If you have a vector drawing program (I used Xara Designer Pro) it can be done in a few minutes. Possibly it can be adapted for Photoshop.
Why not download the free trial and have a go. See attached mini tutorial.
Bob.
If you have a vector drawing program (I used Xara Designer Pro) it can be done in a few minutes. Possibly it can be adapted for Photoshop.
Why not download the free trial and have a go. See attached mini tutorial.
Bob.
Last edited by iamtheblues; 11 October 2014 at 09:07 AM.
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interesting though that is Bob, it's not an engraving effect, its a wave effect...
Last edited by handrawn; 11 October 2014 at 10:54 AM.
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Photoshop indeed is not a magic wand but PC is attended to make the life easily and work more productive and quicker.
iamtheblues, I caught your idea although your tutorial shows only simple basic steps but it can be extended. The main problem is what the result will look too synthesize, without a charm of hand-made work. Also, I would like to use Photoshop and I dont want to buy the Xara editor additionally.
There is a Photoshop filter that simulates wood cuts and steel line engravings. See http://designerstuts.com/2014/05/23/...-in-photoshop/
There was a similar effect in Xara years ago http://www.xaraxone.com/guest/guest31/index.html
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Personally, I am more a button-pusher.
The below were done using a plug-in. Both images were low res, the Alice drawing from the one tut was a screen-grab. This plug-in is the one from AlphaPlugins Engraver. Depending upon the resolution of the image, the amount of pre-processing required, and perhaps post-processing, the actual settings used will always need to be altered. This plug-in has always been adequate for me.
Oh, and btw, always size the image before you process it. "Engraved" images look even worse than a regular photo resized up or down in size.
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Interestingly when I did a search for steel line engraving it showed the Xara Xone Guest Tutorial image at the top of the images.
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if you look carefully at Lincoln on a US dollar you see that what is important for a 'hand-made' effect is that the etch lines follow the contours of the face, ie the bone structure
you cannot get that automatically with a computer because that information is not in 2D drawing or photograph, all you have is light and shade
the example Mike posted is a fair example of following the light and shade, but if you want a true 'hand-made' effect it needs to follow the bone structure and you need to tell the computer where that is and that means work
if anyone knows a shortcut I'm all ears...
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Does that mean you should change your name to Dumbo? Like you I don't think that can be done at the push of a button and it does take work.
What does the OP mean by stylize a drawing anyway?
Wouldn't the best way be to draw it himself? At least that way it would be unique and in his own style. Oh sure that's easy for me to say.
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