Line Drawings from Photoshop

>> HELP! I need to convert a photograph to line drawing. I have tried several methods, but none are satisfactory. << Submitted by: Jim using Photoshop 6 with OS X...

What do you do?

PS 911 Team says:
Okay, there are dozens of ways to do this, but to get you started:
Starting with an RGB image in Photoshop
Choose Filter > Stylize > Find Edges. This will isolate the object(s) into definable shapes.
Now, choose Image > Adjustments (Adjust in version 6.x) > Desaturate.
Move and adjust the sliders until you achieve the desired starting point. Then you can select areas to colorize with grays, fill with patterns or otherwise convert.
Another thing you might try is converting to grayscale (as above) by desaturating, then test the "Posterize" mode setting assigning different levels of gray. Start with a low number like 6.

Now set up textures or patterns which simulate the drawing effect you're looking for... hatch marks, charcoal, etc and select the specific color ranges and replace with different value patterns.

Don't forget, once you've boiled your image to basic color (gray) values, there are a number of artistic filters under the "Filters" menu you can try and experiment with.

While there is no exact answer for you -- everyone has different tastes and expected outcomes, this should get you on your way.
From Photoshop 911 Case #04021; CA, USA

Comments

[raj]

please post tutorial with images

[saul]

turn image to grey scale . Resize image to desisired dimensions ( don'yt worry about bluriness or pixalation- go to 'Image' then to 'Adjustments' then scroll down to Threshold' . When in Threshhold you can darken or lighten the contrast between the line and white background. From here take the image and use a gausian blur. This will actually take out any pixilation. Now you need to sharpen the edges - to do so take the image and use the 'unsharp mask' filter. Viola you have a great outline to use for screen printing purchases - I have done it plenty of times for the exact same purpose and it works gggggggggggreat!!

[Jagadish Dulal]

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[Jagadish Dulal]

HEy why you r worried about that just use filter and motion tools to create line.

[subash maharjan]

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