{"id":398,"date":"2012-10-02T16:59:00","date_gmt":"2012-10-02T16:59:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.photoshopessentials.com\/photoshopessentials_wp\/?p=398"},"modified":"2019-04-13T13:02:54","modified_gmt":"2019-04-13T17:02:54","slug":"portrait-to-sketch","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.photoshopessentials.com\/newsite\/photo-effects\/portrait-to-sketch\/","title":{"rendered":"Portrait Photo To Color Sketch With Photoshop"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside><style type=\"text\/css\">\n.adslot-2 { display: inline-block; width:300px; float:right; margin: 6px 0px 12px 30px; }\n@media (max-width: 767px) { .adslot-2 { display: none; } }\n<\/style><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script>\n<!-- 300x250 photo effects top responsive -->\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle adslot-2\"\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-6601556224092982\"\n     data-ad-slot=\"2740208297\"\n     data-ad-format=\"rectangle\"><\/ins>\n<script>\n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script><\/aside>\n<section>\n<div id=\"author\">Written by Steve Patterson.<\/div>\n<p>In this <strong>Photo Effects tutorial<\/strong>, we'll learn how to easily convert a portrait photo into a pencil sketch with Photoshop. The initial sketch will appear in black and white, but at the end of the tutorial, we'll learn how to colorize it with the photo's original colors! In the <a href=\"\/photo-effects\/photo-to-sketch\/\">next tutorial<\/a>, we'll learn a slightly different way to convert an image into a sketch, one that's usually better suited for objects or landscape photos.<\/p>\n<p>This version of the tutorial is for Photoshop CS5 and earlier. Photoshop CS6 and CC (Creative Cloud) users will want to check out the <a href=\"\/photo-effects\/portrait-photo-pencil-sketch-photoshop-cs6\/\">fully updated version<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Here's the photo I'll be starting with:<\/p>\n<img decoding=\"async\" data-no-lazy=\"1\" src=\"https:\/\/pe-images.s3.amazonaws.com\/photo-effects\/portrait-to-sketch\/original.jpg\" alt=\"The original photo. Image licensed from shutterstock by Photoshop Essentials.com.\" width=\"341\" height=\"500\" \/>\n<div class=\"image-desc\">The original portrait image.<\/div>\n<p>Here's how it will look when we're done:<\/p>\n<img decoding=\"async\" data-no-lazy=\"1\" src=\"https:\/\/pe-images.s3.amazonaws.com\/photo-effects\/portrait-to-sketch\/photo-to-color-sketch.jpg\" alt=\"Photoshop photo to color pencil sketch effect. Image &copy; 2011 Photoshop Essentials.com.\" width=\"341\" height=\"500\" \/>\n<div class=\"image-desc\">The final portrait to sketch result.<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<aside>\n<p>This tutorial is from our <a href=\"\/photo-effects\/\" title=\"Learn Photoshop effects\">Photo Effects<\/a> series. Let's get started!<\/p>\n<\/aside>\n<section>\n<p>The text version of this tutorial continues below the video. Please note that the video below is from the updated <a href=\"\/photo-effects\/photo-to-color-pencil-sketch-with-photoshop-cc\/\" title=\"View the Photoshop CC version\">Photoshop CC version<\/a> of the tutorial but everything I cover in the video is fully compatible with Photoshop CS5 and earlier.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<div class=\"video3\">\n<div class=\"video-container\">\n<iframe width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/CTCX4pMwKAQ\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; encrypted-media\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<section>\n<h2 class=\"sub\">How To Turn A Photo Into A Sketch With Photoshop<\/h2>\n<aside><p class=\"members-ad-top\"><a href=\"\/print-ready-pdfs\/\">Download all of our Photoshop tutorials as PDFs!