You can apply Pencil Sketch effects to your images files from PhotoFiltre Studio X very easily.

This tutorial uses two filters named Painterly 062 and Watercolor Frame 11. You can download this two filters with the Imagelys Filter Library. See here.

In the main toolbar of PhotoFiltre Studio X, click to open and choose an image file.

In the toolbar, click to Magic Wand and set the tolerance value. Now, click in the dark zone.

Now, in the main toolbar, click to Copy and next click to Paste for create a new layer.

First, select the background. Then, in the main menu, choose the Imagelys plug-in.

Now, the Imagelys plug-in is active. Do not close this dialog box till the end of process.
Wait the launching of Imagelys Picture Styles software.

When Imagelys Picture Styles is running, choose the Painterly 062 effect into the ToolPalette and click the generate button.

Now, you can click the Apply button for validate your work and return to PhotoFiltre Studio X.

The result is showed into PhotoFiltre Studio X.

First, select the Layer 1 and in the main menu, choose Merge all layers.

Then, in the main menu, choose the Imagelys plug-in.

Now, the Imagelys plug-in is active. Do not close this dialog box till the end of process.
Wait the launching of Imagelys Picture Styles software.

When Imagelys Picture Styles is running, choose the Watercolor Frame 11 effect into the ToolPalette and click the generate button.

Now, you can click the Apply button for validate your work and return to PhotoFiltre Studio X.

Then, click to Save as in the main menu and enter a filename.

The result of Pencil Sketch effect.