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Pen Drawings

Author: MickM.com Author's URL: www.mickm.com More by this author

Learn how to turn photo's into drawings...

Step 1

Open up a photo of a random person. I chose the beautiful Kate Beckinsale that I picked after seeing the (super) movie Click...

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Step 2

Duplicate the original layer by pressing Ctrl+J. Then desaturate the image by pressing Ctrl+Shift+U;

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Step 3

The press Ctrl+J once more to duplicate this layer as well. Then press Ctrl+I to invert the colors;

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Step 4

Set the blending-mode to Color Dodge. But oh... it's all white. Not to worry, that's normal. Go to Filter>Blur>Gaussian Blur and choose a setting that will get you a result like mine below;

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Step 5 Now duplicate the original photo again (layer 1) and press Ctrl+Shift+U again;

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Step 6

Go to Filter>Noise>Add Noise and add some minor noise;

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Step 7

Next, go to Filter>Brush Strokes>Angled Strokes and set the top slider to the right. The rest of the settings depend on the brightness of your image;

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Step 8

Place this layer under the previously done work and set the top works to Multiply!

Pen Drawings
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