Q:

How can I create this simple stroke image effect in photoshop?

Here is the following image effect I am going for:

It is a stroked version of the image, and I was wondering how I can achieve this effect?  Preferably in Adobe Photoshop.

A:

This isn't exactly the same, although it's close. You could use Topaz Studio (the free version). It's a filter plugin for Photoshop, and also a standalone application.
I messed around with the Topaz filters, then back in Photoshop, I duplicated the Topaz adjusted layer, desaturated it with a hue-saturation adjustment layer, added a levels adjustment to accentuate the black lines, and grouped these. Then set the group to Multiply.

To give you an idea of the filters I applied in Topaz, here's a screenshot of the plugin shown below. You'll need to experiment, but the smudge adjustments are basically what creates the effect. I started off with one of the presets then added additional smudge adjustments to intensify the effect.
I also shared the effect I created publicly on Topaz Studio, and called it "Super Human Comic" - so if you search for that filter, you should find it.

