SCRIBBLE PORTRAIT
Create scribble art
James Paterson shows how to create fun portrait effects in Photoshop
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THE MISSION
Use masks and brushes in Photoshop to create a scribble portrait
Time needed 20 minutes
Skill level Intermediate
Kit needed Photoshop CC
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If you’re a fan of doodling, then this project will be perfect for you. We’ll look at how to transform a portrait into a piece of scribble art. It might look like a complicated effect, but it’s actually rather simple to pull off.
We begin by cutting out our subject (using automated selection tools to speed things up), then we hide the portrait behind a mask, grab a brush and start scribbling. Of course, scribbling is best done with a pen and tablet, as this way you can make use of pressure and tilt to vary your strokes. But if you only have access to a mouse then it’s still easy to create the scribbles, as we can use helpful features like Smoothing on our brush tip to combat the jagged strokes you get with a mouse.