique quite a bit. Now I can fool people into thinking I'm a better artist than I actually am.

I've found that you can add a bit of "shading" to it by lowering the opacity of the final layer to about 90%.

Thanks for the tutorial, I'm glad I've learned this technique. My repertoire is slowly but surely growing, and I'm happy to be able to get more out of photoshop.

Ooh this effect is used a lot, I think it's quite nice. But personally, it's slightly overused and the image turns out a tad bit grainy.

I found this tutorial:

http://aethereality.net/tutorials/preview/16/

(in no way is it affilated with me, by the way). It's a bit more realistic.

Thanks for the tutorial anyway.

Photo to Pencil drawing
Photoshop Tutorial: Pencil Sketch

Open Photo in Adobe Photoshop CS 8. Click Image>Mode>Grayscale. Correct the photo if necessary with Adjustments>Autolevels or with Adjustments>Brightness/Contrast controls. Next step is to go to Filter>Sketch>Photocopy and choose Detail value 1 or 2 and Darkness value somewhere around 30 - 40, depending upon the results seen. Increasing the detail value gives a 'painted with a broad brush' effect. Experimenting with the results previewed, is key for results that are nice to look at.

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