Photoshop Techniques

Creating Black-and-White Drawings from Color Photos

Action/Effect	Tool	Notes
1. heighten contrasts	image > adjust > brightness/contrast
2. make photo black-and-white	image > adjust > channel mixer	check "monochrome," adjust slides for desired look (contrasts)
3. remove detail and flatten gradations	filter > blur > smart blur
4. convert to lines and planes	image > adjust > posterize	in "levels" field, type 2 or 3 (or higher depending on number of half tones you want.