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How to convert your photo into a drawing using Adobe Photoshop CC.

Open your image you want to work with

1: Image > Adjustments > HDR Toning

2: Filter > Camera Raw Filter

! Move Dehaze slider to the left. Moving Dehaze slider to the left or to the right you will control how light or dark your pencil stoke is

3: Window > Adjustments > Exposure

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id="post-411" class="post-411 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-adobe-lightroom-cc category-digital-art category-photography category-training tag-adobe tag-createnow tag-digital tag-digital-art tag-image-retouching tag-improving tag-lightroom-tutorial tag-retouching"> <header class="entry-header"> <div class="entry-meta"> <span class="cat-links"><a href="https://www.pavlovphotography.com/blog/?cat=85" rel="category">Adobe Lightroom CC</a>, <a href="https://www.pavlovphotography.com/blog/?cat=66" rel="category">Digital Art</a>, <a href="https://www.pavlovphotography.com/blog/?cat=70" rel="category">Photography</a>, <a href="https://www.pavlovphotography.com/blog/?cat=120" rel="category">Training</a></span> </div> <h1 class="entry-title"><a href="https://www.pavlovphotography.com/blog/?p=411" rel="bookmark">Convert your photo into a drawing</a></h1> <div class="entry-meta"> <span class="entry-date"><a href="https://www.pavlovphotography.com/blog/?p=411" rel="bookmark"><time class="entry-date" datetime="2015-07-09T17:05:24-04:00">July 9, 2015</time></a></span> <span class="byline"><span class="author vcard"><a class="url fn n" href="https://www.pavlovphotography.com/blog/?author=1" rel="author">victoriapavlov</a></span></span> <span class="comments-link"><a href="https://www.pavlovphotography.com/blog/?p=411#respond"><span class="dsq-postid" data-dsqidentifier="411 http://www.pavlovphotography.com/blog/?p=411">Leave a comment</span></a></span> </div> </header> <div class="entry-content"> <p>Step by step tutorial how to convert your photo into a drawing using Adobe Lightroom CC:</p> <p>1: Open your image in the Develop module ( I am using <a href="https://stock.adobe.com/search?k=57908828&filters%5Bcontent_type%3Aphoto%5D=1&filters%5Bcontent_type%3Aillustration%5D=1&filters%5Bcontent_type%3Azip_vector%5D=1" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Adobe Stock</a> image <a href="https://stock.adobe.com/search?k=57908828&filters%5Bcontent_type%3Aphoto%5D=1&filters%5Bcontent_type%3Aillustration%5D=1&filters%5Bcontent_type%3Azip_vector%5D=1" target="_blank" rel="noopener">#57908828</a></p> <p><a href="http://www.pavlovphotography.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/Screen-Shot-2015-07-09-at-12.31.15-PM.jpg"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-413" src="http://www.pavlovphotography.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/Screen-Shot-2015-07-09-at-12.31.15-PM-300x155.jpg" alt="Screen Shot 2015-07-09 at 12.31.15 PM" width="300" height="155" srcset="https://www.pavlovphotography.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/Screen-Shot-2015-07-09-at-12.31.15-PM-300x155.jpg 300w, https://www.pavlovphotography.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/Screen-Shot-2015-07-09-at-12.31.15-PM-1024x528.jpg 1024w, https://www.pavlovphotography.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/Screen-Shot-2015-07-09-at-12.31.15-PM.jpg 1916w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /></a></p> <p>2: Click on the Black & White Tab</p> <p><a href="http://www.pavlovphotography.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/Screen-Shot-2015-07-09-at-12.34.07-PM.jpg"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-414" src="http://www.pavlovphotography.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/Screen-Shot-2015-07-09-at-12.34.07-PM-190x300.jpg" alt="Screen Shot 2015-07-09 at 12.34.07 PM" width="190" height="300" srcset="https://www.pavlovphotography.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/Screen-Shot-2015-07-09-at-12.34.07-PM-190x300.jpg 190w, https://www.pavlovphotography.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/Screen-Shot-2015-07-09-at-12.34.07-PM.jpg 237w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 190px) 100vw, 190px" /></a></p> <p>3: Apply the following setting</p> <p><a href="http://www.pavlovphotography.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/Screen-Shot-2015-07-09-at-12.36.02-PM.jpg"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-415" src="http://www.pavlovphotography.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/Screen-Shot-2015-07-09-at-12.36.02-PM-193x300.jpg" alt="Screen Shot 2015-07-09 at 12.36.02 PM" width="193" height="300" srcset="https://www.pavlovphotography.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/Screen-Shot-2015-07-09-at-12.36.02-PM-193x300.jpg 193w, https://www.pavlovphotography.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/Screen-Shot-2015-07-09-at-12.36.02-PM.jpg 240w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 193px) 100vw, 193px" /></a></p> <p><a href="http://www.pavlovphotography.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/Screen-Shot-2015-07-09-at-12.36.39-PM.jpg"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-416" src="http://www.pavlovphotography.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/Screen-Shot-2015-07-09-at-12.36.39-PM-300x154.jpg" alt="Screen Shot 2015-07-09 at 12.36.39 PM" width="300" height="154" srcset="https://www.pavlovphotography.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/Screen-Shot-2015-07-09-at-12.36.39-PM-300x154.jpg 300w, https://www.pavlovphotography.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/Screen-Shot-2015-07-09-at-12.36.39-PM-1024x526.jpg 1024w, https://www.pavlovphotography.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/Screen-Shot-2015-07-09-at-12.36.39-PM.jpg 1914w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /></a></p> <p>4: Using Tone Curve apply following setting</p> <p><a href="http://www.pavlovphotography.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/Screen-Shot-2015-07-09-at-12.38.30-PM.jpg"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-417" src="http://www.pavlovphotography.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/Screen-Shot-2015-07-09-at-12.38.30-PM-200x300.jpg" alt="Screen Shot 2015-07-09 at 12.38.30 PM" width="200" height="300" srcset="https://www.pavlovphotography.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/Screen-Shot-2015-07-09-at-12.38.30-PM-200x300.jpg 200w, https://www.pavlovphotography.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/Screen-Shot-2015-07-09-at-12.38.30-PM.jpg 239w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px" /></a></p> <p><a href="http://www.pavlovphotography.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/Screen-Shot-2015-07-09-at-12.39.29-PM.jpg"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-418" src="http://www.pavlovphotography.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/Screen-Shot-2015-07-09-at-12.39.29-PM-300x154.jpg" alt="Screen Shot 2015-07-09 at 12.39.29 PM" width="300" height="154" srcset="https://www.pavlovphotography.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/Screen-Shot-2015-07-09-at-12.39.29-PM-300x154.jpg 300w, https://www.pavlovphotography.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/Screen-Shot-2015-07-09-at-12.39.29-PM-1024x527.jpg 1024w, https://www.pavlovphotography.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/Screen-Shot-2015-07-09-at-12.39.29-PM.jpg 1913w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /></a></p> <p>5: Apply 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