{"id":10030,"date":"2015-12-27T16:48:14","date_gmt":"2015-12-28T00:48:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/photoshopcafe.com\/?p=10030"},"modified":"2024-03-26T21:20:58","modified_gmt":"2024-03-27T04:20:58","slug":"turn-a-photo-into-a-pencil-sketch-in-photoshop-tutorial","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/photoshopcafe.com\/sketch-photo-photoshop-tutorial","title":{"rendered":"Turn a photo into a pencil sketch in Photoshop tutorial"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Hi CAFE Crew, here is a brand new tut for you all. This is an old favorite of mine. How to turn a photo into a pencil sketch in photoshop. This is actually really easy to do and it gets quite good results too. As usual, I&#8217;ll provide a few creative jump\u00a0off\u00a0points at the end for your own experimentation.<br \/>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/PU2VK9-Koro?rel=0&amp;showinfo=0\" width=\"853\" height=\"480\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><br \/>\n<script src=\"https:\/\/apis.google.com\/js\/platform.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n<div class=\"g-ytsubscribe\" data-channel=\"photoshopCAFE\" data-layout=\"full\" data-count=\"default\"><\/div>\n<h3>1.<\/h3>\n<p>Start with a Photo that has some decent edge detail, here is one I got from <a href=\"https:\/\/clk.tradedoubler.com\/click?p=264355&amp;a=2805383&amp;g=22793578\" target=\"&quot;_blank\u201d\" rel=\"noopener\">Adobe Stock<\/a><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/impus.tradedoubler.com\/imp?type(inv)g(22793578)a(2805383)\" alt=\"Adobe Stock\" \/><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/photoshopcafe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Screen-Shot-2015-06-10-at-4.08.44-PM.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-10045\" src=\"http:\/\/photoshopcafe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Screen-Shot-2015-06-10-at-4.08.44-PM.jpg\" alt=\"Screen Shot 2015-06-10 at 4.08.44 PM\" width=\"700\" height=\"466\" srcset=\"https:\/\/photoshopcafe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Screen-Shot-2015-06-10-at-4.08.44-PM.jpg 700w, https:\/\/photoshopcafe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Screen-Shot-2015-06-10-at-4.08.44-PM-600x399.jpg 600w, https:\/\/photoshopcafe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Screen-Shot-2015-06-10-at-4.08.44-PM-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<h3>2<\/h3>\n<p>Covert the photo\u00a0to grayscale (Ctrl+Shift+D \/ Cmd+Shift+D)<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-10043\" src=\"http:\/\/photoshopcafe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Screen-Shot-2015-06-10-at-4.08.54-PM.jpg\" alt=\"Screen Shot 2015-06-10 at 4.08.54 PM\" width=\"700\" height=\"471\" srcset=\"https:\/\/photoshopcafe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Screen-Shot-2015-06-10-at-4.08.54-PM.jpg 700w, https:\/\/photoshopcafe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Screen-Shot-2015-06-10-at-4.08.54-PM-600x404.jpg 600w, https:\/\/photoshopcafe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Screen-Shot-2015-06-10-at-4.08.54-PM-300x202.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/p>\n<h3>3<\/h3>\n<p>Duplicate the layer by dragging into the new layer icon, or press Ctrl\/Cmd+J<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-10044\" src=\"http:\/\/photoshopcafe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Screen-Shot-2015-06-10-at-4.09.05-PM.jpg\" alt=\"Screen Shot 2015-06-10 at 4.09.05 PM\" width=\"237\" height=\"177\" \/><\/p>\n<h3>4<\/h3>\n<p>Invert the layer Cmd\/Ctrl+I<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-10040\" src=\"http:\/\/photoshopcafe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Screen-Shot-2015-06-10-at-4.09.18-PM.jpg\" alt=\"Screen Shot 2015-06-10 at 4.09.18 PM\" width=\"233\" height=\"61\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-10039\" src=\"http:\/\/photoshopcafe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Screen-Shot-2015-06-10-at-4.09.13-PM.jpg\" alt=\"Screen Shot 2015-06-10 at 4.09.13 PM\" width=\"700\" height=\"471\" srcset=\"https:\/\/photoshopcafe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Screen-Shot-2015-06-10-at-4.09.13-PM.jpg 700w, https:\/\/photoshopcafe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Screen-Shot-2015-06-10-at-4.09.13-PM-600x404.jpg 600w, https:\/\/photoshopcafe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Screen-Shot-2015-06-10-at-4.09.13-PM-300x202.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/p>\n<h3>5<\/h3>\n<p>Change to Linear Dodge blend mode and you should see a perfectly white image (Use Color Dodge for sharper edges)<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-10050\" src=\"http:\/\/photoshopcafe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/pencil1.jpg\" alt=\"pencil1\" width=\"236\" height=\"162\" \/><\/p>\n<h3>6<\/h3>\n<p>Filter&gt;Blur&gt;Gaussian Blur<br \/>\n(You could actually use any filter, as long as it creates a difference between the 2 layers)<\/p>\n<p>As you adjust the blur you will get a different result.