


However, the concept of the non-photo pencil is still very useful, we might not be taking a photo of our artwork but we can easily remove the blue from our scanned image within Photoshop without breaking a sweat. A non-photo, or non-repro, pencil is one with a shade of blue that does not appear when photocopied or photographed - this process is not used often today due to the proliferation of cheap scanning equipment. My favorite method for creating sketches is to use a non-photo pencil. The following procedure takes place prior to scanning my artwork in order to avoid a lengthy clean up process within Photoshop later. To avoid the unnecessary process of cleaning up a scanned image and removing the penciller’s visible construction lines, as well as other artifacts from the sketch I’d like to reveal a few processes I use. Stipplr Actions are very similar to Adobe Shape CC in that they both generate a vector shape result from raster data. Stipplr Actions are not a replacement for Illustrator’s image trace feature, they are meant for designers who do not have access to Adobe Illustrator but have a requirement to convert images into vector shapes. Stipplr Actions are presets that prepare the selected source image in a specific way so that an expected result takes place - in the case of this tutorial we want a simple way of separating the line work from the background via a quick image trace applied to the source image. Unlike Illustrator, Photoshop does not have native support for image trace, but with some creative tap dancing we can simulate results that are more than acceptible to use as filler content for a project - in some cases even as final artwork. A Note About White Fill And Backgrounds.Not All Paper, Markers And Scanners Are Created Equally.
