Pencil sketch

[Atze Peng]

Well, there is this function in paint.net, but somehow it doesnt really look like it, when I use it on a car with metallic look, could someone help me how 2 do? It shouild look like a real drawing.

[Mike Ryan]

If you want it to look like a real pencil sketch, then you are going to have to quite literally use a pencil and trace it :wink:

[Atze Peng]

Then it wouldnt look like a drawing either. More like some drunken picasso for poor guys

[BoltBait]

Give us an example image to start with.

[Atze Peng]

http://tutorials.designnation.de/worksh ... -Zeichnung

like the last pic here

[Ash]

PDN have a Pencil sketch effect. Looks like that last image, IMO

http://www.getpaint.net/doc/latest/en/E ... cMenu.html

[LFC4EVER]

Using Boltbait's Outline, Levels,Gaussian Blur and Black and White only:

[Atze Peng]

PDN have a Pencil sketch effect. Looks like that last image, IMO

http://www.getpaint.net/doc/latest/en/E ... cMenu.html

I stated above, that it doesnt really look like a drawing, atleast not at the picture I want to use it at.

@ LFC4EVER

thx, this really helped me a lot.

[BoltBait]

PDN have a Pencil sketch effect. Looks like that last image, IMO

http://www.getpaint.net/doc/latest/en/E ... cMenu.html

I stated above, that it doesnt really look like a drawing, atleast not at the picture I want to use it at.

@ LFC4EVER

thx, this really helped me a lot.

Show me the picture you want to use it on. If it is not an image that you can post publicly, PM it to me.

[oma]

I've had good luck doing this with the old toon plugin. change to black and white and doing several layers at multiply.

that might suit your picture if other pencil method doesn't work for you.

[BoltBait]

Using Boltbait's Outline, Levels,Gaussian Blur and Black and White only:

Here is a better "after" picture:

[LFC4EVER]

:shock: How did you do that?!

[BoltBait]

:shock: How did you do that?!

Easy. Took, like, 5 minues.

First, clone stamp out your "Before" text.

Next, run Adjustments > Black and White and make 3 copies of the image.

On the top layer, Effects > Noise > Add noise, Effects > Blurs > Motion blur, Effects > Photo > Sharpen(20) four times. F4 > Overlay.

On the middle layer, Effects > Artistic > Ink Sketch (color to 0). F4 > Multiply.

On the bottom layer, Adjustments > Brightness & Contrast (adjust contrast way down).

Layer 1 gives your nice pencil shading lines. Layer 2 gives your sharp edges. Layer 3 gives your image mood.

Finally, flatten the image and Adjustments > Brightness & Contrast to taste.

Easy?

EDIT: Had I spent more time on this, I would have done the ceiling and floor a different direction (motion blur) from the cabinets and walls.

[LFC4EVER]

Very clever! Thanks, i just learnt something new

P.S. 3 mods are online :shock:

EDIT: Wait, i think its 4, Ash might be hidden..

[BoltBait]

OK, floor and ceiling "shaded" different directions:

Still could have been better, I guess.

The question still remains, however, does this technique satisfy Atze Peng?

[Ash]

@BB: 2nd one is even better

[BoltBait]

How about this one?

It uses Effects > Stylize > Outline instead of Effects > Artistic > Ink Sketch for the middle layer.

[Atze Peng]

really nice boltbait, but already got the effect I wished for thx to lfc4ever, but I'll remember ur stuff there ;-)

[BoltBait]

Oh well, that's what I get for casting my pearls before... um... Atze Peng.

[brandon.roeder]

well Boltbait..if it makes you feel better..you helped me a lot!

[LFC4EVER]

I think and will always think that Boltbait's version was better, but if Atze Peng wanted to achieve the effect that i came up with, then thats his choice.

[ncfan51]

This thread is bookmarked for sure!

[Atze Peng]

I think and will always think that Boltbait's version was better, but if Atze Peng wanted to achieve the effect that i came up with, then thats his choice.

In the case I used it your way worked out better imo.

[patxixi]

On 6/16/2008 at 10:48 PM, BoltBait said:

Easy. Took, like, 5 minues.

First, clone stamp out your "Before" text.

Next, run Adjustments > Black and White and make 3 copies of the image.

On the top layer, Effects > Noise > Add noise, Effects > Blurs > Motion blur, Effects > Photo > Sharpen(20) four times. F4 > Overlay.

On the middle layer, Effects > Artistic > Ink Sketch (color to 0). F4 > Multiply.

On the bottom layer, Adjustments > Brightness & Contrast (adjust contrast way down).

http://i57.photobucket.com/albums/g228/BoltBait/kitchen2Explained.png

Layer 1 gives your nice pencil shading lines. Layer 2 gives your sharp edges. Layer 3 gives your image mood.

Finally, flatten the image and Adjustments > Brightness & Contrast to taste.

Easy?

EDIT: Had I spent more time on this, I would have done the ceiling and floor a different direction (motion blur) from the cabinets and walls.

Hi @BoltBait,

Looking for a sketchnote border, I found this old post. Could you share any tips to add a border in a sketch style (like I can do with draw.io) using Paint.NET ?

Thanks a lot !

Edited November 21, 2022 by patxixi

[Rick Brewster]

@patxixi, this thread is 14 years old, please just create a new thread instead of replying to ancient discussions