Artistic look from photos can be created with a few steps in GIMP 2.8.8.
Start GIMP and open the photo (which is in colour).
Step 1: Select the photo.
From the main menubar, click Select ->All or press "Ctrl+A"
Moving dots/dashes should be around the photo.Step 2: Remove colour from the photo.
Click the menu Colors ->Desaturate... and choose a shade of gray based on Lightness or Luminosity or Average. Click "OK"Alternative method:
Click the menu Colors ->Hue-Saturation... and slide Saturation value all the way to left or -100.
Step 3: Strip gray tones
Click the menu Filters ->Edge-Detect ->Difference of Gaussians...Default checks the boxes Normalize and Invert. Radius 1 value is 3.0 and Radius 2 is 1.0.
Note: At this point if it results in a blank image, remove the Alpha channel
Step 4: Raise the lines
Click the menu Colors ->Brightness-Contrast...Increase brightness value and reduce contrast value until image appears. Click "OK"
Step 5: Enhance the light lines
Click the menu Colors ->Levels... and click "Auto".In the graph like "Input Levels", slide the triangle till to left until the desired tone. Click "OK"
Done.
