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Woodcut

To create a woodcut print an artist carves directly into a block of wood, covers the wood blockwith ink, and transfers the image onto a piece of paper. Common characteristics of woodcut printsare thick lines of ink, chiseled texture, and limited blending of color.

“The Great Wave off Kanagawa”Artist: Katsushika Hokusai

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This tutorial will enhance your photograph with the characteristics commonly seen in woodcut prints.

STEP 1: File > Open your photograph file in Photoshop. STEP 2: Layer > Duplicate Layer

STEP 3: Filter > Other > High Pass. Set the radius as shown below.

STEP 4: Image > Adjustments > Threshold. All mid-tones are removed. Drag the slider to 128 (this number will varydepending on your image). See sample below.

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STEP 5: Change the Layer Mode to Multiply. Double check your “Background copy” layer is highlighted in the layerspalette.

STEP 6: Select the “Background” layer in your layers palette. Image > Adjustments > Hue/Saturation and move theslider to tone down or to enhance colors.

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