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sheana2014
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September 2, 2018
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Please help me turn a color photo to a drawing in greyscale

  • September 2, 2018
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Hi,

I am having a real problem in a course I signed paid for. Could someone please take either of the 2 color photos attached, turn them into a drawing and block in the greyscale values? I have to do this with actual paint on canvas, and am trying to use Photoshop to assist me. The second greyscale version of the angel statue is what I am going for. Thanks so much in advance.

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    Correct answer DeanUtian

    Not 100% clear about what you want but here are some steps that may be helpful. Starting with your colour image of the angel.

    1. Select Image > Mode > Grayscale. This makes the image 8 bit (256 colours) of grays - between black and white.

    2. Discard colour information.

    3. Select Image > Mode > RGB. This returns it to the full colour depth. It is needed for the next step.

    4. Select Image > Mode > Indexed Color.. This brings up window with settings to control the colours.

    5. You can change the amount of colours to 16, Dither to Diffusion and Amount to 1% (as below)
      Result is a you get shades of grey rather than a dithered effect.

    6. You can then adjust the brightness and contrast to get the blacks blacker - Image > Adjustments > Brightness/Contrast...

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    DeanUtianCommunity Expert
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    September 2, 2018

    Hi sheana,

    Is your question about how to make your first colour image into the second one?

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    DeanUtianCommunity ExpertCorrect answer
    Community Expert
    September 2, 2018

    Not 100% clear about what you want but here are some steps that may be helpful. Starting with your colour image of the angel.

    1. Select Image > Mode > Grayscale. This makes the image 8 bit (256 colours) of grays - between black and white.

    2. Discard colour information.

    3. Select Image > Mode > RGB. This returns it to the full colour depth. It is needed for the next step.

    4. Select Image > Mode > Indexed Color.. This brings up window with settings to control the colours.

    5. You can change the amount of colours to 16, Dither to Diffusion and Amount to 1% (as below)
      Result is a you get shades of grey rather than a dithered effect.

    6. You can then adjust the brightness and contrast to get the blacks blacker - Image > Adjustments > Brightness/Contrast...

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    sheana2014Author
    Inspiring
    September 2, 2018

    Yes, this is exactly what I was looking for. What does "dithering" mean? Is it the lack of detail in my greyscale attachement?

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