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/photoshopcafe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/pencil2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-10048\" src=\"http:\/\/photoshopcafe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/pencil2.jpg\" alt=\"pencil2\" width=\"700\" height=\"469\" srcset=\"https:\/\/photoshopcafe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/pencil2.jpg 700w, https:\/\/photoshopcafe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/pencil2-600x402.jpg 600w, https:\/\/photoshopcafe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/pencil2-300x201.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Here are some variations using Color Dodge, you will notice that Linear Dodge produces a softer result that Color Dodge.\u00a0Try different blending Modes\u00a0for different results.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-10041\" src=\"http:\/\/photoshopcafe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Screen-Shot-2015-06-10-at-4.09.41-PM.jpg\" alt=\"Screen Shot 2015-06-10 at 4.09.41 PM\" width=\"240\" height=\"167\" \/><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/photoshopcafe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Screen-Shot-2015-06-10-at-4.10.01-PM.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-10036\" src=\"http:\/\/photoshopcafe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Screen-Shot-2015-06-10-at-4.10.01-PM.jpg\" alt=\"Screen Shot 2015-06-10 at 4.10.01 PM\" width=\"700\" height=\"470\" srcset=\"https:\/\/photoshopcafe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Screen-Shot-2015-06-10-at-4.10.01-PM.jpg 700w, https:\/\/photoshopcafe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Screen-Shot-2015-06-10-at-4.10.01-PM-600x403.jpg 600w, https:\/\/photoshopcafe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Screen-Shot-2015-06-10-at-4.10.01-PM-300x201.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/photoshopcafe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Screen-Shot-2015-06-10-at-4.10.14-PM.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-10037\" src=\"http:\/\/photoshopcafe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Screen-Shot-2015-06-10-at-4.10.14-PM.jpg\" alt=\"Screen Shot 2015-06-10 at 4.10.14 PM\" width=\"700\" height=\"467\" srcset=\"https:\/\/photoshopcafe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Screen-Shot-2015-06-10-at-4.10.14-PM.jpg 700w, https:\/\/photoshopcafe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Screen-Shot-2015-06-10-at-4.10.14-PM-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/photoshopcafe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Screen-Shot-2015-06-10-at-4.10.14-PM-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Here is the result on a different image<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-10059\" src=\"http:\/\/photoshopcafe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/sketch.jpg\" alt=\"sketch\" width=\"378\" height=\"500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/photoshopcafe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/sketch.jpg 378w, https:\/\/photoshopcafe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/sketch-227x300.jpg 227w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 378px) 100vw, 378px\" \/><\/h3>\n<h3>Xtra-credit<\/h3>\n<p>Once you have your perfect pencil sketch, why not try adding some color for a nice variation.<\/p>\n<p>In this first example, I added a solid\u00a0color Fill adjustment layer. Change the blend mode to color, so only the color shows through. Adjust the opacity to suit your tastes.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/photoshopcafe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Screen-Shot-2015-06-10-at-4.10.50-PM.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-10033\" src=\"http:\/\/photoshopcafe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Screen-Shot-2015-06-10-at-4.10.50-PM.jpg\" alt=\"Screen Shot 2015-06-10 at 4.10.50 PM\" width=\"245\" height=\"196\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/photoshopcafe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Screen-Shot-2015-06-10-at-4.10.56-PM.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-10049\" src=\"http:\/\/photoshopcafe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/pencil3.jpg\" alt=\"pencil3\" width=\"700\" height=\"466\" srcset=\"https:\/\/photoshopcafe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/pencil3.jpg 700w, https:\/\/photoshopcafe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/pencil3-600x399.jpg 600w, https:\/\/photoshopcafe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/pencil3-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Color Dodge result<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/photoshopcafe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Screen-Shot-2015-06-10-at-4.10.56-PM.