Technique 41: Sketching with Filters
Blending layers
Applying color to sketches
Several of the filters on the Sketch menu imitate different drawing media, including charcoal, chalk and charcoal, and graphic pen. These filters work surprisingly well, turning images into black and white sketched renditions.
When layered with the original image and blended together with a blending mode, these filters can produce even more interesting images: colored sketches. Another appealing method that produces an interesting image is to apply color to a sketch by using gradient maps, photo filters, or the Hue/Saturation command. (Take a look at Techniques 33 and 35 to find out more about these features.)
This technique is going to explore these areas. First, you find out how to use the Charcoal, Chalk and Charcoal, and Graphic Pen filters. Then you experiment with blending sketched layers and also apply color to a sketch. These techniques are quite straightforward, so have some fun and try them out! Take a look at Color Plate 41-1 to see what these colored sketches look like.