<\/a><\/p><\/aside>\n<h3>Step 1: Duplicate The Background Layer<\/h3>\n<p>The first thing we should do before starting on the effect is make a copy of the original image so we don't harm it in case we need it later. With the photo newly opened in Photoshop, we see in the Layers panel that the image is sitting on the Background layer:<\/p>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pe-images.s3.amazonaws.com\/photo-effects\/portrait-to-sketch\/photoshop-background-layer.gif\" alt=\"The Background layer in Photoshop. Image &copy; 2011 Photoshop Essentials.com.\" width=\"273\" height=\"225\" \/>\n<div class=\"image-desc\">The Layers panel showing the photo on the Background layer.<\/div>\n<p>Go up to the <strong>Layer<\/strong> menu in the Menu Bar along the top of the screen, choose <strong>New<\/strong>, then choose <strong>Layer via Copy<\/strong>. Or, for a faster way to run the same command, press <strong>Ctrl+J<\/strong> (Win) \/ <strong>Command+J<\/strong> (Mac) on your keyboard:<\/p>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pe-images.s3.amazonaws.com\/photo-effects\/portrait-to-sketch\/layer-new-layer-via-copy.gif\" alt=\"The New Layer via Copy command in Photoshop. Image &copy; 2011 Photoshop Essentials.com.\" width=\"212\" height=\"149\" \/>\n<div class=\"image-desc\">Go to Layer > New > Layer via Copy, or press Ctrl+J (Win) \/ Command+J (Mac).<\/div>\n<p>Either way tells Photoshop to make a copy of the layer, which it names \"Layer 1\", and place it above the Background layer. Notice that Layer 1 is highlighted in blue, which tells us it's the active layer. Anything we do next will happen to the copy of the image on Layer 1, leaving the original on the Background layer unharmed:<\/p>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pe-images.s3.amazonaws.com\/photo-effects\/portrait-to-sketch\/layer-1.gif\" alt=\"Photoshop Layers panel. Image &copy; 2011 Photoshop Essentials.com.\" width=\"273\" height=\"243\" \/>\n<div class=\"image-desc\">A copy of the photo appears on Layer 1.<\/div>\n<h3>Step 2: Desaturate The Image<\/h3>\n<p>Go up to the <strong>Image<\/strong> menu at the top of the screen, choose <strong>Adjustments<\/strong>, then choose <strong>Desaturate<\/strong>:<\/p>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pe-images.s3.amazonaws.com\/photo-effects\/portrait-to-sketch\/desaturate.gif\" alt=\"Photoshop Desaturate image command. Image &copy; 2011 Photoshop Essentials.com.\" width=\"222\" height=\"128\" \/>\n<div class=\"image-desc\">Go to Image > Adjustments > Desaturate.<\/div>\n<p>The Desaturate command instantly removes all color from the image, giving us a quick <a href=\"\/photo-editing\/black-and-white\/\">black and white<\/a> version:<\/p>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pe-images.s3.amazonaws.com\/photo-effects\/portrait-to-sketch\/image-desaturated.jpg\" alt=\"A desaturated image in Photoshop. Image &copy; 2011 Photoshop Essentials.com.\" width=\"341\" height=\"500\" \/>\n<div class=\"image-desc\">The Desaturate command isn't the best way to convert an image to black and white, but it's good enough for our purposes here.<\/div>\n<h3>Step 3: Duplicate The Layer<\/h3>\n<p>Next, we need to make a copy of our desaturated image. Go back up to the <strong>Layer<\/strong> menu, choose <strong>New<\/strong>, then choose <strong>Layer via Copy<\/strong>, or press <strong>Ctrl+J<\/strong> (Win) \/ <strong>Command+J<\/strong> (Mac) on your keyboard, just as we did in Step 1. Photoshop makes a copy of Layer 1, names it \"Layer 1 copy\", and places it directly above Layer 1 in the Layers panel:<\/p>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pe-images.s3.amazonaws.com\/photo-effects\/portrait-to-sketch\/layer-1-copy.gif\" alt=\"A copy of Layer 1 appears in the Layers panel. Image &copy; 2011 Photoshop Essentials.com.\" width=\"273\" height=\"306\" \/>\n<div class=\"image-desc\">Photoshop always places copies of a layer above the original.<\/div>\n<h3>Step 4: Invert The Image<\/h3>\n<p>Go back up to the <strong>Image<\/strong> menu at the top of the screen, choose <strong>Adjustments<\/strong>, then choose <strong>Invert<\/strong>:<\/p>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pe-images.s3.amazonaws.com\/photo-effects\/portrait-to-sketch\/invert.gif\" alt=\"Photoshop Invert image command. Image &copy; 2011 Photoshop Essentials.com.