In this tutorial, I'grand going to show you lot how to create a realistic pencil cartoon from a photograph in Photoshop.

This issue is very straightforward; you can apply it to almost any epitome, but go along in mind that information technology will look improve when you have a bailiwick with a white background or no background.

You can follow along with your own image, simply go along in heed that you may have to enter different values so that they work on your image.

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Table of contents

  • Footstep 01 – Excerpt the Background from the Foreground
  • Step 02 – Convert the Photo into a Smart Object
  • Step 03 – Create the Primary Line Drawing Upshot
  • Step 04 – Use the Charcoal Filter to Add Shading
  • Step 05 – Use the Find Edges Filter to Add together Lines

This effect works amend when yous extract the background from the foreground.

You lot tin can employ the Quick choice tool to select your subject. And so y'all can click on the Layer Mask icon to create a mask out of the selection. Doing then will hide the background.

Step 02 – Convert the Photograph into a Smart Object

Information technology's always a good idea to work non-destructively and then that you tin can always come back and edit your adjustments later.

To convert a layer into a Smart Object correct click on a layer and select "Convert to Smart Object."

Step 03 – Create the Chief Line Drawing Outcome

To create the principal line drawing effect first indistinguishable the Smart Object by pressing Ctrl J (Mac: Control J).

Then become to Prototype > Adjustment > Invert.

You can and so alter the layer Blending Manner to Colour Dodge.

To make the lines visible and create the line drawing outcome, go to Filter > Blur > Gaussian Mistiness.

Step 04 – Utilize the Charcoal Filter to Add Shading

Indistinguishable the Original Smart Object, the go to

Set the Blending Style to Multiply to go along the night pixels and hide the bright ones.

Step 05 – Utilize the Notice Edges Filter to Add Lines

Duplicate the Original Smart Object.

Then desaturate the layer by going to Image > Adjustment > Black and White.

You tin can then go to Filter > Filter Gallery and select Stylize > Glowing Edges. Conform accordingly.

Press Ctrl I (Mac: Command I) to Invert the pixels and make the white lines black.

To go on the blackness lines gear up the Blending Mode to Multiply.

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Jesús Ramirez is a digital graphics expert, speaker, and educator specializing in Adobe Photoshop. Jesús is best known as the founder of the Photoshop Training Aqueduct, one of the well-nigh popular Photoshop YouTube channels in the world. More than.

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