Create a contour map

[tranquil222]

To easily create a contour map from a photo, go to filter-->cutout. Set Edge Simplicity to 0 and number of levels to 8. Then go to filter-->find edges. There it is. You might want to desaturate it and/or add a hue/saturation adjustment layer depending on the effect you are going for. Just thought i'd share.
Addition: this works best on higher resolution images, the higher the resolution, the better the effect.

[excited]

 

[Bubble]

Excellent info Tranq... although, I'm not sure what I'd do with a contour map at this stage, bit further than I've explored yet... ;\

 

[tranquil222]

You could use it as a basis for another style of line drawing. Put a duplicate underneath and set to linear light. Tweak as necessary...

 

[Bubble]

| linear light :{ wishes for PS8

 

[tranquil222]

What do you mean? PS7 has linear light....?

 

[Bubble]

what [confused] I'm opening PS now - am I blind!!!!!

 

[ljiljana]

tranquil222 Thanks for sharing. Nice image.

 

[wbiss]

Thanks for sharing tranquil222! This is indeed a good basis for a different type of line-drawing effect.