1. Photoshop Tutorial - A Watercolor Tinted
Drawing Effect
By Ben Morales-Correa
BMC PhotoArt
Unlike true watercolor,
whose origins we can
trace back to Joseph
William Turner, tinted
drawing is a method
used by artists to brush
light and dark values
over a drawing done
with india ink. The
brushed washes may be
done in sepia or black
ink, but the drawing can
also be stained with
transparent watercolors.
Recalculate the original photo file size to
about 5.5 megapixels (example: 16" x 22"
at 72dpi). After the artistic filters are applied
you can bring your finished document back
up to a larger file size.
pixels, select Invert and
photo.
Freely outline the subject with
the lasso tool at Feather 32
delete to generate a vignette
Create a duplicate file.
Choose Filter>Stylize>Diffuse>Anisotropic
Click OK
Choose Filter>Artistic>Paint Daubs
Brush Size 6
Sharpness 0
Blur Type Wide Blurry
Click OK

2. Choose Filter>Brush Strokes>Accented Edges
Edge Width 1
Edge Brightness 0
Smoothness 1
Click OK
Choose Filter>Brush Strokes>Spatter
Sparay Radius 10
Smoothness 15
Click OK
Choose Filter>Texture>Texturizer
Texture Sandstone
Scaling 80
Relief 3
Light Direction Bottom Left
Click OK

3. The image looks good already but you can further enhance the tinted
drawing effect.
Click on Image>Adjustments>Selective Color
Choose Colors: White
Move the Black slider all the way to the left (-100%)
Choose Colors: Neutrals
Move the Black slider about half the way to the left
(-50%)
Open the Layers palette
Create a new layer with the original image and set
the mode to Color
The finished artwork below.

4. See other examples with the Watercolor Tinted Drawing Effect and download
a free action.