Transform Your Photos Into a Colored Pencil Drawing
There are two types of pencil mediums, one is black and white and the other is colored. Pencil drawings require fine motor skills since the pencil tip is usually fine. Black and white pencil drawings rely on textured techniques to create dimension within the art piece.
Colored pencils, on the other hand, are a more versatile medium, often associated with childhood and simplicity, that can produce a variety of effects and styles with remarkable depth and intensity.
BeFunky's One-Click Sketch Effects
BeFunky’s Sketcher category has many different types of drawing effects you can try – including charcoal, cross hatch, and more. These effects mimic pencil sketches and are great to use to turn your photos into pencil drawings. So no worries if you don’t feel confident about your drawing skill level! BeFunky’s Photo to Art effects allow anyone to transform any photo into a work of art.
In this tutorial, we'll show you how to turn your photos into a colored pencil drawing using Color Sketch GFX.
How to Turn Your Photo Into a Colored Pencil Drawing
The Color Sketch GFX effect replicates the color and texturing techniques of traditional colored pencil drawings. This effect works best on photos like portraits, nature photography, and still photos. To begin
Step 1: Upload a Photo
First, head to Sketcher to get started. Next, select the image you want to edit by dragging and dropping the image directly onto the canvas or select the Open tab to choose another method. After you choose your image, select Color Sketch GFX.
Step 2: Select and Customize Color Sketch GFX
After selecting the Color Sketch GFX effect, your photo instantly transforms into a colored pencil drawing. Select Settings to adjust the Amount, Fidelity, Smoothness, and Variation of the effect. I play around with these settings until I get the desired effect.
Smoothness refers to how blended you want the line work to be. The lower this is, the more textured the pencil lines will look. Variation allows you to toggle through several different versions of your image. Our AI will produce multiple versions of the same effect for you to choose from. Each option will feature differences in linework and shading. Lastly, Fidelity measures how closely a copy resembles the original photo. The lower the Fidelity, the more artistic interpretation the AI takes.
You'll also notice the Adjust and Select tabs. Adjust allows you to determine the amount of the effect you want applied to your image, while Select allows you to choose where the effect is applied. Select is a great way to remove certain areas of your image that didn’t look quite right. Once finished, select Apply.
Step 3: Save Your Colored Pencil Art Photo
Save your photo by using the Save dropdown menu at the top of the screen. Select your desired location and file type.
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It is that easy to transform your photo into pencil art! Take a look at the before and after of this image that transformed from a photo into a colored pencil drawing:
Other Ways to Use Colored Pencil Drawing Sketcher
If you want to make your photos into colored pencil art, but aren’t sure where to get started, here are some pencil art inspiration projects for Color Sketch GFX that you can do yourself!
1. Combine Colored Pencil With Other Effects
If the colored pencil effect doesn’t give you the exact look you are looking for, you can always combine it with other Artsy effects. This photo has Cartoonizr GFX 2 and the Color Sketch GFX effect applied.
Try Color Sketch GFX in combination with Comics as well for a more illustrated comic book look. You can then format your photos into a collage layout to turn it into an actual comic book!
2. Create an Illustrated Children’s Book
If you aren’t very good at drawing, you can take photos of a scene and transform it into an illustration to easily create a children’s book. This is a great article for laying out the template for a book. Follow along to create your own children’s story.
3. Make a Colored Pencil Pet Portrait
Turn a photo of your pet into a colored pencil drawing! Pet photography is super popular and this take on it is unique. Take a photo of your pet and apply Color Sketch GFX to it to transform it into art.
Turn Your Photos into a Colored Pencil Sketch
With BeFunky’s Sketcher, you can turn any photo into a colored pencil drawing. Transform your photos into a work of art with the many Artsy effects BeFunky has to offer. These effects can elevate any illustration project to the next level. Combine them with other effects to create truly unique and artistic designs. Try it out today and see the difference for yourself!
