1.Open the image you want to add the linear light and halftone dot effect too.
(Open the image you want to add linear light and dot effects)
2.Duplicatethe image to a second layer. Label the layers “original image” and “halftone layer”. Move the “halftone layer” to the top of the layerswindow and make sure you have that layer selected.
(Duplicate a new Photoshop layer and name both layers “Original Image” and “Midtones Layer.” Move the “Midtones Layer” to the top of the layers window and make sure you select it.)
[b]3.[/b]Makesure you foreground color is white and your background color is black.With the “halftone layer” selected, select Filter Sketch Halftone Pattern from the menu bar. Use the setting in the image below or play around some . Click “OK” when you are done.
(Make sure your foreground color is white and background color is black. Select “Midtone Layer” and select Filter Sketch Halftone Pattern from the menu bar. Use the settings in the image below or set your own. Click OK.)
Your image should look something like this (your image should look like this at this time)
4.Nowwe need to invert the halftone. On a PC hold down your CTRL key andpress I, on a Mac use the Command key and press I. Your image should now look something like this.
(Now we want to invert the image. Hold down the CTRL key and press i on a PC, or the Command key and press i on a Mac. Your image will now look like this)
5.Almostthere, we just need to tweak the “halftone layer” some. Select thelayer and change its mode from “Normal” to “Linear Light”. You can also lowered the transparency some.
(It’s almost done at this point, we just need to adjust the “Midtone Layer”. Select the layer and change the layer blending mode from “Normal” to “Linear Light”. You can also reduce the transparency of this layer)
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