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

CREATE A PASTEL DRAWING from a photograph (continued)
You apply the Glowing Edges filter to delineate the
subject matter and then change the colored lines to
black. You can either use the lines as a guide and
draw within the lines or brush over them to blend the
edges in with the colors. To create a natural-looking
pastel drawing, start with a larger brush size and
draw-in the main color areas. Be sure to click and
drag your brush strokes, following the contours of the
subject.
Although this technique applies the pastels on a tinted
paper, you can create the pastel drawing on a white
background by skipping steps 14 to 20. You can also
use the steps in this task with different Mixer Brush
tool presets to create different looks. Try Pencil–Soft
Opaque for a colored pencil look or Angle–Flat
Opaque for a more brushed oil effect. Be sure to
adjust the settings in the Options bar as in steps 26
to 29 each time you select a different tool preset.
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) Press Ô+E (Ctrl+E) to combine
the colored layer with the
Background layer.
q Click the Mixer Brush tool.
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w Click the Tool Preset drop-down
menu.
e Click Current Tool Only
( changes to ).
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Only the Mixer Brush tool presets
appear in the list.
r Click Oil Pastel–Soft Opaque.
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t Press Ô+spacebar
(Ctrl+spacebar) to zoom into the
image.
y Click the drop-down menu and
select Clean Brush.
u Click here to deselect Load Brush
After Each Stroke.
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i Click Wet and drag to the left to
40%.
o Click Sample All Layers
( changes to ).
p Click and drag in the image to
add the pastel colors.
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