At the end of this tutorial, you'll be able to convert almost any photo into multiple pencil sketch drawings in SECONDS!
Just Drag & Drop your image to apply the effect
First start by creating a new document with the given properties
Go to File > Place Embedded then choose the tutorial photo
Hold ALT+SHIFT and drag any corner to scale around anchor point
Then, hit ENTER
Right-click and Covert to Smart Object (Important!)
Rename it "Image"
Delete "Background" layer
Duplicate it
Change Blend Mode to Color Dodge
Create Invert Adjustment Layer
Right-click it and choose Create Clipping Mask
Now, our layer details has almost disappeared
Select "Image Copy" Layer, then Go to File> Blur> Gaussian Blur
Adding Blurriness to will reveal sketching details
With changing Blur Radius, you can control main sketch details density
I'll choose 8 Px for now
I want to change color to Black and white
We can add Black/White Adjustment Layer at the very top
Now, we guarantee that all bottom layers will be black and white
Select "Image Copy", then add Levels Adjustment Layer. it will be added automatically as a clipping mask too
This Levels layer would help us to reveal some skin details
That's good
Let's get back to default values
Change name to "Skin Details"
Take a Layer via Copy from the "Image" Layer
Move it to the top
Duplicate 4 times with CTRL+J
Select first layer
Go to Filter Gallery > Sketch and choose Graphic Pen
Stroke Length: 15 , Light/Dark Balance:50 and Right Diagonal Direction
I have now black and white image
To keep black lines and remove white areas we can use "Multiply" Mode
Change the Opacity to 10% to get some of the details
Let's Select the 2nd Layer
From Filter Gallery, you can choose Charcoal filter
Enter a values 5, 5, 85
Again change Blend Mode to Multiply with layer Opacity:10%
Again
But this time choose Artistic> Colored Pencil
Enter These Values 4, 8, 25
Change Blend Mode to Multiply with layer Opacity:10%
To guarantee that all layers are black and white..
..you can move B/W layer to the very top
Well
Now select the 4rth layer
From Filter Gallery choose Glowing Edges from Stylize
Width:1
Brightness:14
Smoothness:7
This time I have outlines with black areas
I want Outlines in Black color
What about adding Invert Adjustment Layer & Clip Mask it
After that we can blend that layer with Multiply mode
Change Opacity to 50%~70%
Group those layers
Name "Details"
Change bottom layer name to "Double-click thumb & Add Image"
Let's Control Skin Details from Levels Adjustment Layer
This is the 2nd Sketch Type
Let's Hide B/W Layer to reveal the colors
and control Levels to get a colorful Sketching "3rd Effect"
Try hide Invert Layer too
You'll get another 4rth Effect
And More...
NOTE: You can also control sketch density through Gaussian Blur value of "Image Copy" Layer
You can mix between all these capabilities to get the best effect you like
you can control outlines opacity very simply
Now Let's Apply the complete effect to a new image in SECONDS
1-Double-click any smart layer thumbnail to open it
2-Drag and drop your image
3-Hit CTRL+S to save
Get Back to main Document
Wow, We did it.