Part Sketch Part Real in Photoshop

I am calling this part sketch and part real because I wish to turn only a portion of an image into a sketch, while leaving the rest untouched.I have chosen this free stock image for the tutorial. You will find it hereIt belongs to ~GloomWriterStep 1 : Click the Magnetic Lasso.Step 2 : Select the horse. After selection the selection changes to marching ants.Step 3 : Press CTRL+J. The selection is copied onto Layer1.Step 4 : Press CTRL+J again. A new Layer 1 copy forms. Press CTRL+SHIFT+U to desaturate the image.Step 5 : Press CTRL+J yet again. A new Layer 1 copy 2 forms.Step 6 : Press CTRL+I. My image looks like this.Step 7 : Change the Blend...

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Displacement Map in Photoshop

I had posted a tutorial on Displacement Map in Photoshop earlier, but I will redo it adding a few more steps from Gavin HoeyI will be using two free stock images.You will find this free stock image hereAnd this. It belongs to UrsulaYou can use any image.Step 1 : Click the magic Wand Tool.Step 2 : Click on the white portion. A selection of marching ants appears.Step 3 : Since the entire background is White it is easy to select. The portion between the fingers which the arrow points to is not selected. Press SHIFT+click with the Magic Wand to select it. Now all the white area has been selected.Step 4 : Press CTRL+SHIFT+I to inverse the selection....

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