G'MIC - GREYC's Magic for Image Computing: A Full-Featured Open-Source Framework for Image Processing
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A Full-Featured Open-Source Framework for Image Processing



Latest stable version: 3.5.5        Current pre-release: 3.6.0 (2025/08/04)

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sketchbw

Arguments:

  • _nb_angles>0,_start_angle,_angle_range>=0,_length>=0,_threshold>=0,_opacity,_bgfactor>=0,_density>0,_sharpness>=0,_anisotropy>=0,_smoothness>=0,_coherence>=0,_is_boost={ 0:No | 1:Yes },_is_curved={ 0:No | 1:Yes }

Description:

Apply sketch effect to selected images.

Default values:

nb_angles=2, start_angle=45, angle_range=180, length=30, threshold=3, opacity=0.03, bgfactor=0, density=0.6, sharpness=0.1, anisotropy=0.6, smoothness=0.25, coherence=1, is_boost=0 and is_curved=1.

Example of use:

image.jpg +sketchbw 1 reverse blur[-1] 3 blend[-2,-1] overlay

Command: image.jpg +sketchbw 1 reverse blur[-1] 3 blend[-2,-1] overlay
G'MIC - GREYC's Magic for Image Computing: A Full-Featured Open-Source Framework for Image Processing

G'MIC is an open-source software distributed under the CeCILL free software licenses (LGPL-like and/or
GPL-compatible). Copyrights (C) Since July 2008, David Tschumperlé - GREYC UMR CNRS 6072, Image Team.