How To Convert An Image Into A Line Drawing In Photoshop

Turning an epitome into a line drawing in Photoshop is not an easy task simply I can clinch you that the end result is very pleasing and tin can enhance the way and appeal of your eCommerce site. To brand a line drawing of a photo doesn't require knowledge of professional drawing. Line drawing an epitome is a process of tracing the lines of a photo that becomes like shooting fish in a barrel with adobe Photoshop cc.

Today I am going to present you a Photoshop tutorial on how to turn a photograph into a line drawing. The Photoshop tool I am going to employ in this tutorial is "Pen Tool". Then if you don't know, "what is a pen tool?", I would suggest yous learn about this tool first and then continue this tutorial. I know you lot all are intelligent and assume to know most the pen tool enough. Then let's get started…

Turning Photographs Into Line Drawings

I have divided this tutorial into 2 major parts to make the process a piffling bit like shooting fish in a barrel to understand.

Part 1: Prepare the Image

Prepare The Image In Photoshop

First matter first and that is preparing the photo to execute the line describe process on it. To set your image, insert information technology into Photoshop software kickoff. To insert an epitome only drag and drop the epitome on the software workspace or go to the top Card bar and insert your photograph.

Subsequently inserting the image into adobe Photoshop cc, we need to Duplicate and create three new layers apart from the original one. Simply earlier creating a new layer nosotros need to tweak our image a little bit and fix some minor problems similar hue and saturation.

We can't allow much grain and blurriness to our photo because these will create problems in drawing paths after. So if your image contains grains you lot can read our " How to prepare grainy photo " article to prepare the issue.

If you are still reading this and so I assume you have fixed your grainy photos and interested to learn the line drawing.

Now that you stock-still all the issues, we tin create three indistinguishable layers of the original epitome. To create a duplicate layer press Ctrl+J and y'all volition go a duplicate version of your image.

We will prepare the proper name of the commencement layer to "Line art" and create a second layer with a solid white color and telephone call it Background . Now we will see three-layer one is the original and the other ii are the "Line Art" and "Background" that we created simply now.

We volition keep the Visibility Off for the layers " Line art " and the solid white layer " Background "

Now we are washed the image retouching process and preparing the image for the line drawing.

Create The Line Drawing

Create a line cartoon from the photo is like an artist doing a sketch on the newspaper. The line drawing image editing process needs patience and eye for attention to detail. The perfect mode to beginning the line drawing is from the focus indicate of an epitome. The focus point varies from photo to photograph. For this article, I am using a headshot of a model and in my photo, I will start drawing paths from the lips.

To start creating the lines or paths select the " pen tool " and prepare it to Create New Work Path. Now outset drawing the line effectually the border of the lips and e'er pay attending to the curves and angles because these small things tin enhance your line drawing and produce an outstanding output.

Try to draw short paths because short lines can make your line cartoon more accurate than large lines. Then as I am drawing lines over lips I am using a short path to get the angles and curves perfect.

After completing the line drawing over the lips now create a shape layer. Become to path carte (equally per the photo) and create a path selection

Now select the paint bucket tool and create a shape to the pick and deselect the option.

Permit's get to the eyes and create a line drawing. Simply select the castor tool to select the brush stroke.

Now go to the path menu and select stroke path with the brush.

Follow the same steps to draw the full epitome. later on completing the full image turn the white layer on

Select the line art layer and plow the visibility off and delete the work path line.

Now turn the visibility on and Boom!! here is your line fine art drawing

Play with unlike pen tools and endeavor different shapes, lines that match with your photo. Use the stroke path or the fill path where you lot need and consummate the line drawing according to your requirements.

Afterward finishing salve the image and there yous go. Your line cartoon is ready to use and impress your viewers.

This is the final line drawing an epitome that you lot volition get after post-obit this tutorial.

Here is the video tutorial for better understanding

Emma Rivett

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"Emma Rivett is a brand photographer and copywriter who has a strong tendency to prepare, change and teach. Her photographic works were published in Capital, Travel + Leisure, Gayot Guide, Paula Deen Cooking, Design Guide, the NHOME Magazine, Urban Dwelling house, etc. Helping artistic businesspeople create an online make and PS"