PSP Line ArtNow before we get too far into to creating PSP line art you need to know that there are Scripts built into Photo X2 that will do something very similar. (Scripts are a recorded set of techniques that you run on an image and there are lots of them - File > Script). The Scripts are Charcoal, Black and White, Black and White Pencil, Colored Chalk and Colored Pencil. You can compare the results of each of these scripts ===> HERE ... Now that you know about the scripts let's look at a different way to ceate line art. I checked out the scripts and compared them to this method and frankly - I prefer the results this method produces. No ... I'm not being a homer ... the end result of this procedure just looks better to me. PSP Line Art  Open your image
and duplicate the Background layer (Layer
> Duplicate).
 Turn the duplicated layer into black and white (Effects > Photo Effects > Black & White). Don't use the Greyscale adjustment because it turns both the duplicated layer and the background into black and white and we want the original color for use later (a mystery is unfolding).  Now duplicate the black & white layer (Layer > Duplicate). Turn the duplicated black & white layer into a negative image (Image > Negative Image).
Change the Blend Mode of the negative image to Dodge. When you do this your picture will seemingly disappear competely - don't panic though. We will get it all back.  This is where we get our line art. We are going to blur the top layer using Gaussian Blur (Adjust > Blur > Gaussian Blur). Mess about with the adjustment until you get the effect you want.  Now we have the original background and two layers above it and we are going to merge the top two layers (Layers > Merge > Merge Down). Looks great, doesn't it? This step is optional and will introduce a bit of color back into your line drawing. All you need to do is change the Blend Mode to Luminance and some of the original color pops back in - neat, huh?  The final result ...  You can also mess about with some of the Effects to see what you come up with. That's all there is to creating your very own line art with Paint Shop Pro. It's fun, it's effetive.
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