sketch.rb

#!/usr/bin/ruby1.8 -w

require 'RMagick'

img = Magick::Image.read('images/Flower_Hat.jpg').first

# Convert to grayscale
sketch = img.quantize(256, Magick::GRAYColorspace)

# Apply histogram equalization
sketch = sketch.equalize

# Sketch, then dissolve 25% of the original back in
begin
    sketch = sketch.sketch(0, 10, 135)
    img = img.dissolve(sketch, 0.75, 0.25)

rescue NotImplementedError
    not_impl = Magick::Image.read('images/notimplemented.gif').first
    not_impl.resize!(img.columns, img.rows)
    img = not_impl
end

img.write('sketch.jpg')

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