CREATIVE EFFECTS
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Make a pencil sketch
Press Cmd/Ctrl+J to copy the background, then go to
Filter>Stylise>Glowing Edges. Set Edge Width 4, Edge
Brightness 6, Smoothness 8 and click OK. Next press Cmd/
Ctrl+I, then go to Enhance>Adjust Color>Remove Color.
Change the blending mode to Multiply in the Layers panel.1
Edit the raw file
Open the starting image in the Elements Editor. In
Camera Raw, set Exposure +0.45, Contrast +33, Shadows
+58, Whites -50, Blacks +9, Clarity +20, Vibrance +25,
Saturation +10. Next click the Detail Panel and set Luminance
100, Luminance Detail 22. Click Open Image.4
Load the Wet Media brushes
Grab the Brush tool and press D then X to set the
colour to black. Go to the Brush options and set the
opacity to about 30
. Click the Brush Picker and select the
Wet Media brushes. Choose the Watercolor Heavy Medium
tip, and begin painting over the chair to reveal it.3
Choose a paper colour
Click the Create adjustment layer icon in the Layers
panel and choose Levels. Drag the middle slider to 1.56
to lighten the midtones. Click the adjustment layer icon again
and choose Solid Color. Choose an off-white colour, then
change the opacity of the layer to about 85
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Add the paper texture
Hold down Alt and click the New layer icon. Set
Mode: Overlay and check the Fill with... option. Go
to Filter>Texture>Texturizer. Set Texture: Canvas, Scaling
200
, Relief 4. Add a Pattern adjustment layer. Choose
Watercolor Light, Scaling 150
. Blend it with Multiply.5
Paint in the detail
Continue painting and experimenting with different
brushes, opacity settings and brush sizes as you paint.
Leave messy borders and aim to follow the lines in the image,
but be careful not to block in too much detail. If you go too
far, press X and paint white to bring back the paper colour.