How to turn a photo into a pencil sketch or drawing in Photoshop CC and CS6, plus how to create a color sketch effect using the photo's original colors, a single color and a gradient!

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Video Guide: How To Create The Pencil Sketch Or Drawing

00:00 Intro
01:02 Step 1: Open your image
01:07 Step 2: Duplicate the Background layer
01:32 Step 3: Desaturate the layer
01:54 Step 4: Duplicate the desaturated layer
02:08 Step 5: Invert the layer
02:23 Step 6: Change the blend mode to Color Dodge
02:48 Step 7: Convert the layer into a Smart Object
04:00 Step 8: Apply the Gaussian Blur filter
06:37 Step 9: Add a Levels adjustment layer
07:06 Step 10: Change the layer blend mode to Multiply
07:18 Step 11: Lower the layer opacity

How To Create A Color Sketch Using The Photo's Original Colors

07:43 Step 12: Duplicate the Background layer again
08:05 Step 13: Move the copy to the top of the layer stack
08:20 Step 14: Change the layer blend mode to Color
08:43 Step 15: Lower the layer opacity

Create A Color Sketch Using A Single Color

08:57 Step 16: Turn the top layer off
09:12 Step 17: Add A Solid Color fill layer
09:29 Step 18: Choose your color from the Color Picker
09:46 Step 19: Change the blend mode to Color
09:57 Step 20: Lower the layer opacity
10:04 Step 21: Try different colors

How To Color The Sketch With A Gradient

10:38 Step 22: Turn off the Solid Color fill layer
10:49 Step 23: Add a Gradient fill layer
10:57 Step 24: Choose a gradient
12:08 Step 25: Change the layer blend mode to Color
12:22 Step 26: Lower the layer opacity

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