How can I convert a phot to lineart in Photoshop Elements?

Copilot offers the following suggestion:

1. Duplicate the photo layer

This keeps your original safe.

• Layers panel → Right‑click your photo → Duplicate Layer

2. Desaturate the duplicate

You want pure grayscale before extracting edges.

• Enhance → Convert to Black and White (or Ctrl+Shift+U)

3. Apply “Find Edges”

This isolates the outlines.

• Filter → Stylize → Find Edges

It will look like a faint sketch — that’s normal.

4. Invert the edges

This turns the lines dark.

• Ctrl+I (or Filter → Adjustments → Invert)

5. Boost contrast HARD

This is the key to making it printable and crayon‑friendly.

• Enhance → Adjust Lighting → Levels

• Drag the black slider right until lines are bold

• Drag the white slider left until the background is clean white

You want strong black lines and no gray haze.

6. Optional: Clean up with Threshold

If you want a pure coloring‑book look:

• Filter → Adjustments → Threshold

• Move the slider until the image becomes clean black‑and‑white

This removes all midtones so crayons don’t fight muddy areas.

7. Print‑ready finishing

• Set image to 300 DPI (Image → Resize → Image Size)

• Save as PNG or high‑quality JPEG

• Print on bright white cardstock for best crayon performance

If you want, I can convert the uploaded photo for you

Just upload the PSE photo (or any version of it), and I’ll turn it into a clean, crayon‑ready line drawing.

No extra instructions needed — just send the image