1- open a image at Photoshop
2- at the layers palette (at the botton) click on the icon : create a new fill or ajustment layer(a ball half black/half white)
3- select Hue/Saturation
4- put Saturation -100% = desaturate completely the image
5- return to the background layer
6- Ctrl+J (windows system)
7- Ctrl+I
8- Blending mode = color dodge
9- Filter>Blur>Gaussian Blur around radius 3.8(depends on the picture)
10- if necessary, use burn tool or dodge tool
11- levels to improve the image

Now you have a black/White pencil design





If you want a color pencil design

After the item 9 above ...
1- take out the eye at the left side from the layer Hue/saturation
2- levels to improve the image

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Thanks, Claudio. I like this tutorial and the images it produces. Very nice effects.

thanks, claudiolky! very cool tut!

Awesome! This is exaqctly what I have been wanting to look for, but never got around to it. Cant wait to try it out! What a great Christmas present!

This is kinda cool. I'll have to experiment with it. Thanks, claudio.

This is quick and simple and great results, I am taking college classes in Photoshop and this is much quicker than anything an instructor would tell you.

I am going to try it right now.

I didn't get the same results as you but it did work. Some Photos work better than others.

I did some awesome ones wirh photos I took in Washington D.C. If I ever get a reply from JMH on whether he would like to consider some of the photos for sources or not, I will share a couple.