Years ago, the Pencil Sketch Effect was one of the first things I learned how to do in Affinity Photo. And to this day, I still love the effect! I hope you enjoy it too. 😊
Fantastic advice and instruction. At last I've found a reliable source of Affinity information! Well done. Your videos are super helpful. And refreshingly succinct. So glad I've found your channel. Thank you.
OMG, you can read my mind?! I was looking today for right this. I put images with a laser in and on glass, and I'm looking for a way to make images like this from clients. YOU saved my day. Thank you Ally and Ezra, you two are the best!! 😘
This is a wonderful video, I had always wanted to do this. I think I will turn it into a macro, as only the last step would need to be adjusted for other photos. Great!!
Well that was fascinating!! I was wondering where you were going. Very interesting. I would never have guessed to use that method in a million years. Thanks for another great video.
Thanks Ally. I created a 9-step Macro of your step. Then added it to the Library. So, whenever I have a new photo, I just click once and it is converted to a pencil drawing.
Ok, now I need to learn how to create Macro steps. I was thinking of getting a notebook and writing all of this down, but the Macro steps sounds much better! lol. Thanks!
@@nikkilesley2525 Ok, here's what you will need to do. 1. Start Affinity Photo 2. Open any image document. 3. Click on STUDIO in the VIEW menu 4. Click on MACRO 5. In the MACRO window that pops up, click on the RED button to start recording the steps. 6. Do all of the steps that Ally laid out in the video 7. Once done, click on the BLACK (square) button in the MACRO to stop recording 8. Next, locate a button (icon) in the MACRO window that has three squares and a plus sign. This button will add the steps that you just created to the LIBRARY. Click on the button and give the steps a name that you will easily remember. 9. You will now see the steps appear in the LIBRARY window as the name you gave. So, you can use it anytime you want, without creating a new macro. 10. Test the steps, by loading a new document and clicking on the name you gave in the LIBRARY window. Hope that helps. Cheers!
I'm so glad I've found your videos. How would I make a pencil line stronger in one area when the overall picture is dark enough e.g. the righthand side of her dress?
You can mask adjustment layers to specific areas. So in this case, you could mask a Levels adjustment onto just the righthand side of her dress. If you've never masked an adjustment before, I recommend you watch from 8:49 onwards in my Affinity Photo beginner video. Here is a link to that: th-cam.com/video/RDIEPAC5Hz8/w-d-xo.htmlsi=6uwvdmw8dG5Hg5jm&t=529
How simple is this? I have seen other tutorials for other packages go through hoops. I have always loved black-and-white pencil sketches for their simplicity and suggestiveness. I have no innate talent for drawing, but I can do this. Thank you, Ally
Thanks, Ally 👍 I have been playing around with a different method that makes a photo look like a pencil and stump picture. I haven't downloaded your picture and tried this pencil drawing, yet. Nevertheless, I am wondering how it would look if the bottom (original) layer is duplicated, a B&W child adjustment is added, moving that layer to the top, and reducing its opacity. That might create a nice stump shading picture.
Fantastic effect and many thanks for the easy to follow directions. I have my line drawing in grayscale .png and now wish to change from black/grayscale to white. How do I achieve this?
Nice video, but I failed at the first hurdle - in Affinity Photo 2 the initial layer invert does not work; it is greyed out in the menu. Is this technique only applicable in Affinity Photo 1?
One more step to add to this tutorial: Start by "cutting out" the various items in the picture separately and filling them with black, then turning those layers off. Then after doing the steps the tutorial shows, turn on the black items and put them behind the "penciled" layer and "grow" the black items just enough to give the features a thin pencil outline.
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Years ago, the Pencil Sketch Effect was one of the first things I learned how to do in Affinity Photo. And to this day, I still love the effect! I hope you enjoy it too. 😊
Fantastic advice and instruction. At last I've found a reliable source of Affinity information! Well done. Your videos are super helpful. And refreshingly succinct. So glad I've found your channel. Thank you.
Thank you! That's so kind of you to say. 😊
OMG, you can read my mind?! I was looking today for right this. I put images with a laser in and on glass, and I'm looking for a way to make images like this from clients. YOU saved my day. Thank you Ally and Ezra, you two are the best!! 😘
Oh wow, that's perfect! I'm glad the video could be helpful for you. 😊
Very nice Ally. Thanks for the video.
Thank you George! 😊
This is a wonderful video, I had always wanted to do this. I think I will turn it into a macro, as only the last step would need to be adjusted for other photos. Great!!
The tip to paint white was so easy! Why didn't I ever think of that?! lol
Haha right? It's so easy, but works so well! 😊
Wow! I had done somehting like this in Photoshop years ago, but this was so simple and easy and the result was fabulousous! Thanks Ally
Thank you! Glad you liked the video. 😊
Well that was fascinating!! I was wondering where you were going. Very interesting. I would never have guessed to use that method in a million years. Thanks for another great video.
Thank you! Glad you liked it. 😊
Easy when you know how - nice result Ally, thank you. :)
Thank you Chris! 😊
Thank you for the straight forward tutorial. Easy to follow along. Helped me a lot!
Thank you! Glad you liked the video. 😊
Great job guys. Affinity Revolution will always be the best Affinity Photo tutorial channel. But, still, keep up the good work. Best ftom Germany!!!
