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

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Sketch with a Hand-
Drawn Look
! Press Ô+J to duplicate
the new Background
layer.
@ Click and drag the
opacity for Layer 1 to
35–50%.
# Click the original
Background layer to
select it.
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DIFFICULTY LEVEL
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$ Press Ô+Delete
(Ctrl+Backspace) to fill it
with white.
% Click the Mixer Brush
tool.
^ Click the Brush drop-down menu
and select Pencil.
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& Click here to deselect Load Brush
After Each Stroke.
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* Click Wet and drag to 0%.
( Click Load and drag to 100%.
) Click Flow and drag to 100%.
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q Click Sample All Layers
( changes to ).
w Click and drag on the white
Background layer with short
strokes, following the visible lines
and sketching over the darkest
areas on the image.
e Click the eye icon for the top
layer on and off to see your
sketch work.
TIPS
More Options!
You can add additional pencil lines using
the regular Brush tool and the Pencil
brush preset. Add a new layer above the
Background layer. With the regular Brush
tool selected, click the Brush Preset dropdown
menu and select Pencil. Lightly
draw over any lines that need to be
darker, or sketch on your own over areas.
Try This!
You can blend pencil strokes on
any layer, just as you could with
traditional sketching. Click the
Mixer Brush tool and select Stump
Blender Auto Clean in the Tool
picker. Leave all the options at the
default settings. Click one layer and
rub over the lines to blend them.
Did You Know?
Sketching from a
reference photograph
is easier and looks
more like natural
media when the
subject is on a plain
background.
Chapter 9: Create Digital Artwork from Photographs 225