A common technique to generate a line drawing is:
1. Duplicate Background
2. Blur > Smart Blur > Edges Only (renders white lines on black background)
3. Image > Adjustments > Invert (CTRL + I)
Photoshop 7 users can take it a step further by...
4. Applying the Stylize > Diffuse filter and specify the Anisotropic option.
5. Optional: Apply Unsharp Mask to give the lines a little more body.
But what if you want COLORED lines?
No problem. It's just a slight variation from the above.
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1. Duplicate Background
2. Blur > Smart Blur > Edges Only (renders white lines on black background)
Photoshop 7 users can do the next two steps.
3. Applying the Stylize > Diffuse filter and specify the Anisotropic option.
4. Apply Unsharp Mask to give the lines a little more body.
Back to everyone...
5. If the Channels Palette is not visible, Window > Channels.
6. While holding down CTRL (Mac: Cmd), click any of the channels. It makes no difference which one. This will "load the selection" created by the white on black lines ("Marching ants" appear on the screen.)
7. Click the Layers tab to return to the Layers Palette.
8. Click on the Background.
9. Layers > New Layer > By Copy (or CTRL [Mac: Cmd] + J). This will create a new layer based on the selection.
10. Optional: Duplicate the layer just created and set the layer blend mode to Multiply. This will give the lines a little more character if desired. Layers > Merge Down will combine these two layers if desired.
This "colored lines" layer is now ready to be used as desired in your photo-art creation.
You will probably have to "clean up" some of the extraneous lines either by erasing them or hiding them via layer mask when the layer is used in conjunction with other layers.
Attachments:
* This post: The original image
* Next post: The after image
* 3rd post: PS6 and PS7 actions to achieve the results described above.
Now it's your turn to "try it."
Cheers...
~DannyR~
1. Duplicate Background
2. Blur > Smart Blur > Edges Only (renders white lines on black background)
3. Image > Adjustments > Invert (CTRL + I)
Photoshop 7 users can take it a step further by...
4. Applying the Stylize > Diffuse filter and specify the Anisotropic option.
5. Optional: Apply Unsharp Mask to give the lines a little more body.
But what if you want COLORED lines?
No problem. It's just a slight variation from the above.
- - - - - - - -
1. Duplicate Background
2. Blur > Smart Blur > Edges Only (renders white lines on black background)
Photoshop 7 users can do the next two steps.
3. Applying the Stylize > Diffuse filter and specify the Anisotropic option.
4. Apply Unsharp Mask to give the lines a little more body.
Back to everyone...
5. If the Channels Palette is not visible, Window > Channels.
6. While holding down CTRL (Mac: Cmd), click any of the channels. It makes no difference which one. This will "load the selection" created by the white on black lines ("Marching ants" appear on the screen.)
7. Click the Layers tab to return to the Layers Palette.
8. Click on the Background.
9. Layers > New Layer > By Copy (or CTRL [Mac: Cmd] + J). This will create a new layer based on the selection.
10. Optional: Duplicate the layer just created and set the layer blend mode to Multiply. This will give the lines a little more character if desired. Layers > Merge Down will combine these two layers if desired.
This "colored lines" layer is now ready to be used as desired in your photo-art creation.
You will probably have to "clean up" some of the extraneous lines either by erasing them or hiding them via layer mask when the layer is used in conjunction with other layers.
Attachments:
* This post: The original image
* Next post: The after image
* 3rd post: PS6 and PS7 actions to achieve the results described above.
Now it's your turn to "try it."
Cheers...
~DannyR~
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