\" width=\"223\" height=\"120\" \/>\n<div class=\"image-desc\">Go to Image > Adjustments > Invert.<\/div>\n<p>This inverts the colors in the image, or in our case the brightness values, making light areas dark and dark areas light, leaving us with a photo negative effect:<\/p>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pe-images.s3.amazonaws.com\/photo-effects\/portrait-to-sketch\/image-inverted.jpg\" alt=\"An inverted image in Photoshop. Image &copy; 2011 Photoshop Essentials.com.\" width=\"341\" height=\"500\" \/>\n<div class=\"image-desc\">The image after inverting the brightness values.<\/div>\n<h3>Step 5: Change The Blend Mode To Color Dodge<\/h3>\n<p>At the top of the Layers panel, you'll find the <strong><a href=\"\/photo-editing\/layer-blend-modes\/\">Blend Mode<\/a><\/strong> option. It doesn't actually say \"Blend Mode\" anywhere but it's the drop-down box that's set to Normal by default. Click on the word Normal, which opens a list of layer blend modes, and choose <strong>Color Dodge<\/strong> from the list:<\/p>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pe-images.s3.amazonaws.com\/photo-effects\/portrait-to-sketch\/color-dodge.gif\" alt=\"The Color Dodge layer blend mode in Photoshop. Image &copy; 2011 Photoshop Essentials.com.\" width=\"291\" height=\"219\" \/>\n<div class=\"image-desc\">Change the blend mode of the inverted layer from Normal to Color Dodge.<\/div>\n<p>The document will temporarily appear filled with white. Depending on your image, there may be some areas of black here and there, but for the most part it will be filled with white:<\/p>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pe-images.s3.amazonaws.com\/photo-effects\/portrait-to-sketch\/image-color-dodge.gif\" alt=\"The image after changing the layer blend mode to Color Dodge. Image &copy; 2011 Photoshop Essentials.com.\" width=\"273\" height=\"400\" \/>\n<div class=\"image-desc\">After changing the blend mode to Color Dodge, the document appears white.<\/div>\n<h3>Step 6: Apply The Gaussian Blur Filter<\/h3>\n<p>This next step is where we actually create the sketch effect. Go up to the <strong>Filter<\/strong> menu at the top of the screen, choose <strong>Blur<\/strong>, then choose <strong>Gaussian Blur<\/strong>:<\/p>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pe-images.s3.amazonaws.com\/photo-effects\/portrait-to-sketch\/gaussian-blur.gif\" alt=\"Selecting the Gaussian Blur filter in Photoshop. Image &copy; 2011 Photoshop Essentials.com.\" width=\"158\" height=\"143\" \/>\n<div class=\"image-desc\">Go to Filter > Blur > Gaussian Blur.<\/div>\n<p>This opens the Gaussian Blur filter's dialog box. We create the sketch effect by blurring the layer. Begin dragging the <strong>Radius<\/strong> slider at the bottom of the dialog box towards the right to apply a slight amount of blurring. As you drag, you'll see the sketch effect appearing in the document. The further you drag the slider, the more blurring will be applied and the more intense the sketch effect will become. If you drag the slider too far, though, too much of the original photo will show through and it won't look like a sketch anymore.<\/p>\n<p>There's no specific Radius value to enter since the amount of blurring you use will depend on what you think looks good for your image, so make sure you keep an eye on your document to judge the results as you drag the slider. For my image, I'll set my Radius value to around 12 pixels or so:<\/p>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pe-images.s3.amazonaws.com\/photo-effects\/portrait-to-sketch\/gaussian-blur-dialog-box.jpg\" alt=\"Photoshop Gaussian Blur filter. Image &copy; 2011 Photoshop Essentials.com.\" width=\"343\" height=\"343\" \/>\n<div class=\"image-desc\">Drag the Radius slider to increase or decrease the amount of blurring.<\/div>\n<p>Here's what my initial sketch effect looks like:<\/p>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pe-images.s3.amazonaws.com\/photo-effects\/portrait-to-sketch\/photo-sketch.jpg\" alt=\"Photoshop photo to pencil sketch effect. Image &copy; 2011 Photoshop Essentials.com.