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This tutorial shows you how to turn a photo into a sketched image..

To start off, choose an image or photo you want to turn into a sketch. This is the one I selected, if you want to follow this tutorial, then you can download the picture i used HERE

First thing is to make sure that your image is in RGB mode, if its not, then you can convert it into RGB by going to: Image » Mode » RGB Color

Now switch over to your CHANNELS pallete, if you cant find it, go to Windows » Channels

now just select the GREEN channel:

Now go to Filter » Sketch » Graphic Pen

Now just adjust your stroke length and light/dark balance. Generally, we put the stroke to the higher end, around 13 or 14. and the Light Dark Balance around 70 - 80. You just adjust yours according to your image, different settings works better on different image.


CLICK IMAGE TO VIEW FULL SIZE

- Now go to SELECT » All

- Then Edit » Copy

- Then File » New (just use the default settings because the size are already set from the clipboard)

- Then go to Edit » Paste

Essentially what we are doing here is copy the sketched channel from the other image to a new one so we keep the sketched image.

No apply some gaussian blur, Filter » Blur » Gaussian Blur

Set the radius to about 0.3 or 0.4

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User Comments

ishan Jan/05/2012 00:17There is a website where you can simply convert your photo to sketch or painting with maintaining actual size and that is totally free…… www.snapstouch.com
ishan Jan/05/2012 00:17There is a website where you can simply convert your photo to sketch or painting with maintaining actual size and that is totally free…… www.snapstouch.com
bikram Jul/01/2011 13:14cool man thanks
Amanda May/03/2011 02:34This is soooo original they need to bump up the volume and make this project fun
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Naresh kumar May/26/2010 21:44Nice effect. Thanks
ervs Apr/17/2010 14:04good!dali lang pala..
vikas Apr/15/2010 20:47there is a website which simply converts photo to sketch in a single click... www.pixelstouch.com
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Besthost Jan/4/09 00:38just apply a mask and use a brush do cover some parts
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JASON - striker_jason@hotmail.com Aug/29/08 18:21billy | May/5/08 18:29 how do you do that half photo half sketch that is pictured on the tutorial page<<< ITS EASY JUST use the Select tool and then do the sketch i dont wanan explain now not in the MOOD BUT ITS EASY AS 1-2-3
billy May/5/08 18:29how do you do that half photo half sketch that is pictured on the tutorial page
j Feb/20/08 14:43n
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skajdf Sep/29/07 00:03i was wrong. It looked better after i did it myself.
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John Mar/23/07 14:43Hi. Great job!
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