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#1 2003-08-12 12:50 am
- m&k
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How can I turn a photo into a drawing?
I remember a how-to a while back on how to turn a photograph into a drawing or sketch, but don't remember what issue it was in.
Ideally, I'd like to final product to look less like a pencil sketch and more like a water color painting.
Photoshop perhaps?
Thanks....
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#2 2003-08-12 7:10 am
- Scannall
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Re: How can I turn a photo into a drawing?
Adobe Streamline will do the trick.
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#3 2003-08-12 3:57 pm
- Edward
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Re: How can I turn a photo into a drawing?
Photoshop, and play with the filters. Elements may have a limited ammount of filters in it, but I could not say.
Photoshop will get the job done.
BTW, wtf is this doing in the MA reader forum? 
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#4 2003-08-12 4:12 pm
- mojonixon
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Re: How can I turn a photo into a drawing?
Use the Find Edges and your favorite brush stroke filters in Photoshop to get that sketched look. Just play around with it until you get the look you want.
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#6 2003-08-12 11:50 pm
- kad
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Re: How can I turn a photo into a drawing?
How fancy do you want to get with it?
If you need something quick you could try experimenting with the filters. If you have more time, try painting on a layer above the photo layer.
If you're painting(and with a tablet) i would use a brush(not airbrush) with opacity lowered and wet edges on and experiment with that.
I was just looking at an article with an illustrator that was using photoshop to get a watercolor effect to her work- but have not read it yet.(in a mag.- not on the net)
If you're VERY interested I could always scan it and e-mail.(it's one page)
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#7 2003-08-12 11:53 pm
- kad
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Re: How can I turn a photo into a drawing?
oops - I forgot to mention this would be using Photoshop.
Painter might be best but has got waaay too much distracting options for quick work.
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