\" width=\"341\" height=\"500\" \/>\n<div class=\"image-desc\">The initial black and white sketch.<\/div>\n<h3>Step 7: Merge The Layers Onto A New Layer<\/h3>\n<p>Hold down the <strong>Alt<\/strong> (Win) \/ <strong>Option<\/strong> (Mac) key on your keyboard and with the key still held down, go up to the <strong>Layer<\/strong> menu at the top of the screen and choose <strong>Merge Visible<\/strong>:<\/p>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pe-images.s3.amazonaws.com\/photo-effects\/portrait-to-sketch\/merge-visible.gif\" alt=\"Photoshop Merge Visible command. Image &copy; 2011 Photoshop Essentials.com.\" width=\"253\" height=\"119\" \/>\n<div class=\"image-desc\">Hold down Alt (Win) \/ Option (Mac) and go to Layer > Merge Visible.<\/div>\n<p>Normally, the Merge Visible command would essentially flatten our image by merging all of our existing layers down onto a single layer, but by holding down Alt (Win) \/ Option (Mac) while choosing Merge Visible, we told Photoshop to keep all of our initial layer intact, merging them on to a new layer (Layer 2) above the originals:<\/p>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pe-images.s3.amazonaws.com\/photo-effects\/portrait-to-sketch\/merged-layer.gif\" alt=\"The layers have been merged onto a new layer. Image &copy; 2011 Photoshop Essentials.com.\" width=\"273\" height=\"369\" \/>\n<div class=\"image-desc\">The three original layers are combined onto a fourth layer above them.<\/div>\n<h3>Step 8: Change The Blend Mode To Multiply And Adjust The Layer Opacity<\/h3>\n<p>Go up to the Blend Mode option at the top of the Layers panel and change the blend mode for the merged layer from Normal to <strong>Multiply<\/strong>. This will darken the lines in the sketch effect. If you find the effect is now too dark, lower the <strong>Opacity<\/strong> value, which is to the right of the Blend Mode option. Keep an eye on the image as you adjust the opacity to fine tune the results. I'm going to lower mine down to 50%:<\/p>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pe-images.s3.amazonaws.com\/photo-effects\/portrait-to-sketch\/multiply-opacity.gif\" alt=\"Changing the blend mode to Multiply and lowering the layer opacity. Image &copy; 2011 Photoshop Essentials.com.\" width=\"301\" height=\"221\" \/>\n<div class=\"image-desc\">Change the blend mode to Multiply, then adjust the result with the Opacity option.<\/div>\n<p>Here's my result after darkening the effect:<\/p>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pe-images.s3.amazonaws.com\/photo-effects\/portrait-to-sketch\/photo-sketch-darkened.jpg\" alt=\"The photo sketch after darkening the edges. Image &copy; 2011 Photoshop Essentials.com.\" width=\"341\" height=\"500\" \/>\n<div class=\"image-desc\">The sketch now appears darker against the white background.<\/div>\n<h3>Step 9: Duplicate The Background Layer<\/h3>\n<p>At this point, the sketch effect is complete and if you're happy with it in black and white, you can stop here. If you want to add color to the sketch, continue on with these last few steps. We're going to colorize the sketch using the colors from the original photo. Our original photo is on the Background layer, so we'll need to make a copy of it. Click on the <strong>Background layer<\/strong> in the Layers panel to select it:<\/p>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pe-images.s3.amazonaws.com\/photo-effects\/portrait-to-sketch\/select-background-layer.gif\" alt=\"Selecting the Background layer in the Layers panel in Photoshop. Image &copy; 2011 Photoshop Essentials.com.\" width=\"273\" height=\"194\" \/>\n<div class=\"image-desc\">Select the Background layer to make it active.<\/div>\n<p>With the Background layer selected, go up to the <strong>Layer<\/strong> menu, choose <strong>New<\/strong>, then choose <strong>Layer via Copy<\/strong>, or press <strong>Ctrl+J<\/strong> (Win) \/ <strong>Command+J<\/strong> (Mac). Photoshop makes a copy of the layer, names it \"Background copy\" and places it directly above the original:<\/p>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pe-images.s3.amazonaws.com\/photo-effects\/portrait-to-sketch\/background-copy.gif\" alt=\"Duplicating the Background layer in Photoshop. Image &copy; 2011 Photoshop Essentials.com.