Chapter 12

Sketch and Dry Brush Effects

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At this point, I’m going to assume that you’ve all seen the effects of third party prefab sketch filters. Granted, these products have improved over the years, but personally, I can spot filters like these a mile away. The reality is that to the experienced eye, these filters really don’t look anything at all like authentic sketch effects. In this chapter, I have taken it upon myself to tell you that there is a much better way to do things. The old saying “if you want something done right, do it yourself ” comes to mind when one ponders creating authentic sketch and brush effects in Photoshop. That is why, ...

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