How would you create something like this...?

[PepGold]

Does anyone know of a Photoshop plugin or a way to help recreate/simulate an old school illustration style like this? Apart from illustrate it from scratch?

Thanks :D

[v_kyr]

For PS actions see ...

• 20 Best Photo to Pencil Drawing Effect Actions for Photoshop
• 25+ Best Sketch Art Photoshop Actions
• etc.

... though those won't work or be of much help for Affinity Photo here then.

[markw]

Flaming Pear has a Photoshop plugin called India Ink which might help get you close to your example.
It works in the current AP and you can try it for 15 days free first.
http://www.flamingpear.com/india-ink.html

[firstdefence]

1 hour ago, markw said:

Flaming Pear has a Photoshop plugin called India Ink which might help get you close to your example.
It works in the current AP and you can try it for 15 days free first.
http://www.flamingpear.com/india-ink.html

I loved Flaming pear plugins like when I was on windows but now I'm on Mac I can't readily use them because they are unfortunately windows only.   I stand corrected they do Mac versions as well 👍

 You can create a very similar style with Filter Forge.

 

[markw]

1 minute ago, firstdefence said:

I loved Flaming pear plugins like when I was on windows but now I'm on Mac I can't readily use them because they are unfortunately windows only

I beg to differ! Works on my Mac😋

[PepGold]

54 minutes ago, markw said:

Flaming Pear has a Photoshop plugin called India Ink which might help get you close to your example.
It works in the current AP and you can try it for 15 days free first.
http://www.flamingpear.com/india-ink.html

That India ink seems rad ;D

[firstdefence]

11 minutes ago, markw said:

I beg to differ! Works on my Mac😋

Bootcamp? Parallels? I won't sully my Mac lol!

How long have they been doing Mac versions?😮

[Dazmondo77]

Vectoraster is great + generates all vector lines that can be opened up in Designer and coloured up - works great for screen printing spot colours for t-shirts https://www.lostminds.com/vectoraster7/ 

[markw]

4 minutes ago, firstdefence said:

Bootcamp? Parallels? I won't sully my Mac lol!

How long have they been doing Mac versions?😮

Not sure? But I found India Ink around 5 or 6 years ago now maybe. Although the older Mac version could fall over at times the current one so far has been rock solid for me.

[markw]

14 minutes ago, Dazmondo77 said:

Vectoraster is great + generates all vector lines that can be opened up in Designer and coloured up - works great for screen printing spot colours for t-shirts https://www.lostminds.com/vectoraster7/ 

Thank's for the link Dasmondo, I'm liking the look of that!

[firstdefence]

4 minutes ago, markw said:

Not sure? But I found India Ink around 5 or 6 years ago now maybe. Although the older Mac version could fall over at times the current one so far has been rock solid for me.

just installed the demo, I like the wave style when used on a high contrast image. I might see if I can emulate that in Filter forge. There are filters that are close though so I might just tweak one of them.

[PepGold]

This is really great, I just wanna say thanks to everyone from sharing their resources. 👍

[RNKLN]

On 3/6/2020 at 8:27 PM, markw said:

Vectoraster is great

Yes, i just decided to spend my money on it, after having played with it for quite a while. It's a one trick pony, but it's very good at doing this trick. A nice complementary piece of software to Affinity.