
Under the Filter menu, select Gaussian Blur and alter the radius to around 40 pixels. Go to Image > Adjustments > Invert (or hit CMD+I) then right click and select Convert to Smart Object.

The effect works best with images that have a clean background in good lighting and focus, so working with a professional studio shot like this stock image from Shutterstock provides the best results.ĭrag the Background layer over the New Layer icon in the Layers panel, or use the shortcut CMD+J to create a duplicate of the layer. If you don’t fancy creating this effect manually, you might be interested in my Artistic Paint, Sketch & Ink Photo Effect Actions.īegin by opening up your chosen source photograph in Adobe Photoshop. This makes it much more feasible to use the sketched look within your designs that might require an ‘artsy’ theme. Producing this style of artwork for real would take hours of work for even the most talented artist, but the power of Photoshop gives us the ability to replicate it pretty well in just minutes. The effect we’ll be creating in this tutorial mimics the lines and shading of a pencil drawing.
