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Creating an Artistic Sketch Style Portrait Effect

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Added:Oct 12, 2007 Rating:   Level: Beginner Software: Photoshop  

Start by opening an image of a lady with face closeup.

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Press Ctrl+Shift+U to desaturate.

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Select eraser tool with soft brush settings and erase the outer areas as shown.

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Press Ctrl+L to open level settings. Apply settings as shown.

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Duplicate the layer and change the layer mode to "Hard Light".

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Select and merge both the layers. Duplicate the layer. From "Filter" menu select "Blur>>Gaussian Blur ". Apply settings as shown.

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Change the layer mode to "Soft Light".

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Press Ctrl+U to open hue/saturation window. Apply settings as shown.

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Adjust the hue/saturation.

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Select and merge both the layers. Duplicate it. From "Filter" menu select "Brush Strokes>>Poster Edges". Apply settings as shown.

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Change the layer mode to "Hue".

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Creating an Artistic Sketch Style Portrait Effect