Sketch Magazine, Extra Features

Initial Sketch Conversion

To convert the picture to a sketch, I converted the layer to black and white, duplicated it, inverted the photo, added a Gaussian Blur to make sure the edges weren't perfectly aligned, before setting the blend mode to Linear Dodge. I then duplicated this layer several times to increase the boldness of the lines to give the result above

Skin

This was the hardest part to get right, and as you can see above, even the finished version is a little off in colour. However, when the other colour was added in this effect was less noticeable.

Hair and Camera

The hair and camera were significantly easier - I just had to be careful about not going out of the lines. Also for the camera I chose a dark grey instead of black so that the lines of the camera still showed up.

Clothing

The clothing was fairly straightforward, as I could really have chosen any colours. I chose to stay faithful to the model's original outfit (although I did increase the vibrance of those colours in this example) and I simply had to ensure I stayed within the lines.

Title/Background
For the title of the feature itself I wanted to stick to the font originally chosen for Photobooth, but adapt it to the Sketch magazine style. I traced over the original title in Illustrator, giving it a black outline and white fill. For the background I filled it light blue and then lightly coloured some patches a darker purple colour (using a brush with a low pressure).

I also did this process for the other two extra features, so I won't write another post on this.