Easy Pencil Effect for Photoshop

It takes some real skill to draw realistic characters and portraits, but there’s a shortcut you can take using this pencil Photoshop action. This action will allow you to create the outlines and shading of a drawn image automatically, without the need to trace, paint or draw by hand.
How to use action
After loading the action onto Photoshop, all you need to do to create this effect is to:

• Open up your image
• Open up the actions panel
• Hit play on the pencil action

Voila! The final result is a pencil effect with clear outlines and defined shading.
This Photoshop action works best with images at the standard size of 1920x1280 pixels.
Enjoy!