Photoshop Pencil Portrait

This tutorial will explain the techniques I use to create digital portraits in pencil in Photoshop. I made these for a few years and have searched the web for some techniques of how to do this. I developed what I have learned to give this tutorial a more accurate (and enjoyable I might add) rendering.

There are some things that can be made in advance before the picture is taken to help give a more pleasing result. For example, with a white background helps to have a clear separation of the subject. Also, having the subject wear white (or some other light color), clothing is a great advantage as it helps the viewer to the person's face. Although these tips are useful, are not absolutely necessary.

Okay, let's begin!

1.Open the image in Photoshop.

2.Create a copy of the background layer by pressing "J Control" on the keyboard. Now invert the new layer by pressing ...
"I control".

3.Convert image to "greyscale" clicking (Image