The Pencil Sketch effect transforms photos into sketches, imitating the technique of real drawing.

Attention! The effect is not available in the Free version of AliveColors.

Color Options:

Monochrome. The drawing will be created using one pencil. You can choose the color of the pencil strokes and background in the color squares.
To change the color, click the square and select a color from the color selection dialog.
Click to reset colors to default (black and white). Click to reverse the background and pencil colors.

Bright Colors. The drawing is created with bright, saturated colors. In this mode, you can change the background color.

Natural Colors. The drawing is made using the original color range. The background is white and can't be changed.

Effect Parameters:

Refined Lines. The check-box changes the appearance of the pencil strokes. When this option is enabled, the ends of the lines become thinner, the drawing looks more refined and elegant.

Extra Contrast. The check-box adds bright and clear lines to dark areas creating the ink effect.

Brightness (10-100). The parameter changes the color intensity of the lines (from pale to saturated).

Level of Detail (10-100). The parameter adjusts the amount of details and lines.

Stroke Thickness (3-30). The parameter defines the width of the lines.

Hatching Density (0-200). The parameter changes the number of the hatching strokes that allows you to enhance the sense of volume.

Sensitivity (0-80). The parameter affects the intensity of hatching. The higher the sensitivity level, the more strokes are created on the image.

Curvature (0-12). The parameter changes the degree of curvature of the strokes under the influence of gradients. The higher the value, the more curve will be the hatching lines. At a value of 0, the strokes will be straight.

Dispersion (1-100). The parameter randomly changes hatching. Increase its value to make the strokes more weak, thin, and chaotic.

Contour Detail (0-1000). The parameter sets the number of the small dark lines which complement the contours of the drawing.

Contour Brightness (1-100). The parameter changes the intensity of the contours.

Additional Effects:

Shadows (0-50). The parameter increases shadows on the image.

Noise (0-100). The parameter adds graininess to the image.

Contrast (-100..100). The parameter increases the difference between highlights and shadows.

 

When the Autorun check-box is enabled, any change in the parameters automatically starts the processing. When it is disabled, the processing is started by pressing the Run button.

Click Default to restore the original settings.

Click OK to apply the changes to the image and close the effect parameters.

Click Cancel to close the dialog box without applying changes.