[Picture to Pochoir - like drawing]

That's what I was trying to do as well 'gdenby' - thank you!

Unfortunately, most of the pictures I have is already B&W.

 

One of the versions from high res pic:

 

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Also, I ask Simon Foster (author of the AP Udemy courses) for help, and he was kind enough to provide one of the techniques that one can use as base/macro:

 

 

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AF file from Simon: fullsizeoutput_30d3versionB.afphoto

[Picture to Pochoir - like drawing]

How can I get a similar effect to this:

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yf9OkYdEbtY

 

 

When I am using threshold, it stays flat, can't change it with levels adjustment like in the video.

[Picture to Pochoir - like drawing]

Getting a little bit closer:

 

original photo —> 

 

edited image —> 

 

 

But I had to paint edges on the layer which in this case is showing quite obviously. How can I highlight the edges in low res images so that I will have a similar effect without painting?

[Picture to Pochoir - like drawing]

I was not able to do the spray paint effect yet, but this is something I did so far:

 

original photo --> 

 

 

 

edited image --> 

 

 

Can't figure out how to better show outlines (like around her fingers) - tried to use posterize, threshold and levels adjustment, but you can see the effect. Any tips on that?

[Picture to Pochoir - like drawing]

That is awesome! Much appreciated verysame.

[Picture to Pochoir - like drawing]

Thank you, for taking the time and sharing your work. But since I am a novice I can't go past the first step... Posterization doesn't work for me as good as threshold do, and I am not sure what I'm doing wrong with it.

I am going to try on my own anyways:-)

[Picture to Pochoir - like drawing]

As suggested by gdenby, playing with the posterize filter and then adding some texture with the brushes, and also masking out part of the posterized image should take you pretty close:

 

 

This is exactly what I was looking for! Amazing. Thank you, verysame.

 

Can you help me understand; step by step, how you did this?

[Picture to Pochoir - like drawing]

I think the basic reason you got a pixelization is that the image is too small. Too few pixels to begin. And it had lots of .jpg artifacts. I don't know how to resample the image w. AD. I would suppose AP would do that. I tried some medium sized images, about 500 px on a side. Had similar results. Resampled them in GIMP to about 1800 px.

 

After using threshold on the placed resampled image, I had much less pixeliness. Worked better if I placed them rather small, applied the threshold adjustment, and then scaled them up. Got smoother blobs. Oh, and I was using the luminosity blend mode for the threshold adjustment.

 

You might also try posterizing to 2 - 4 levels, and then adding B&

W adjustment. That way some of the similar color contours in the original pic might be preserved.

 

LilGrl.jpg

 

Thank you, gdenby!

 

I also tried to apply Gaussian Blur after the threshold and had similar results.

[Picture to Pochoir - like drawing]

Thanks Lee!

I used Threshold tool, but it only pixelated the picture. And the effect I am looking for is more like graffiti.

 

This is what I got:

 

[Picture to Pochoir - like drawing]

Hi - I want to create a pochoir effect, but don't know where to start, tried sketch effect, but it's not what I am looking for.

 

Desired effect:  

 

Example of a picture:  

 

Thanks!