Adobe Photoshop CS6 Top 100 Simplified Tips and Tricks by Lynette Kent

Make any photo appear SKETCHED ON THE PAPER
You can make a photo appear to be sketched on the
page, giving a traditional photograph an entirely new
look. You can also apply this technique with a digital
drawing or painting for a hand-drawn or hand-painted
look. The main image appears to be applied to the
paper using charcoal, colored pencils, or a paintbrush,
leaving the edges and brush marks visible.
You can start with any photograph or already drawn
or painted project. Add a new layer filled with white
over the Background layer. Next, use the Eraser tool
to erase through the white, revealing areas of the
image on the underlying layer. You can configure the
Eraser tool with any of Photoshop’s brush settings
and change them as you continue sketching the photo
onto the page. The greater the number and opacity of
the brush strokes, the more of your photograph
appears on the white layer. By selecting rough-edged
brushes and varying the opacity and styles of the
strokes you use, your photo takes on the
characteristics of a sketched image.
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1 Click the New Layer button in the
Layers panel to add a transparent
layer.
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2 Click Edit.
3 Click Fill.
The Fill dialog box appears.
4 Click the Use drop-down menu
and select White.
5 Click OK.
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A white layer covers the photo.
6 Click the layer’s Opacity slider
and drag to the left just enough
to see the image underneath.
7 Press E or click the Eraser
tool ( ).
8 Click the Brush Preset drop-down
menu.
9 Click a brush with a roughlooking
edge, such as the new
Watercolor Brush on Dry or a
standard brush such as Dry Brush
Tip Light Flow.
0 Click and drag the Size slider to a
large brush size.
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