The first picture was taken with a white sheet as the background:
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhH7dWkwafwXFI2sFjYJUpHMyKjmUBD4NTXWY6dh-6gUIgQOAaH1bg9AhdyhZM7rIYWxUAfz8fnp3ZrmmXicYbk9rHaaGIcQAMugm-iRl5gKvs-soSAQGJUvyTNwdZR2HH-u4q4YIUf3os/s320/petesfront.jpg)
The image itself was sharpened in Photoshop, then the background was removed by a combination of cut /paste and flood fill of a solid color:
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWxmFtFA7tLlYX9rTwETG3MGSG3LpxyMgpdd2ihdLDb0mhGqgVueonWvPED2ziLHN2F8Dwlr23bzLy5-YxIK_4Ce3zwhV5sJQYsgs_ABWT7cyg6izxEygEFiWLekEOrxD7xXdzyx8eejU/s320/petesfront3.jpg)
This picture was then softened using the "unsharpen mask", then artistically rendered using the poster edge and ink outline features. The result of all this changes the picture from a photo into a work of art. If only I could do this by hand -----
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijiEn0fWLff-8ZOazL3qgpTi5VOvZkfHRy_kVZp80dZH9SUCAOK81ghRJU7dL6Pdl-l6oHaSgKLhmvKqKymIClHiIyb1phniPbpFE0dfE0S_DMBzFa4KI15tuHQudxZGJZApjdk21E_l4/s320/petesfront3ink.jpg)
Of course, I already think this Pete is a work of art ----