Thank you for all the support! 😊
I tried with one additional step with a High Pass filter on another photo and it also came out well.
That's a great addition to this technique! Good job. 😊
Thanks Ally. I created a 9-step Macro of your step. Then added it to the Library. So, whenever I have a new photo, I just click once and it is converted to a pencil drawing.
That's awesome! Way to go! 😊
Ok, now I need to learn how to create Macro steps. I was thinking of getting a notebook and writing all of this down, but the Macro steps sounds much better! lol. Thanks!
@@nikkilesley2525 Ok, here's what you will need to do.
1. Start Affinity Photo
2. Open any image document.
3. Click on STUDIO in the VIEW menu
4. Click on MACRO
5. In the MACRO window that pops up, click on the RED button to start recording the steps.
6. Do all of the steps that Ally laid out in the video
7. Once done, click on the BLACK (square) button in the MACRO to stop recording
8. Next, locate a button (icon) in the MACRO window that has three squares and a plus sign. This button will add the steps that you just created to the LIBRARY. Click on the button and give the steps a name that you will easily remember.
9. You will now see the steps appear in the LIBRARY window as the name you gave. So, you can use it anytime you want, without creating a new macro.
10. Test the steps, by loading a new document and clicking on the name you gave in the LIBRARY window.
Hope that helps.
Cheers!
Wow, thank you! Wasn’t expecting this! 👍😁
Amazing - Thank you.
I'm so glad I've found your videos. How would I make a pencil line stronger in one area when the overall picture is dark enough e.g. the righthand side of her dress?
You can mask adjustment layers to specific areas. So in this case, you could mask a Levels adjustment onto just the righthand side of her dress.
If you've never masked an adjustment before, I recommend you watch from 8:49 onwards in my Affinity Photo beginner video. Here is a link to that: th-cam.com/video/RDIEPAC5Hz8/w-d-xo.htmlsi=6uwvdmw8dG5Hg5jm&t=529
This is really neat and the process is elegant!
Thank you! Glad you liked the video. 😊
A great video and an easy and quick way to create a very realistic pencil sketch. Thanks
You're welcome. Glad you liked it! 😊
Your awesome, thanks!
The tutorial is a definite jewel. Thank you for it.
Thank you! 😊
Hi Ally. Thanks again for this simple but very interesting tutorial. Keep up with the good work.
Thank you Justin! 🤗
How simple is this? I have seen other tutorials for other packages go through hoops. I have always loved black-and-white pencil sketches for their simplicity and suggestiveness. I have no innate talent for drawing, but I can do this. Thank you, Ally
Doing this effect in Affinity Photo really is easy. I love it! 😊
Great! watching from Brazil. The best channel about AF
Thank you Edson! 🤗
Great video Ally. Thanks!
Thank you Geoffey! 😊
So easy yet so effective, thank you.
Thank you! Glad you liked the video. 😊
Thank you for this Tutorial.
You're welcome! Glad you liked it. 😊
Skvělý tutoriál - Pencil Drawing Efekt ok.👍👏
Děkuji! 😊
Another great Ally tutorial! 🐶🐾
Thank you! 🤗
Yup, we're still here watching your awesome videos. And a shout out to Ezra. Hope you're doing OK.
Thank you for the long time support! 😊
Thanks, Ally 👍
I have been playing around with a different method that makes a photo look like a pencil and stump picture. I haven't downloaded your picture and tried this pencil drawing, yet. Nevertheless, I am wondering how it would look if the bottom (original) layer is duplicated, a B&W child adjustment is added, moving that layer to the top, and reducing its opacity. That might create a nice stump shading picture.
That sounds like a good technique to me! 😊
Brilliant: so =easy and quick yet so effective 😀👍
Thank you Chris! Glad you liked it. 😊
What would be amazing is taking then image into Designer and converting the stronger lines into vectors. This is almost like tracing.
That would be awesome! 🥳
Clever. Thank you.
You're welcome! I'm glad you liked the effect. 😊
Can you do a tutorial about designing a book cover? There’s not many videos about that.
Thanks for the idea! 😊
Very nice, thanks! :)
Thank you! Glad you liked the video. 😊
Thank you
Thank you Kevin! 🤗
Nice!
Thank you! 😄
Fabulous.
Thank you! 🤗
Great tutorial! I just noticed while following along, that you took the saturation down to -100% instead of 0% in your narrative.
That's true. Good catch!
WOW
Thank you! 🤗
Loved this. Thanks!
Thank you! 🤗
Dank je wel :-)
Graag gedaan 😊
Adding a Clarity filter and/or a Shadows/Highlights filter to the inverse layer can also help 👍
Fantastic effect and many thanks for the easy to follow directions. I have my line drawing in grayscale .png and now wish to change from black/grayscale to white. How do I achieve this?
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Thank you! 😊
Nice video, but I failed at the first hurdle - in Affinity Photo 2 the initial layer invert does not work; it is greyed out in the menu. Is this technique only applicable in Affinity Photo 1?
One more step to add to this tutorial: Start by "cutting out" the various items in the picture separately and filling them with black, then turning those layers off. Then after doing the steps the tutorial shows, turn on the black items and put them behind the "penciled" layer and "grow" the black items just enough to give the features a thin pencil outline.
What steps more would be needed to remove excess lines and turn image to coloring page?
How you do on i pad ?