LOl, silver - yeah, can use actions or plugins... but i'm what's known as a micromanager... i love to control every littttle detail... cant do that with plugins and actions ;)  (although, if photoshop 64bit worked with plugins... i'd be all over some of them out there)

my method isn't foolproof by any means... there's some images i've yet to be able to turn into a good-looking illustration-style, although i keep trying.  the technique is also a WIP... and just a general guideline... there's a ton of things you can do to get that look, and i've used a variety of means to achieve it, some of them simple and to the point, others took many many hours and lots of experimenting.  Its like any guide on postworking techniques will tell you - EVERY image is different... so "your miles may vary" lol.

Regaltwo - i do suggest reading through Silver's tutorials... they're great =D

Rarer than a hairy egg and madder than a box of frogs....

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