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Gimp by Example: Quick Sketch

Want to turn your photograph into a work of art? Try the Quick Sketch filter for Gimp. This special effect filter turns a photograph into a pencil sketch. This Gimp script is not included with Gimp, but it's a free download. See "Related Links" below to download and install this filter. Perform the following steps to turn your photograph into a sketch:

Load your photograph in Gimp.
Pull-down the "Script-Fu" menu.
Open the "Artistic" sub-menu.
Click on "Quick sketch...".
Adjust the setting as you wish. If it's your first time, try sticking to the defaults.
Click the "OK" button.

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Example

The following is a the San Francisco Ferry Building photo before turning into a sketch.

Using the default Quick sketch settings of Gimp renders the following work of art.

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Default Quick Sketch Settings

The following screen shot shows the default Quick sketch settings to produce the example picture shown above.

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