Photo Sketch effect

Today's photo of the day was inspired by the wind.  I was taking my lunch break and it got windy all of a sudden.  I looked outside and noticed my desert willow tree whipping around, and looked kinda cool, so I set up my tri-pod and took a slow shutter speed image to capture the movement.  The photo itself needed something, so I decided to add a sketch effect using photoshop for a zen-like image of the tree.  So here it is (along with how to do the sketch effect on your own images):


    

 

Here is the "Before" image:

  

Sketch Effect:

1. Desaturate background

2. Copy background

3. On copy, invert so it looks like a negative (Image - Adjust - Invert)

4. In blend mode go to color dodge (image will disappear, but have no fear... go to next step)

5. Filter - Blur -Gausian Blur to taste (to create sketch)

6.  Flatten (play with curves and other effects if you want). 

Have fun, and play around with this technique on a variety of images to see what works. 

 

 

 

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