Color sketch adjusting sharpness tut

[christellf]

I will post first since I asked for the tutorial section:
Thanks so much for creating this site..
Christell


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I tried to recreate the steps I used in doing this football picture. It is not the exact steps but the closest I could get. The 2nd picture I tried the same steps & looks pretty close.

*FYI- I am using PSE 5.0

Color sketch adjusting sharpness tut:

Ctrl. J
Enhance>adjust color>adjust hue/saturation.
Move saturation slider all the way to left. OK.
Ctrl. J
Ctrl. I
Blend mode: Color dodge
Filter>blur>gaussian blur> (7-15) OK.

Click on 2nd layer
Click on eraser tool & erase where you want color to be.
Adjust opacity at top to amount of color you want before you erase.

Click on background layer.
Go to layer>new>layer from background. OK
Enhance>adjust sharpness.
Settings:
Amount 500%
Radius 36-58%
Check box More refined. OK

Click on Middle layer.
Enhance>adjust sharpness.
Use same settings as above.
Can merge all layers when finished.

Hope it works for you.Let me know if anyone comes up with anything else.
Christell

[JuliaM]

Christell,

Thanks for posting this. I have the perfect picture in mind to try it on!

It's a busy time with family birthdays and the Christmas season fast approaching but I'm looking forward to trying this tutorial... I'll be sure to post my results when I have it completed. :)

JuliaM