Orton only got one post of interest last week. Here's another attempt to spur some interest in trying new things.
Did you know you could the Pattern Stamp Tool to create an unfinished sketch? (Did you even know there was such a thing as this tool?)
The procedure is pretty simple. Take your image and convert it to a sketch, watercolor, oil painting, impressionist painting, whatever floats your boat. After all your PSE adjustments flatten the image. Now: Select All, Edit > Define pattern from selection > OK
Now get the tool:
1 - The Pattern Stamp is nested with the Clone Stamp. Right-click and you get the drop-down to select it.
2- Click the "pattern icon" and scroll down. The pattern you just defined will be the very last one. Click it.
3- Now go over to the brush side of the tool bar and find the Splatter Brush. The largest available is 59px, select it and then use the slider to increase the size -- how big is going to depend on the resolution of your image. You'll see I'm up over 400 in this instance (a 300 ppi image). You should set the opacity of your brush around 70% so you can fade in the edges of your sketch.
To create your "unfinished sketch" set up your layers. Add a blank layer above your BG layer and fill it with white -- this is your canvas. Add a blank layer above that and leave it transparent -- this will be where you work with the Pattern Stamp Tool. Get on that layer and start clicking away. Your Layers should look like this:
This is what I started with and where I ended up:
Give it a try and have some fun.
Rusty
Did you know you could the Pattern Stamp Tool to create an unfinished sketch? (Did you even know there was such a thing as this tool?)
The procedure is pretty simple. Take your image and convert it to a sketch, watercolor, oil painting, impressionist painting, whatever floats your boat. After all your PSE adjustments flatten the image. Now: Select All, Edit > Define pattern from selection > OK
Now get the tool:
1 - The Pattern Stamp is nested with the Clone Stamp. Right-click and you get the drop-down to select it.
2- Click the "pattern icon" and scroll down. The pattern you just defined will be the very last one. Click it.
3- Now go over to the brush side of the tool bar and find the Splatter Brush. The largest available is 59px, select it and then use the slider to increase the size -- how big is going to depend on the resolution of your image. You'll see I'm up over 400 in this instance (a 300 ppi image). You should set the opacity of your brush around 70% so you can fade in the edges of your sketch.
To create your "unfinished sketch" set up your layers. Add a blank layer above your BG layer and fill it with white -- this is your canvas. Add a blank layer above that and leave it transparent -- this will be where you work with the Pattern Stamp Tool. Get on that layer and start clicking away. Your Layers should look like this:
This is what I started with and where I ended up:
Give it a try and have some fun.
Rusty