Black and white dotty effect?

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Tharg
Nov 26, 2004
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Hi everyone.

Does anyone know how to achieve the effect in this pic
without leaving Photoshop:

http://homepage.ntlworld.com/rokscott/dottyskull.gif

Is there a plug-in or something?

Just in case your wondering how I achieved that look
what I had to do was put the first pic into a Word
document (very small size) and then print it out. Then
scan the print in and resize it and convert it into B&W. Bit of a long winded process really. Also I’d like the
dots to be more uniform circles rather than splodges.

The same effect can also be seen here at the top of
the page (Damon Edge):

http://www.damonedge.com/

Thanks in advance if anyone can help.

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C
Corey
Nov 26, 2004
"Tharg" wrote in message
Hi everyone.

Does anyone know how to achieve the effect in this pic
without leaving Photoshop:

http://homepage.ntlworld.com/rokscott/dottyskull.gif

First you might need to darken it up a bit by adjusting levels or brightness.
Then convert it to grayscale – Image > Mode > Grayscale. Next choose Image > Mode Bitmap and choose flatten if asked. Choose Output of 72 pixels per inch and the Method of "Halftone Screen" Select a frequency of about 12 an angle of 90 and diamonds.

Tada!
May require a bit of tweaking to get it exact, but this will point you in the general direction.

Peadge 🙂
MR
Mike Russell
Nov 26, 2004
Tharg wrote:
Hi everyone.

Does anyone know how to achieve the effect in this pic
without leaving Photoshop:

http://homepage.ntlworld.com/rokscott/dottyskull.gif

Is there a plug-in or something?

Just in case your wondering how I achieved that look
what I had to do was put the first pic into a Word
document (very small size) and then print it out. Then
scan the print in and resize it and convert it into B&W. Bit of a long winded process really. Also I’d like the
dots to be more uniform circles rather than splodges.

The same effect can also be seen here at the top of
the page (Damon Edge):

http://www.damonedge.com/

Thanks in advance if anyone can help.

There’s more that can be done in Photoshop, but this will get you started:

1) Use Image>Mode to convert to Grayscale if necessary.
2) Use Image>Mode to convert to Bitmap, and specify a custom halftone
screen.


Mike Russell
www.curvemeister.com
www.geigy.2y.net
C
Corey
Nov 26, 2004
"Tharg" wrote in message
http://homepage.ntlworld.com/rokscott/thankyou.gif

You’re welcome! LOL!

Peadge 😀
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bagal
Nov 26, 2004
LOL2!

Have you considered a name change to Tharg the Magnificent?

Aerticeus

"Tharg" wrote in message
http://homepage.ntlworld.com/rokscott/thankyou.gif

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Tharg
Nov 26, 2004
Hey Mike, Peadge beat ya to it but thanks as well. 🙂
MR
Mike Russell
Nov 27, 2004
Tharg wrote:
Hey Mike, Peadge beat ya to it but thanks as well. 🙂

Great minds think alike 🙂


Mike Russell
www.curvemeister.com
www.geigy.2y.net
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O Ransen
Nov 27, 2004
On Fri, 26 Nov 2004 19:54:06 GMT, "Tharg"
wrote:

Hi everyone.

Does anyone know how to achieve the effect in this pic
without leaving Photoshop:

http://homepage.ntlworld.com/rokscott/dottyskull.gif

Is there a plug-in or something?

Try this:

http://www.ransen.com/Repligator/Newsprint.htm

Not a plug in, but simple to use.
T
Tharg
Nov 27, 2004
"Owen Ransen" wrote in message
Hi everyone.

Does anyone know how to achieve the effect in this pic
without leaving Photoshop:

http://homepage.ntlworld.com/rokscott/dottyskull.gif

Is there a plug-in or something?

Try this:

http://www.ransen.com/Repligator/Newsprint.htm

Not a plug in, but simple to use.

Cheers mate.

I just downloaded the demo version and the dots
do seem to be a bit more circular than what I’ve been
able to achieve in Photoshop, but not buy much.

I think I should be able to get the results I’m looking
for just in PS.

Thanks.
C
Corey
Nov 27, 2004
"Tharg" wrote in message

I just downloaded the demo version and the dots
do seem to be a bit more circular than what I’ve been
able to achieve in Photoshop, but not buy much.

A way to achieve better "roundness" in Photoshop is to increase the resolution of the image just before converting to the bitmp halftone. Make sure resampling is checked as well as Constrain Proportions. Going from 72 ppi to 300 ppi works well. Select round or ellipse for shape. The circles will be more defined. Once this is done, reset the resolution to 72 ppi.

Peadge 🙂
OR
O Ransen
Nov 28, 2004
On Sat, 27 Nov 2004 13:11:51 GMT, "Tharg"
wrote:

"Owen Ransen" wrote in message
Hi everyone.

Does anyone know how to achieve the effect in this pic
without leaving Photoshop:

http://homepage.ntlworld.com/rokscott/dottyskull.gif

Is there a plug-in or something?

Try this:

http://www.ransen.com/Repligator/Newsprint.htm

Not a plug in, but simple to use.

Cheers mate.

I just downloaded the demo version and the dots
do seem to be a bit more circular than what I’ve been
able to achieve in Photoshop, but not buy much.

Did you switch on anti-aliassing? It is the IQ
icon in the tool bar. Set that to High and the dots
should be rounder.

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