1- Open up the picture you want to apply the half-sketched effect. I will use
Uma Thurman from the movie "
Kill Bill".
NOTE - I'll just open a picture without a background already to make things simplier. If you want download from the internet these kind of picture without background, they are called
RENDER, and I recommend you this website to download renders.
www.planetrenders.net![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaYTHcDQv8_uY2k6kJYAGwQfykPRGMcigi8gK6ki5ZFuiVCrTPNQ5JPtIkF-IAq3Rwvr8fKB9bdD7i-vBh352LCdZn2irTAW_Kd4rCkfVGiiGz9u6qiml5EttRQm8mRedP3jk-A9GkPkk/s320/1.bmp)
2- That said, click
CTRL + J to duplicate the layer.
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigks8-XYm_s0iYl4WWWmyOSKVxBTKMrrp0GeGEDKOduwAf_CfGMVbiD8URv5gYp5fZJ4fkWKAjJEze1lnGY-AMQCHCljirFdlvYgWU4G8nzTb1tvGvkcCMP9flGNEAhPF9FOZdkBO1QcM/s320/2.bmp)
3- Go to
FILTER>STYLIZE>FIND EDGES. Press
CTRL + SHIFT + U to desaturate the layer. And here's how the picture looks.
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyz7B4jh5h_wiolt1S7fXbEf9-St1w0ORPN7SixvKfSiHlw6qluldJ-yQ23D6vEh_vTX2GJpwciIhvBhQ_FZXcqEaNqGQ0S2CAOa5JIMWSn3EOIVrUeeB7155BGSnC52Hihd-w5Uh15as/s320/3.bmp)
4- Bring up the Levels dialog with
CTRL+L and adjust the sliders until you get the detail you want.
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsqVlNIWa5oUGDZqi3a3JrYG9P2K8sqPp0McnJcrARajTE-bczz-rFMz7eP5THQJrO5-D8wq69J5g4hM7sylem0nThdFauf3lLODM1oboU6ytZhD7kwcV5gDMnSSmZgZ12spaOyW5sS9Q/s320/4.bmp)
5- Here's our picture.
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpcl1MW677Gvr-N4DcMvXxl3rab-lVsk0crBGauQUkbXdqbkpfv2CXSg_O9jdBmC4A5kil6mLtmY9k49pndl9Vh_9g6taSgq6alytLUrfZkFhqE0AA2j8kICGR3tt32ZVLg0I5oeseXKk/s320/5.bmp)
6- Add a Layer Mask by going to
LAYER>LAYER MASK>REVEAL ALL.
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlGmmmSTD6axwb-ACy35psdtEWxQNMkgprRKNBBsRr1rpX9ER9H_h57EvbwPbV9FGmtoEKG6Q-TT1XbUfmDFTOVkHd66lXO7IlEoEwcgxs7JMc-P_4o601bxf0fVEYHfVMzAxLFt2-z3E/s320/6.bmp)
7- With the Layer Mask selected, choose the
Gradient Tool![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioc9_jPITpknuiFoC9EJcAocZMZ3tDfTtlAZmU-l1u4Rtq8Hot9yDRXqvyKm_pfRVk3iMzvG_Wuxou0J1K-2E4cmEnothaLz9Yc86ySMKWvPOwn1_8OVkk3RSOcTYG1Ni_tHn3yuouty0/s320/7.bmp)
8- Make sure the settings of your gradient tool are like these.
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhX1NoBU6fgo9-92OP1dRVIxbkMWK00Hi_KsIM4muH4n9f-6QaOae9h8nrjAVUw_O7-5GGbI-2l1gyfeTg3q69jFTVS9-ERV4vz6nn-wiNVoRJU8lt8Nt9mjUXw7AgzG7ZHhF5XgXdmB9c/s320/8.bmp)
9- Drag the gradient over your image to make some parts of the mask visible.
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjl6Ma_TILixG9ExfGunNEaQC0QdIWvnGdPMAP2wYuolnihQmYvzJnfO4w4BnPN_CJ1Ov_B_ETleYJEcQo3IyQCiRmIAEd6wuWfg7AiIFQ1e1r27e1Jf89ctJf9mzuQyRujUiNNum1WOZg/s320/9.bmp)
10- Great! Don't you think? I personally love this effect.
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQWsvfAqSyJ8J47yK4jo7avzNs0IOC06aSc5b4K6T-BtOF2QXx0k88stZjibTvP8SNIKq_q5JnDv2-pftNPZm4RQMkuv-EcLe-qhwMPdfCMdPM48uuAKAe-r0F5LnPGp_7Jw_XXrcN368/s320/10.bmp)
11- Repeat the gradient until you get the effect you want.
Hope you like it, that's all.
Kal El
2 comments:
Nice tutorial. I should try this on my pics. :) Keep it up!
Great tutorial! I love photoshop so this really is a helpful tool for me.. :)
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