STEP BY STEP CHARCOAL AND PHOTOSHOP

These images illustrate how Photoshop filters can approximate to charcoal or pastel-like line qualities. All of these effects can be found in the Filters palette under Artistic.

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1  Film Grain with medium grain and intensity.

2  Charcoal with thickness mid range and maximum detail.

3  Charcoal with thin weight, medium detail, and lightened. Finally image is inverted.

4  Conte with mid foreground, high background, low scaling, and minimum relief.

5  Chalk and Charcoal with mid charcoal and chalk area and mid stroke pressure.

6  Chalk and Charcoal with charcoal area high and chalk area and stroke pressure low.