Digital Media Designer: Video Tutorial: A Hand-Drawn Effect in Adobe Photoshop

In this lesson from Total Photoshop 6, Deke McClelland demonstrates how to turn a photograph into a delicate "line drawing." He starts by creating an edge mask using the Find Edges command, and follows that up with one of his favorite combinations of filters: Maximum, Median, and Gaussian Blur. After applying an appropriate Blend Mode, the end result is a lovely Conté crayon "drawing," created from the original photographic image of a girl's face. You'll find this technique to be an easy way to give a beautiful "hand-made" touch to your digital images.