Here is a pencil sketch I did for a story about recycling centers in the York area.

Again, I scanned the image into photoshop. I set the pencil sketch layer to multiply. I set the sketch layer to multiply so that the white part of image becomes invisible, and allows for me to add color on a layer beneath easily. I also boosted the contrast of the sketch in levels bringing up the shadows, midtones, and holding the highlights. This brought out the texture in my sketch drawing since I was using a regular pencil. Drawing pencils are different, and come in a variety of heavier lead weights so you can add contrast to your sketch drawings. But, I didn't have any drawing pencils on hand, so I made do with what I had.

The final page design is set to print in this Sunday's paper.