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First thing we need to do is fire up Photoplus and open our Target Image, here, I have
chosen a picture of me, yes, laugh all you want to! (look at that Hair!) |
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Once your image is open, we need to convert it to grayscale (this method works much better on
greyscale images, although leaving them color can result in some pretty good effects!)
by using the menu option:
Image - Adjust - Grayscale) |
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Once your image has been converted, we need to duplicate the background layer. This can easily
be done by simply right clicking on the background layer and choosing Duplicate.
This creates our duplicate layer. It is this layer that we will be working on to affect the background layer below it!
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Once the background layer has been duplicated, make sure that we are working
on this new layer, you'll know that you because it will be highlighted blue in the layer palette.
Now that we are working on the new layer, we need to invert it (Image > Adjust > Negative Image) and change its layer mode to dodge.
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Your image will more than likely turn white all over, you may see a few odd specks showing through.
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We are now ready to get Sketching! To do this is just a simple matter of bringing up the
Gaussian Blur Tool and altering the settings to suit our image - each image is different,
so the settings will vary from image to image - its trial and error I'm afraid.
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The Gaussian Blur Preview Window shows you how your image will look with the settings that you
have chosen, you can see the settings I used here, but no doubt yours will vary.
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And here it is, the finished image completed in no time at all! I'm sure you
will agree, this has got to be one of the easiest things you've ever done!
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There are still plenty of things to try with this method, like leaving the image color in
the first instance, masking the duplicate layer and painting it away to show part of
the underlying original layer so you get a mix of both. Have a play, after all,
that's what makes you better!
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