Color Halftone pattern 2 ~ Photoshop Tutorials 2013

This is another tutorial on Color HalfTone in Photoshop. You can make various kinds of design. This will demonstrate another kind of pattern that can be used as background.

Step 1 : Open a New WhiteLayer in Photoshop. I have opened a new white document.

Step 2 : Go to the Channels pallette by clicking on it. Click the New Channel button. It is located at the bottom, the second from the right. You will find a new channel appear -- Alpha1.

Step 3 : Note that the Foreground Color is White. Click the Gradient Tool. Note also that the document has turned Black.

Step 4 : In the top panel click the last icon shown by the white arrow.

Step 5 : Now drag the Gradient Tool up from the middle, but not quite to the top.

This is the effect you get.

Step 6 : Go to Filter>Pixelate>Color Halftone

Step 7 : The Color Halftone dialogue box opens. I have just changed the Max Radius to 14. Click ok.

This is the effect I have got.

Step 8 : Click back on the layers pallette and click the New Layers icon. A new Layer 1 forms.

Step 9 : Go to Select>Load Selection.

Step 10 : The Load selection dialogue box opens. Change the Channel to Alpha1 from the dropdown. Click ok.

A selection of marching ants covers the white layer as above.

Step 11 : Click the Gradient Tool and the Gradient Editor in the top panel.

Step 12 : I have clicked on the third Preset from the right.

Step 13 : Change the Gradient Type to Noise.

Note the change in the horizontal bar at the bottom. Click ok.

Step 14 : Drag with the Gradient Tool from the middle of the marching ants to near the top as shown.

Step 15 : Press CTRL+D. This is how the image looks like.

Step 16 : Click on the background Layer

Step 17 : Press ALT and double click the Background layer. It will change to Layer 0.

Step 18 : Go to the Channels pallete and click on the New Channel button. A new Alpha2 channel forms.

Step : 19 :Set the Foreground to White, then Click the Gradient Tool. In the top panel click the icon gradient shown.

Step 20 : Draw diagonally with the Gradient Tool from top left to right bottom.

This is how the image looks.

Step 21 : Go to Filter>Pixelate>Color halftone.

Step 22 : The Halftone dialogue box opens. The earlier Radius of 14 pixels is shown. Click ok.

This is how the image looksl.

Step 23 : Go to Filter>Distort>Twirl.

Step 24 : The Twirl dialogue box opens. I have dragged the Angle slider 50. Click ok.

This is how the image looks with Twirl applied.

Step 25 : Click back on the Layers pallette. Remember you were working on Layer 0. Click on Layer1. Then click the new layer icon. A new layer -- Layer 2 will form on the top.

Step 26 : go to Select>Load Selection.

Step 27 : The Load Selection dialogue box opens.Change the Channel to Alpha 2 from the drop down. Click ok.

Step 28 : As soon as you click ok a column of marching ants fill the image.

Step 29 : Now bring up the Gradient Editor by clicking on where the arrow pints to in the top panel.

Step 30 : As soon as click, the Gradient Editor opens. I have clicked on the third Preset from the right.

Step 31 : Change the Gradient Type to Noise and check the Restrict Color and click on the Randomize button. The color changes in the horizontal bar as you click.

Step 32 : On the top bar click the second Gradient. It is called Radial Gradient. If you hover your cursor over the five types of Gradients, you can read their names.