\" width=\"273\" height=\"304\" \/>\n<div class=\"image-desc\">The copy appears above the original Background layer.<\/div>\n<h3>Step 10: Move The Background Copy Above The Other Layers<\/h3>\n<p>To use this Background copy layer to colorize our sketch, we need to move it above the other layers. We can jump it straight to the top of the layer stack by pressing the keyboard shortcut <strong>Shift+Ctrl+]<\/strong> (Win) \/ <strong>Shift+Command+]<\/strong> (Mac). The <strong>]<\/strong> is the right bracket key. With the Background copy layer now at the top, the original image will once again appear in the document window:<\/p>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pe-images.s3.amazonaws.com\/photo-effects\/portrait-to-sketch\/top-layer.gif\" alt=\"Jumping a layer to the top of the layer stack in Photoshop. Image &copy; 2011 Photoshop Essentials.com.\" width=\"273\" height=\"368\" \/>\n<div class=\"image-desc\">The Background copy layer has been jumped to the top of the layer stack.<\/div>\n<h3>Step 11: Change The Blend Mode To Color<\/h3>\n<p>To mix the colors of the original image in with the sketch effect, change the blend mode for the Background copy layer from Normal to <strong>Color<\/strong>:<\/p>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pe-images.s3.amazonaws.com\/photo-effects\/portrait-to-sketch\/color-blend-mode.gif\" alt=\"Photoshop Color blend mode. Image &copy; 2011 Photoshop Essentials.com.\" width=\"291\" height=\"219\" \/>\n<div class=\"image-desc\">Change the layer blend mode to Color.<\/div>\n<p>The Color blend mode mixes the colors from the current layer with the brightness values of the layers below it, giving us our colorized sketch effect:<\/p>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pe-images.s3.amazonaws.com\/photo-effects\/portrait-to-sketch\/photoshop-photo-color-sketch.jpg\" alt=\"Photoshop photo to color sketch effect. Image &copy; 2011 Photoshop Essentials.com.\" width=\"341\" height=\"500\" \/>\n<div class=\"image-desc\">The result after changing the blend mode to Color.<\/div>\n<h3>Step 12: Lower The Opacity<\/h3>\n<p>Finally, if you find the color looks too intense, simply lower the <strong>Opacity<\/strong> value at the top of the Layers panel to fine-tune the results. I'll lower mine down to 65%:<\/p>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pe-images.s3.amazonaws.com\/photo-effects\/portrait-to-sketch\/opacity-65.gif\" alt=\"Lowering the layer opacity. Image &copy; 2011 Photoshop Essentials.com.\" width=\"277\" height=\"219\" \/>\n<div class=\"image-desc\">Lower the layer opacity to reduce the amount of color in the sketch.<\/div>\n<p>With the opacity lowered, here is my final result:<\/p>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pe-images.s3.amazonaws.com\/photo-effects\/portrait-to-sketch\/photo-to-color-sketch.jpg\" alt=\"Photoshop photo to color pencil sketch effect. Image &copy; 2011 Photoshop Essentials.com.\" width=\"341\" height=\"500\" \/>\n<div class=\"image-desc\">The final color sketch effect.<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<style type=\"text\/css\">\n.ads-bottom { width:300px; padding-top:16px;padding-bottom:16px; }\n<\/style><div align=\"center\"><script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-6601556224092982\"\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\n<!-- 300x250 page bottom responsive -->\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle ads-bottom\"\n     style=\"display:block\"\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-6601556224092982\"\n     data-ad-slot=\"2879809098\"\n     data-ad-format=\"rectangle\"\n\t data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\n<script>\n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script><\/div>\n<aside>\n<p>And there we have it! 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