7-1-16 ~ Sunflower Transformation

This is the original picture from last summer. It was a bumper year!

This is the sunflower after its transformation into a sketch drawing in Photoshop CS6.

Process:

Bring in photo you want to use into Photoshop

Go up to Layer-New-Layer via Copy

Go up to Image-Adjustments-Desaturate

Go up to Layer-New-Layer via Copy

Go up to Image-Adjustments-Invert

Change the blending mode from "normal" to "color dodge"

Go up to Filter-Minimum-Leave radius at 1 px

Merge layers: on Mac hold down option key, go to layer menu, and click on "merge visible"

Go up to Layer-New-Layer via Copy

Change the blending mode to "multiply" and adjust opacity (used 65%)

Duplicate background layer by first highlighting it and then clicking Command J on Mac

Drag and move background layer up above all the other layers

Change blending mode to "color" and adjust opacity to suit yourself

Change blending mode of that background layer from "normal" to "color" and adjust opacity

You Are Done