How to reduce picture to line drawing?

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Ric
May 3, 2004
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I am trying to turn a comic book picture, with lots of shading, colour etc, back into a simple line drawing.

Any suggestions, advice regarding techniques would be greatly appreciated!

Thanks

Ric
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Harold Morgan
May 4, 2004
Go to the adobe downloads and look for these:
1. deelo’s Pencil Sketch.atn
2. Pencil Art Work by (Jaime Romo) Ver 2.atn

One or the other will fill the bill.

"Ric" wrote in message
I am trying to turn a comic book picture, with lots of shading, colour
etc,
back into a simple line drawing.

Any suggestions, advice regarding techniques would be greatly appreciated!
Thanks

Ric

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Ric
May 4, 2004
Thanks Harold

Interesting actions! Not quite what I want – I need a pure line drawing with no shading – just black and white…

I think I’m asking too much and will end up tracing the picture in another program (illustrator?)

Cheers

Ric

"Harold Morgan" wrote in message
Go to the adobe downloads and look for these:
1. deelo’s Pencil Sketch.atn
2. Pencil Art Work by (Jaime Romo) Ver 2.atn

One or the other will fill the bill.

"Ric" wrote in message
I am trying to turn a comic book picture, with lots of shading, colour
etc,
back into a simple line drawing.

Any suggestions, advice regarding techniques would be greatly
appreciated!
Thanks

Ric

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d-signer
May 5, 2004
Cartoon art is better stuff for reducing picture to line drawing.

First. Scan original at the appropriate resolution which give at leas more than 1000 x 1000 pixels pixel size.

Then, if scan is not in Lab mode – convert one to Lab color. Duplicat L-channel. If picture have noise or tiny pattern (moire) – remove it b apllying Smart Blur filter. Now apply Filter > Other > High Pass = pixels. Then make adjustment: Threshold = less than 127 (126, 125, 12 or 123). After all you will get line drawing which you can edit b Pencil tool.

If you want to get a more fine result you can to trace this drawing b Adobe Streamline in the ‘centerline’ mode

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