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-10034\" src=\"http:\/\/photoshopcafe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Screen-Shot-2015-06-10-at-4.10.56-PM.jpg\" alt=\"Screen Shot 2015-06-10 at 4.10.56 PM\" width=\"700\" height=\"467\" srcset=\"https:\/\/photoshopcafe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Screen-Shot-2015-06-10-at-4.10.56-PM.jpg 700w, https:\/\/photoshopcafe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Screen-Shot-2015-06-10-at-4.10.56-PM-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/photoshopcafe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Screen-Shot-2015-06-10-at-4.10.56-PM-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Also try running a gradient through a new blank layer at the top and change that to color blend mode.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-10035\" src=\"http:\/\/photoshopcafe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Screen-Shot-2015-06-10-at-4.11.18-PM.jpg\" alt=\"Screen Shot 2015-06-10 at 4.11.18 PM\" width=\"283\" height=\"199\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-10032\" src=\"http:\/\/photoshopcafe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Screen-Shot-2015-06-10-at-4.11.40-PM.jpg\" alt=\"Screen Shot 2015-06-10 at 4.11.40 PM\" width=\"243\" height=\"224\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-10031\" src=\"http:\/\/photoshopcafe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Screen-Shot-2015-06-10-at-4.11.35-PM.jpg\" alt=\"Screen Shot 2015-06-10 at 4.11.35 PM\" width=\"700\" height=\"470\" srcset=\"https:\/\/photoshopcafe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Screen-Shot-2015-06-10-at-4.11.35-PM.jpg 700w, https:\/\/photoshopcafe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Screen-Shot-2015-06-10-at-4.11.35-PM-600x403.jpg 600w, https:\/\/photoshopcafe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Screen-Shot-2015-06-10-at-4.11.35-PM-300x201.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-10047\" src=\"http:\/\/photoshopcafe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/pencil4.jpg\" alt=\"pencil4\" width=\"700\" height=\"466\" srcset=\"https:\/\/photoshopcafe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/pencil4.jpg 700w, https:\/\/photoshopcafe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/pencil4-600x399.jpg 600w, https:\/\/photoshopcafe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/pencil4-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>As you can see, the effect itself is quite simple and there are a number of variations that you can try to get very different looking results. Add a comment at let me know how you are using this effect.<\/p>\n<p>Thanks for checking out this tutorial. See you next week with another new tutorial!<\/p>\n<p>Colin<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<br \/>\n<hr \/>\r\n\r\n<strong>PS Don\u2019t forget to follow us on Social Media for more tips..<\/strong>\r\n<ul>\r\n\t<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/photoshopcafe\/\">Instagram<\/a><\/li>\r\n\t<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/photoshopcafe\">Youtube.<\/a><\/li>\r\n\t<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/photoshopCAFE\">facebook<\/a><\/li>\r\n\t<li><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/photoshopCAFE\">twitter<\/a><\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n(I've been posting some fun Instagram and Facebook Stories lately)<br \/>\r\n\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/photoshopcafe.com\/vault\/\">You can get my free Layer Blending modes ebook along with dozens of exclusive Photoshop Goodies here<\/a>\r\n\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/photoshopcafe.com\/vault\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-48395 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/photoshopcafe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/PS-vault-newsltter.jpg\" alt=\"photoshop goodies for free\" width=\"550\" height=\"363\" srcset=\"https:\/\/photoshopcafe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/PS-vault-newsltter.jpg 550w, https:\/\/photoshopcafe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/PS-vault-newsltter-300x198.jpg 300w, https:\/\/photoshopcafe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/PS-vault-newsltter-100x66.jpg 100w, https:\/\/photoshopcafe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/PS-vault-newsltter-120x80.jpg 120w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In this photoshop tutorial you will learn how to turn a photo into a sketch. Its easy to get a pencil sketch effect in Photoshop. I&#8217;ll also give you a few variations with color and layer blending modes for creative jump off points. 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