Cool comic book-like effect in Photoshop
March 3rd, 2009
Cool
comic book-like effect in Photoshop Open the photo you want to use in Photoshop. Open the layer palette and make two copies of the photo. Click on the top layer and change the blend mode to difference. Then click on Filters>Blur>Gaussian Blur at Radius 9.0 Then go to Layer>Merge Down.
Make sure the top copy in the layers palette is highlighted and
again change the blend mode to difference. Click on Layer>Merge
Down again. Then go to Filters>Sharpen>Unsharp Mask and enter
these settings: Amount - 100%, Radius 15 pixels and Threshold 0
That's it! If you want a brighter, more detailed and less flat
look, run the USM again at the same settings.
About the author: Rick Blythe runs Camera-News.com, a site about digital cameras and photography.
Author: Rick Blythe
