Okay, so I saw this cool effect online where they turned a color picture into a black-and-white sketch. It was from a horror movie called “Terrifier,” I think. And I was like, “I gotta try that!” It looked pretty simple enough.
First, I found a picture from the movie online. Just a regular screenshot, nothing fancy. The main dude, Art the Clown, was all bloody, naturally, so I thought it would be a good image to mess with. It had plenty of detail to get turned into a black-and-white masterpiece.
Then, I opened up my trusty old image editor. You know, the one I’ve been using for years. I’m not a pro or anything, just a guy who likes to play around with pictures. I loaded up the “Terrifier” pic and got to work.
The first thing I did was turn the whole thing black and white. There’s a simple setting for that, so it was no problem. Now, it’s just a black-and-white version of the original picture, but still looked like a photograph. But, it wasn’t quite the sketch effect I was going for. More like a black-and-white movie still.
Next, I messed with the contrast and brightness. I cranked up the contrast to make the darks really dark and the lights really light. Then I played with the brightness until it looked about right. This started to give it more of that stark, hand-drawn look. Still not a drawing though.
Here’s where it got a bit tricky. I needed to find the edges of things in the picture and make them stand out. I used this filter called “find edges” or something like that. It basically outlines everything. But the result was this trippy, inverted look, and that wasn’t it either.
So, I inverted the colors after using that “find edges” thing. Boom! That was it! Suddenly, it looked like a legit pencil sketch. All those lines and details popped out. Art the Clown looked even creepier, if that’s possible. Here’s a basic rundown of the steps:
- Opened the image in the editor.
- Desaturated to make it black and white.
- Increased the contrast.
- Adjusted the brightness.
- Used the “find edges” filter.
- Inverted the colors.
I was pretty stoked with how it turned out. It wasn’t perfect, but it definitely captured that cool sketch vibe. I saved the picture and showed it to a couple of friends. They thought it was awesome, too! I even considered adding some fake paper texture to it to really sell the drawing look, but I ended up keeping it as is.
Honestly, it was way easier than I thought it would be. Just a few clicks and tweaks, and I had a pretty cool black-and-white sketch of a terrifying clown. Now I’m thinking about trying it with other pictures. Maybe some portraits or landscapes. The possibilities are endless! If you’re into this kind of thing, give it a shot. You might surprise yourself with what you can create.
