Pen and Ink Art

1. Open your image - best used on simple image with good contrast
2. Duplicate background layer
3. Enhance > Adjust Color > Remove Color
4. Filter > Adjustments > Invert (ctrl + I) to Invert
5. Filter > Blur > Smart Blur > Edge Only >
6. High Radius ~ 12
7. Threshold ~ 65
8. Ctrl+I to Invert again for black lines on a white. background
9. For an added effect duplicate the background layer again.
10. This copy layer would be under the Smart Blur layer and above the background.
11. Filter > Artistic > Cutout
12. Number of Levels – 5
13. Edge Simplicity – 3
14. Edge Fidelity – 21
15. Click OK
16. Change blending mode to Multiply