convert photo to line drawing

[Rick Wise]

Thanks very much. I’m quite intrigued by the filter you found. However the client Realtors want thin black lines and no noise anywhere. Do you know if the filter you found can do that? The sample you show has too much waver in the main lines and too much “noise” in the flat spaces.

As for using my solution on your web, you are welcome to do that. However, I adapted it from https://www.deke.com (you have to register for free to access his stuff). He was going for a more artistic look, but his basic method gave me the clue I was looking for. Heck, we all learn from each other. Or, as a director I used to work for liked to say, “Amateurs borrow. Professionals steal.” That’s a bit cynical but somewhat true….

Rick Wise
director of photography
and custom lighting design
Oakland, CA
https://www.RickWiseDP.com
https://www.linkedin.com/in/rwise
email: Rick@RickWiseDP.com

[Rick Wise]

What settings on the high pass filter?

Rick Wise
director of photography
and custom lighting design
Oakland, CA
https://www.RickWiseDP.com
https://www.linkedin.com/in/rwise
email: Rick@RickWiseDP.com

[Sarah Grace]

i hate typing so a documented step-by-step to de-noise

https://madbadcat.org/predge/index.html

cheers
bunny grace
AKA madbadcat
madbadcat.org
digitalapplejuice.com

[Rick Wise]

Revised again 6/16/09:

1. crtl J to make a copy or original
2. image – adjust – shadow/highlights; click on “more options: bring up shadows to taste – note foliage; increase midtones contrast
3. filter/other/high pass — max
4. press “d” to make sure colors = B on top, W on bottom
5. filter – sketch – photocopy; details, 1-12; darkness = max 50 – set detail just high enough to retain shape information
6. filter – blur – gausian – 2 – helps remove some of the black noise
7. then run again: filter – sketch – photocopy; this time, detail = 1
8. filter/noise/reduce noise; check “remove JPEG artifact”
9. filter/brush/accented edges 1/27/4
10. reverse colors of black-white so now white is on top
11. with pencil, clean up image – takes about 15-30 minutes

Rick Wise
director of photography
and custom lighting design
Oakland, CA
https://www.RickWiseDP.com
https://www.linkedin.com/in/rwise
email: Rick@RickWiseDP.com

[Rick Wise]

Neat! Thanks!

I incorporated your high-pass filter in my revisions. Have to look at your latest to figure out what to add to revise the revision….

Thanks again,

Rick

Rick Wise
director of photography
and custom lighting design
Oakland, CA
https://www.RickWiseDP.com
https://www.linkedin.com/in/rwise
email: Rick@RickWiseDP.com

[Sarah Grace]

i am graphic artists and for me the filter would pay for itself after one use ( 15 minutes vs. 2minutes )

but i will follow up on improving your technique when i finsh this gig

cheers
bunny grace
AKA madbadcat
madbadcat.org
digitalapplejuice.com

[Rick Wise]

Thanks, Sarah. I have downloaded the demo (trial?) version of all the Power Retouche plug-ins, but I cannot figure out how to make any of them work. I “installed” them. But none come up in Photoshop (CS2). I am sure there is a simple answer. I just can’t find it, and there seems to be no directions on the web site.

Rick Wise
director of photography
and custom lighting design
Oakland, CA
https://www.RickWiseDP.com
https://www.linkedin.com/in/rwise
email: Rick@RickWiseDP.com

[Sarah Grace]

they don’t appear at the bottom of your filter dd menu?

cheers
bunny grace
AKA madbadcat
madbadcat.org
digitalapplejuice.com

[Sarah Grace]

cheers
bunny grace
AKA madbadcat
madbadcat.org
digitalapplejuice.com

[Rick Wise]

Thanks, Sarah, maybe I used the one for CS3. I’ll try again.

Rick Wise
director of photography
and custom lighting design
Oakland, CA
https://www.RickWiseDP.com
https://www.linkedin.com/in/rwise
email: Rick@RickWiseDP.com