Re: Line drawings from photographs

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Wed, 1 Mar 1995 08:47:44 -0400

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Date:         Wed, 1 Mar 1995 08:47:44 -0400
From: mailto:Thhill@VAXSAR.VASSAR.EDU>
Subject:      Re: Line drawings from photographs
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I have used Kodak PhotoEdge to translate natural images into line
drawings--there is a filter feature called "find edges" that does just
this.  It works fairly well for architecture--rendering photographs of
cathedral facades and rib vaults into schematics. Sometimes it takes a
little work--I usually find I have to increase the contrast before running
the image through the filter. The feature doesn't do very well with
portraits, usually.  Strangely,  I have seen the best results with
photographs depicting detailed landscapes--trees, etc.

Thomas Hill

>I would like to find a program that turns a digital photograph into a
>line drawing. Specifically, I want to produce drawings like those used
>for portraits in the Wall Street Journal. Does anyone know of a program
>that does this? Can I do this with Adobe Photoshop? (I am using a

>Thanks for any help.

>Lisa Weedman mailto:ali00law@email.uncc.edu
>Media Services/Graphics
>The University of North Carolina at Charlotte

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