{"id":17381,"date":"2015-11-06T12:25:49","date_gmt":"2015-11-06T12:25:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/picsart.com\/blog\/post\/how-to-turn-photo-into-sketch"},"modified":"2020-08-19T10:12:07","modified_gmt":"2020-08-19T17:12:07","slug":"how-to-turn-photo-into-sketch","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/picsart.com\/blog\/how-to-turn-photo-into-sketch\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Turn a Photo Into a Sketch"},"content":{"rendered":"<p dir=\"ltr\"><strong><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn74.picsart.com\/184322256000201.jpg?r1024x1024\" alt=\"photo to sketch editing tutorial\" width=\"100%\" \/><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>In this tutorial, we&rsquo;ll show you how to use the photo editor to make your photos look like hand-drawn sketches. Follow along to learn how to do it, and then give it a try on your own shots!<\/p>\n<h2><span id=\"Step_1_Open_Effects_Menu\">Step 1: Open Effects Menu<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span id=\"docs-internal-guid-cb9fab00-d18b-51bc-dbc8-441d7c6eed03\">Open your image in the photo editor. Tap on Effect and select the Artistic section.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn74.picsart.com\/184321197001201.jpg?r1024x1024\" alt=\"select image for editing\" width=\"100%\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn60.picsart.com\/184321237000201.jpg?r1024x1024\" alt=\"Select artistic effect\" width=\"100%\" \/><\/p>\n<h2><span id=\"Step_2_Select_Sketcher_Effect\">Step 2: Select Sketcher Effect<\/span><\/h2>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Tap on Sketcher to select your photo effect. Tap on the gear icon to open the effect settings menu.<\/p>\n<p><span><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn70.picsart.com\/184321337000201.jpg?r1024x1024\" alt=\"select sketcher effect\" width=\"100%\" \/><\/span><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn62.picsart.com\/184404353001201.jpg?r1024x1024\" alt=\"\" width=\"100%\" \/><\/p>\n<h2><span id=\"Step_3_Increase_Brightness\">Step 3: Increase Brightness<\/span><\/h2>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Use the slider to increase the brightness of the Effect. Close the settings tab and tap on the paintbrush icon.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn75.picsart.com\/184321504002201.jpg?r1024x1024\" alt=\"decrease brightness effect\" width=\"100%\" \/><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn72.picsart.com\/184321549002201.jpg?r1024x1024\" alt=\"open paint brush\" width=\"100%\" \/><\/p>\n<h2><span id=\"Step_4_Adjust_Brush_Settings\">Step 4: Adjust Brush Settings<\/span><\/h2>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Tap on the circle icon to open your brush settings. Use the slider to reduce the opacity.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><span id=\"docs-internal-guid-cb9fab00-d19a-76d8-f66d-a528c22afbea\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn66.picsart.com\/184321619001201.jpg?r1024x1024\" alt=\"adjust brush settings\" width=\"100%\" \/><\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><span id=\"docs-internal-guid-cb9fab00-d19a-76d8-f66d-a528c22afbea\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn72.picsart.com\/184321651000201.jpg?r1024x1024\" alt=\"reduce brush opacity\" width=\"100%\" \/><\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span id=\"Step_5_Confirm_Brush_Settings\">Step 5: Confirm Brush Settings<\/span><\/h2>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Select the largest brush size. Tap on OK to confirm.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn72.picsart.com\/184321731000201.jpg?r1024x1024\" alt=\"largest brush settings\" width=\"100%\" \/><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn75.picsart.com\/184321811001201.jpg?r1024x1024\" alt=\"confirm brush settings\" width=\"100%\" \/><\/p>\n<h2><span id=\"Step_6_Erase_Effect_Confirm\">Step 6: Erase Effect &amp; Confirm<\/span><\/h2>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Use your finger to erase the Effect on part of your image. When you&rsquo;re done, tap on the check mark to confirm, save your work, and share it!<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn78.picsart.com\/184322057000201.jpg?r1024x1024\" alt=\"erase photo effect\" width=\"100%\" \/><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn76.picsart.com\/184322096000201.jpg?r1024x1024\" alt=\"confirm photo editing\" width=\"100%\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In this tutorial, we&rsquo;ll show you how to use the photo editor to make your photos look like hand-drawn sketches.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":17388,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_yoast_wpseo_title":"","_yoast_wpseo_metadesc":"","faq_show":false,"faq_enable_schema":false,"how_to_show":false,"how_to_show_on_single":false,"how_to_enable_schema":false,"how_to_is_upload":false,"faq_title":"","how_to_title":"","how_to_layout":"","how_to_cta_text":"","how_to_cta_url":"","how_to_image_alt":"","how_to_display_image":0,"faq_items":[],"how_to_steps":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[1669],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-17381","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-inspiration","entry"],"acf":{"faq_show":false,"faq_title":"Frequently asked questions","faq_enable_schema":true,"faq_items":null,"how_to_show":false,"how_to_show_on_single":false,"how_to_title":"","how_to_layout":"default","how_to_steps":null,"how_to_enable_schema":true,"how_to_is_upload":true,"how_to_cta_text":"","how_to_cta_url":"https:\/\/picsart.com\/create\/editor","how_to_display_image":null,"how_to_image_alt":"","footer_banner_name":"Start your design in Picsart","footer_banner_link_":"\/","footer_banner_button_text_":"Get Started"},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v25.5 - 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