I simply prefer to read in a more relaxed position than one can muster at a desktop PC, and I also like reading in places where even laptops are uncomfortable to use. My preference for reading paper has more to do with portability than readability nowadays. My desk is littered with web articles I’ve printed out to read later, although I do take steps to minimize the amount of paper required… by printing duplex (those new Pixma printers from Canon finally make duplex practical in an affordable desktop printer), and by even sometimes printing two pages up, thereby fitting four pages on one sheet of paper. For example, I still much prefer to read paper documents instead of trying to read onscreen. However, despite the growing sophistication of personal computers over the years, people seem to cling to paper methods no matter what great digital idea comes along. I’ve had an interest in the “paperless office for years, ever since Adobe Acrobat came out and was pitched as a possible solution. Choose Bicubic Sharper from the Quality menu and then click Save.Note: This article was updated on 12/5/06 to add information about Magic Pen. If your photo is big, reduce its size by entering a new width (or height) into the image size fields at lower right. For the highest quality, choose PNG–24 from the file format menu at upper-right and then turn off the Transparency checkbox. If you want to email or post your sketch online, create another copy by choosing File > Save for Web.
This maneuver preserves your layers for future editing (say, if you want to change colors later on). Save your masterpiece by choosing File > Save As and choosing Photoshop from the Format menu. If you just want to reduce the saturation of your sketch, leave the Colorize checkbox turned off and drag the Saturation slider slightly leftward. Experiment with the Hue slider to find a pleasing color. In the Properties panel that opens (it’s named the Adjustments panel in CS5), turn on the Colorize checkbox near the bottom of the panel to create a solid colored sketch. Choose Layer > New Adjustment Layer > Hue/Saturation and click OK in the resulting dialog box. To create a solid-colored sketch and/or adjust the saturation of the colors in your sketch, reach for a Hue/Saturation adjustment layer. If you don’t want to colorize the sketch, you can skip ahead to step 8 but if you do, keep reading!
If the effect looks too harsh, lower the Opacity setting at upper-right of the Layers panel-a value of 75% was used here. This darkens colors and adds a splash of contrast. Burn in some contrastĬhange the blend mode of the Smart Object you created in step 4 to Linear Burn. Either way, enter a value of 1 for each slider and then slowly drag each slider rightward until you produce a pleasing result (each image is different so this part requires experimentation).
In CS6 or later, choose Filter > Filter Gallery, locate the Artistic category and single-click the Poster Edges icon (in CS5, choose Filter > Artistic > Poster Edges). To accentuate the high-contrast edges in the photo, we’ll use the Poster Edges filter. Notice the special badge that appears on the layer’s thumbnail (circled here). Next, convert the newly stamped layer into a Smart Object by choosing Filter > Convert for Smart Filters. Smarten upĬreate a stamped copy of your existing layers by activating the topmost layer and pressing Shift-Option-Command-E.
A value of 10 pixels was used on this 2500×2700 pixel image. Choose Filter > Blur > Gaussian Blur and in the resulting dialog box, enter a fairly small amount in the Radius field and then click OK.
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